CANTON, SD (KELO.com) -- Lincoln County Commissioners are questioning parts of Governor Rhoden's property tax relief plan. The plan allows counties to impose a half-penny sales tax, which would be used to reduce property taxes on owner-occupied homes. Commissioner Betty Otten wants staff to draft a proposal to initia...

Friends and classmates are mourning the loss of a 14-year old girl. A funeral processional made its way through central Sioux Falls Thursday morning, as McKenna Wendel was taken to her final resting place. She went missing two weeks ago, and her remains were found near Brookings last week. So far, police haven't nam...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls is on the Newsweek list of World's Best Hospitals for 2026. Sanford ranks 63rd out of 416 hospitals in the U-S on the list. Sanford's CEO, Andy Munce, says it's a validation of the staff's work to improve patient care.

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Airport Screening lines are long across the nation as we hit day 41 of the partial government shutdown that leaves TSA agents unpaid, but not at the Sioux Falls Regional Airport. South Dakota News Watch reports Sioux Falls is one of 20 airports across the country that uses a private compa...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Big changes are coming in the school nutrition program as the Trump Administration pushes for more protein and healthier meals. Sioux Falls School District Child Nutrition Coordinator Gay Anderson says she's waiting for final word on what that includes, but she's already certain it will a...

CANTON, SD (KELO.com) -- Lincoln County Commissioners are questioning parts of Governor Rhoden's property tax relief plan. The plan allows counties to impose a half-penny sales tax, which would be used to reduce property taxes on owner-occupied homes. Commissioner Betty Otten wants staff to draft a proposal to initia...

Friends and classmates are mourning the loss of a 14-year old girl. A funeral processional made its way through central Sioux Falls Thursday morning, as McKenna Wendel was taken to her final resting place. She went missing two weeks ago, and her remains were found near Brookings last week. So far, police haven't nam...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls is on the Newsweek list of World's Best Hospitals for 2026. Sanford ranks 63rd out of 416 hospitals in the U-S on the list. Sanford's CEO, Andy Munce, says it's a validation of the staff's work to improve patient care.

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Airport Screening lines are long across the nation as we hit day 41 of the partial government shutdown that leaves TSA agents unpaid, but not at the Sioux Falls Regional Airport. South Dakota News Watch reports Sioux Falls is one of 20 airports across the country that uses a private compa...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Big changes are coming in the school nutrition program as the Trump Administration pushes for more protein and healthier meals. Sioux Falls School District Child Nutrition Coordinator Gay Anderson says she's waiting for final word on what that includes, but she's already certain it will a...

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) -- It's official. March Madness has arrived in Sioux Falls with the Summit League men's and women's basketball championships. The first game is Wednesday night, featuring ORU and Kansas City. The city is going all out, creating 'Summit League Central' at Jacobson Plaza at The Falls, free p...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Youth Hockey Association girls varsity team will host a "Grey-Out" Game vs Aberdeen on Sunday, February 15 at Scheels Iceplex to honor former standout goaltender and Brandon native, Riley Vander Esch, as she battles diffuse midline glioma, a very rare and aggress...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Governor Larry Rhoden has issued his second veto of the 2026 legislative session. He rejected a bill that would have required licensing and training for non-medical home care agencies. He says he supports the idea, but feels the bill mandated too much government regulation.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- "An extraordinary month delivering justice for victims." That's how Attorney General Marty Jackley sums up the month of March. His office successfully prosecuted several high visibility jury trials, obtaining guilty verdicts in a triple homicide in Turner County, a double-homicide i...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Washington is struggling to pass a voter ID law, but Governor Larry Rhoden says he'll sign a bill requiring proof of citizenship for state elections. He says he's been holding off on signing it to give county auditors time to prepare for the immediate changes. Some auditors are concerned abou...

BOX ELDER, SD (KELO.com) -- The Douglas School District is preparing for major growth related to expansion at Ellsworth Air Force Base. Ellsworth will become home to the new B21 Raider Stealth bomber fleet, and thousands of airmen will be added to the base. The district is expanding with a new elementary school to se...

Now it's official - State House Speaker Jon Hansen will be on the ballot as a candidate for Governor this year. He joins Congressman Dusty Johnson as the second candidate to officially qualify for the ballot. Governor Larry Rhoden and Aberdeen businessman Toby Doeden are the other two Republicans running for the seat...

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By Jonathan Stempel March 26 (Reuters) - A lawyer for Elon Musk urged a federal judge to review a recent jury verdict finding that Musk defrauded Twitter investors when buying the social media company, saying ​jurors improperly used the verdict to "sen...

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - The Minnesota secretary of state's ​office has received ‌a grand jury subpoena ordering it to turn over certain ‌individual ​voter records ⁠as part of ⁠a federal investigation into whether non-U.S.-citizens are register...

LOS ANGELES, March 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. ​State Department ‌said on Thursday it is providing $25 million in ‌new ​assistance ⁠to support ⁠the identification, return, and rehabilitation of Ukrainian children. The ​funding will support ⁠programs that "...

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - The average rate on the popular U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has jumped ​to a six-month high ‌as rising oil prices from the dragging Middle East war fanned inflation worries, which could weigh on home sales during ‌...

By Manuela Andreoni SAO PAULO, March 26 (Reuters) - The Brazilian government auctioned its first-ever public land concession for reforestation to startup Re.green, marking an initial attempt to use carbon credits to finance the recovery of ​millions of...