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Iowa's First Family Faces Another Fight Against Brain Cancer
DES MOINES, I.A. (KELO.com) -Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and her husband Kevin have announced a recurrence of brain cancer in the First Gentleman. Kevin Reynolds is recovering from surgery to remove a tumor from his brain and will begin radiation therapy. The Governor says they appreciate the prayers of Iowans during th...
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Pheasant Season is Open in the State
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - South Dakota's pheasant population is on its annual decline with the arrival of Pheasant season. Thousands of hunters spread out across the state for the opener on Saturday to a high bird count and good weather. Saturday's wind may have given the birds a bit of an edge.
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Sioux Falls Salvation Army Wins National Red Kettle Challenge
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Red Kettle Season will be here before long, and the Sioux Falls Salvation Army carries a prestigious award into the season. The National Commander of the Salvation Army was in Sioux Falls over the weekend to announce that the Sioux Falls church had won the 2025 National Commander's Red Ke...
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South Dakota Senator's Office Received a Suspicious Piece of Mail
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Senator Mike Rounds' Sioux Falls office is expected to be back open this morning. It was closed Friday when a suspicious piece of mail was received. U.S. Capitol Police and the Sioux Falls Police Department investigated. Similar letters have been intercepted in Washington and at post offi...
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Community Comes Together to Remember Deputy Katherine Frank
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Community members paid their respects to Minnehaha County Sheriff's Deputy Katherine Frank during a visitation yesterday. A public memorial was held at the George Boom Funeral Home. Flowers, photos and candles surrounded a Sheriff's Office Patrol Truck as an honor guard stood watch.
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Sioux Falls Salvation Army Wins National Red Kettle Challenge
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Red Kettle Season will be here before long, and the Sioux Falls Salvation Army carries a prestigious award into the season. The National Commander of the Salvation Army was in Sioux Falls over the weekend to announce that the Sioux Falls church had won the 2025 National Commander's Red Ke...
11h ago

South Dakota Senator's Office Received a Suspicious Piece of Mail
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Senator Mike Rounds' Sioux Falls office is expected to be back open this morning. It was closed Friday when a suspicious piece of mail was received. U.S. Capitol Police and the Sioux Falls Police Department investigated. Similar letters have been intercepted in Washington and at post offi...
11h ago

Community Comes Together to Remember Deputy Katherine Frank
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Community members paid their respects to Minnehaha County Sheriff's Deputy Katherine Frank during a visitation yesterday. A public memorial was held at the George Boom Funeral Home. Flowers, photos and candles surrounded a Sheriff's Office Patrol Truck as an honor guard stood watch.
11h ago

Authorities search for escaped psychiatric patient
YANKTON, SD (KELO.com) -- The Yankton County Sheriff's office is searching for a man who escaped a psychiatric hospital. 33-year-old Alexander Brave was last seen running southbound on Highway 81 by North Town. He was wearing a black t-shirt and blue sweatpants. Brave has a scar from his nose running across his cheek a...
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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
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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
State News

Pheasant Season is Open in the State
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - South Dakota's pheasant population is on its annual decline with the arrival of Pheasant season. Thousands of hunters spread out across the state for the opener on Saturday to a high bird count and good weather. Saturday's wind may have given the birds a bit of an edge.
11h ago

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
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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 ...
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Exclusive-Trump approval falls to record low of 31% as midterms near, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to a record low as Americans worried about high gasoline prices and appeared ready to punish his Republican Party in the November 3 congressional elections, ac...
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US CFTC secures order for ex-New York resident to pay $288 million
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Monday it secured court orders requiring a former New York resident and his firm to pay more than $288 million for operating a commodity pool Ponzi sche...
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Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil asks US Supreme Court to hear case seeking to avoid re-arrest
By Nate Raymond and Jonathan Allen Oct 19 (Reuters) - Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil on Monday asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that opened the door for President Donald Trump's administration to re-arrest and deport the Pal...
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Ex-OpenAI employee accused of planting device appears to have Saudi backing, US prosecutors say
By Andrew Goudsward and Aditya Soni WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - An ex-OpenAI engineer accused of planting a recording device in an executive conference room at the AI company appears to have received considerable support from the Saudi government, U...
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US Supreme Court snubs bid to revive plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind
By Andrew Chung Oct 19 (Reuters) - The US Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks, to revive a 2024 agreement that would have spared him the death penalty in e...
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