SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A 19-year old Sioux Falls man is accused of firing a gun at another person at a park near the Great Plains Zoo Thursday morning. Julian Willcuts faces weapons and public intoxication charges. Information Officer Aaron Benson says police were able to quickly track him down after receivin...

FLANDREAU, SD (KELO.com) -- The man accused of killing Moody County Chief Deputy Sheriff Ken Prorok in 2024 will be held in September. Defense attorneys for Joseph Hoek were asking for more time to prepare the case. Attorney General Marty Jackley says the Judge denied the request, "It's certainly never easy for ...

SIOUX FALLS, DS (KELO.com) -- With the tax season behind us, now is a good time to take steps to protect yourself from fraud. Crime Stoppers is conducting its annual shred event in Sioux Falls Saturday morning. Police Sgt. Jacob Harris says it's a quick way to destroy sensitive documents - like old tax returns - whil...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Cooperation among law enforcement spells trouble for drug trafficking operations in the region. U-S Attorney Ron Parsons says local, state, Tribal and Federal agencies are all working together, and the results are huge. Three large drug operations have been taken down in South Dakota in ...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Medical marijuana use is on the rise in South Dakota. The state Health Department says medical marijuana card approvals jumped 62 percent last year. 70-percent of the card holders are being treated for pain, while 13 percent are using the product to deal with PTSD.

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A 19-year old Sioux Falls man is accused of firing a gun at another person at a park near the Great Plains Zoo Thursday morning. Julian Willcuts faces weapons and public intoxication charges. Information Officer Aaron Benson says police were able to quickly track him down after receivin...

FLANDREAU, SD (KELO.com) -- The man accused of killing Moody County Chief Deputy Sheriff Ken Prorok in 2024 will be held in September. Defense attorneys for Joseph Hoek were asking for more time to prepare the case. Attorney General Marty Jackley says the Judge denied the request, "It's certainly never easy for ...

SIOUX FALLS, DS (KELO.com) -- With the tax season behind us, now is a good time to take steps to protect yourself from fraud. Crime Stoppers is conducting its annual shred event in Sioux Falls Saturday morning. Police Sgt. Jacob Harris says it's a quick way to destroy sensitive documents - like old tax returns - whil...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Piece by piece, a major drug ring is being taken down in Federal court in Sioux Falls. A Los Angeles man will spend the next 23 years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation that transported large amounts of meth and fentanyl from California to South Dakota. 43-yea...

SOIUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- U-S Attorney Ron Parsons says 49-year old Courtney Richmond was convicted of trafficking methamphetamine. Richmond faces a maximum penalty of a ten-million dollar fine and life in prison. He was arrested in 2023 when investigators found meth and a loaded pistol in his company's BBQ food ...

VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- It was a great run, but the USD Coyotes Women's basketball season has come to an end. They lost to Illinois State in the WNIT Fab Four 67-60 in Vermillion Wednesday night. The Coyotes jumped off to an early lead, but fell behind. They made a fourth quarter run, but couldn't overcome a 1...

VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- The USD Coyote women were on fire Thursday night, so it's on to the 'Great 8' of the Women's National Invitational Tournament. The Coyotes jumped out to a 14-0 lead over Pepperdine - all of those points scored by Patience Williams. They'll host Montana State Sunday afternoon at the Sanfor...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Stampede have claimed the regular-season Western Conference title for the first time since 2013. They'll hold home ice advantage through the Western Conference final, with their first playoff game April 17th. This is the third time in franchise history the Herd have surpa...

VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- The USD Coyote women's basketball squad is on the national stage, facing Pepperdine in the Super 16 in the Women's National Invitational Tournament Thursday night. The Coyotes are led by guard combo Angelina Robles and Molly Joyce in USD's seventh WNIT run. The Coyotes won the WNIT in 201...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sanford Pentagon will host the state's first-ever WNBA game next month. The Phoenix Mercury, coached by Sioux Falls native Nate Tibbetts, will take on the Chicago Sky April 25th. The Mercury will also host a youth basketball clinic at the Pentagon April 24th.

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Cooperation among law enforcement spells trouble for drug trafficking operations in the region. U-S Attorney Ron Parsons says local, state, Tribal and Federal agencies are all working together, and the results are huge. Three large drug operations have been taken down in South Dakota in ...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Medical marijuana use is on the rise in South Dakota. The state Health Department says medical marijuana card approvals jumped 62 percent last year. 70-percent of the card holders are being treated for pain, while 13 percent are using the product to deal with PTSD.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Absentee voting is scheduled to begin across South Dakota, but the official ballots haven't arrived in many cases. Secretary of State Monae Johnson says she's giving county auditors an option to use sample ballots for people who want to vote before the official ballots are ready. The official...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) may have some explaining to do. Attorney General Marty Jackley is joining a coalition of 45 state prosecutors to support a requirement that the managers reveal how they are paid. PBMs make decisions on drug costs that affect millions of employees covered by wo...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The four Republican Party candidates for Governor have one more debate appearance before the June primary. The Dakota Scout/Forum Communications debate is set for April 27th at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls. We've been featuring the candidates on KELO-AM 1320 this week, focusing...

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SYDNEY, April 18 (Reuters) - New Zealand's capital Wellington was hit by flash flooding on Saturday as ​thunderstorms brought heavy rain to ‌parts of the country's North Island, authorities said. "Severe weather is causing flooding across the city," sa...

By Jarrett Renshaw PHOENIX, April 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday that his administration's review of UFO-related material uncovered a number of "interesting" ​documents, adding that an initial tranche of records ‌is expected to be...

By Renee Hickman April 17 (Reuters) - A whistleblower organization filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday, alleging that the government agency improperly withheld records ​about food supply contamination by toxic c...

By Rollo Ross LAS VEGAS, April 17 (Reuters) - The filmmakers behind big-budget Hindu epic "Ramayana" are aiming to bring a classic Hindu story to global audiences this ​year. "Ramayana" tells a 5,000-year-old story about Prince Rama, an ‌incarnation of...

April 17 (Reuters) - American Airlines said on Friday that it was not interested in a merger with United Airlines and had not held any such talks, diminishing prospects of an industry-reshaping deal that would ​face tough regulatory scrutiny. A combina...