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Social Security Recipients Will Receive a Cost-of-Living Adjustment
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Social Security recipients will receive a 3.6-percent cost of living adjustment in their benefits. AARP South Dakota Director Erik Gaikowski says it's needed. He says his agency is hearing from seniors about their struggles to keep up with inflation eating away at their income. Social Sec...
Oct 16, 2026

Sioux Falls Police are Investigating Two Shooting Incidents
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Sioux Falls police are investigating two shooting incidents - one of which left a man dead. 48-year old Derrick Franklin was found unresponsive in the 1000 Block of East 8th Street Staturday night. He had been shot twice. Police say they have suspects, but no arrests have been made yet. T...
Oct 16, 2026

Sioux Falls Foster Network Gets Grant to Support Local Families
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The Sioux Falls Foster Network has received some help from the Helmsley Charitable Trust. The trust presented the Network with a $15-thousand dollar grant yesterday. The agency held an event last night for local families to choose Halloween costumes free of charge.
Oct 16, 2026

Unknown Powder Packages Sent to Election Offices
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - State election offices in three states were sent packages this week containing unknown powders, just weeks before the election. South Dakota is not one of the states mentioned in reports, but Secretary of State Monae Johnson is expressing thanks to law enforcement for intercepting an envelope ...
Oct 16, 2026

New Washington Pavilion Exhibit Inspires Future Home Builders Through Play
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The Sioux Empire Home Builders are hoping the curiosity of children will result in future home builders. The Home Builders Care Foundation has helped create a new exhibit at the Washington Pavilion that encourages hands-on learning through play. It's at the Kirby Science Discovery Center ...
Oct 16, 2026
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Sioux Falls Police are Investigating Two Shooting Incidents
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Sioux Falls police are investigating two shooting incidents - one of which left a man dead. 48-year old Derrick Franklin was found unresponsive in the 1000 Block of East 8th Street Staturday night. He had been shot twice. Police say they have suspects, but no arrests have been made yet. T...
Oct 16, 2026

Sioux Falls Foster Network Gets Grant to Support Local Families
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The Sioux Falls Foster Network has received some help from the Helmsley Charitable Trust. The trust presented the Network with a $15-thousand dollar grant yesterday. The agency held an event last night for local families to choose Halloween costumes free of charge.
Oct 16, 2026

Unknown Powder Packages Sent to Election Offices
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - State election offices in three states were sent packages this week containing unknown powders, just weeks before the election. South Dakota is not one of the states mentioned in reports, but Secretary of State Monae Johnson is expressing thanks to law enforcement for intercepting an envelope ...
Oct 16, 2026

New Washington Pavilion Exhibit Inspires Future Home Builders Through Play
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The Sioux Empire Home Builders are hoping the curiosity of children will result in future home builders. The Home Builders Care Foundation has helped create a new exhibit at the Washington Pavilion that encourages hands-on learning through play. It's at the Kirby Science Discovery Center ...
Oct 16, 2026

A 42- Year-Old Kyle Man Has Been Convicted of Assault
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO.com) - United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a jury convicted 42-year-old, Brandon Brave Heart of Kyle for Assault by striking, beating or wounding and simple assault following a two-day jury trial. ---------------------------------------------------Read the full news release below --...
Oct 15, 2026
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Stampede home opener to be big event for defending champions
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- This is a big weekend for the Sioux Falls Stampede as the Herd plays its home season opener Saturday night. There will be jersey and mini championship banner giveaways, a tailgate party and the defending Clark Cup Champions will hoist last season's championship banner into the rafters of ...
Oct 2, 2026

The Jackrabbits Will Play Without Chase Mason This Weekend
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The SDSU Jackrabbits will have to go without lead quarterback Chase Mason this weekend. Coach Dan Jackson has announced that Mason will sit out this Saturday's game against Eastern Illinois. He suffered a leg injury last weekend. Coach Jackson says he's hopeful Mason will be back within a c...
Sep 23, 2026

Canaries Begin Playoffs Tonight
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Canaries begin playoffs Wednesday evening. They'll host the Kansas City Monarchs in game 1 of the West division Series. It's the fourth consecutive year the Canaries have made the playoffs, and the eighth time in franchise history. First Pitch is set for 6:30.
Sep 9, 2026

Jackrabbits rank #1 in Missouri Valley football
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- The SDSU Jackrabbits are the football team to beat in the powerful Missouri Valley Conference this season. Coach Dan Jackson calls it a great honor, but he says preseason polls don't define the season. The Jacks won the conference in 2023 and 2024 when they were ranked number one in the pr...
Jul 15, 2026

Stampede going for Clark Cup Championship
MUSKEGON, MI (KELO.com) -- The Sioux falls Stampede Hockey Club go for it all Friday night. They're in Muskegon taking on the Lumberjacks in Game 3 of the Clark Cup Championship Finals. They have a 2 games to none lead in the 5-game series, and could make it a clean sweep.
May 22, 2026
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Social Security Recipients Will Receive a Cost-of-Living Adjustment
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Social Security recipients will receive a 3.6-percent cost of living adjustment in their benefits. AARP South Dakota Director Erik Gaikowski says it's needed. He says his agency is hearing from seniors about their struggles to keep up with inflation eating away at their income. Social Sec...
Oct 16, 2026

Incoming Attorney General Focuses on Listening Before Leading
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - South Dakota's incoming Attorney General is working to get a feel for the lay of the land before taking office. Lance Russell will succeed Marty Jackley when he takes his oath in January. He's conducting a listening tour before that to hear from prosecutors and law enforcement agencies across ...
Oct 15, 2026

South Dakota Class of 2026 Scores Above National ACT Average
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - South Dakota's class of 2026 upheld the state's history of surpassing the national average ACT score. South Dakota's average of 21.1 was nearly two full points above the national average of 19.2. State Education Secretary Dr. Joseph Graves calls it a remarkable accomplishment.
Oct 15, 2026
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New program to help first-time SD homebuyers
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- They're calling it the "Give Me Five" program, and it could help first-time homebuyers get into home ownership in South Dakota. Give Me Five is being launched by Governor Larry Rhoden and South Dakota Housing. It gives Eligible first-time home buyers 5% down payment assistance throu...
Oct 14, 2026

South Dakota Deer Hunters Face Restrictions Amid EHD Outbreak
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - A viral disease is limiting hunting opportunities for South Dakota deer hunters. License numbers have been trimmed and refunds are being offered in some cases. EHD is a viral disease spread by insect bites...and our warm weather of late is extending the infection period. The first hard freeze ...
Oct 13, 2026
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OPINION: L NO IS ABOUT ABORTION AND NOT DEMOCRACY
by John Hughes District 13 Representative South Dakota State Legislature Think the "L-NO" ad campaign flooding our airwaves and social media is about giving our people a voice? Think again! As the saying goes, "Follow the money." The money trail show that the "L-No" campaign is a proxy to ...
Oct 16, 2026
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Trump faults aides as Republican midterm prospects dim
By Nandita Bose, Bo Erickson and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is blaming senior aides and political operatives for a faltering midterm strategy, questioning campaign spending, faulting redistricting and second-gue...
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Exotic species appear off California thanks to an unusually strong El Niño
By Daniel Trotta and Matt Silverstein DANA POINT, Calif., Oct 17 (Reuters) - The longfin bigeye fish was spotted in California for the first time last month, and the first sea turtles of any kind nested on California beaches. Meanwhile, a venomous yell...
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Greenpeace activists occupy Woodside gas project unit off Western Australia
SYDNEY, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Greenpeace said on Saturday activists occupied a floating production unit at Woodside's $12.5 billion Scarborough gas project off the coast of Western Australia state. • Four activists scaled the unit and displayed banners ...
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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Pakistan's Balochistan province, GFZ says
Oct 17 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near Khuzdar in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Saturday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), GFZ said. (Reporti...
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Hacker gets data on millions of California students, state education department says
Oct 16 (Reuters) - The California Department of Education said on Friday a hacker accessed the data of millions of students, including names, birth dates, addresses and disability status, by exploiting the system of a non-profit contractor that works ...
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