PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- "Thanks, but no thanks" seems to be the message from the legislature on 87-million federal dollars for broadband expansion. The state Senate failed to get a two-thirds majority needed for spending the money. Supporters are asking for another vote.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Senate will get another look at a bill to criminalize AI-generated pornography. The State House amended the bill so it would apply to specific instances of harassment, threats or other damages. Offenses would carry a maximum penalty of a five year prison term and ten-thousand...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- State and local law enforcement officials are riding high on lower crime stats for 2025. Violent crimes and property crimes were down sharply from 2024, while fraud and cyber cases were up. But, frustration lurks in the midst of the celebration. Mayor Paul TenHaken and Police Chief Jon ...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- No pop purchases with SNAP/Food Stamp benefits. Governor Larry Rhoden signed that bill into law today...even though he doesn't believe it's the best way to approach the problem. He says having Congress make the change would avoid costs for South Dakota taxpayers. If that happens, he says the...

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) -- State and local law enforcement officials are riding high on lower crime stats for 2025. Violent crimes and property crimes were down sharply from 2024, while fraud and cyber cases were up. But, frustration lurks in the midst of the celebration. Mayor Paul TenHaken and Police Chief Jon ...

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) -- Law enforcement in Sioux Falls has something to brag about: violent crime is at a five year low. The city grew by about five thousand people in 2025, and as Mayor Paul TenHaken pointed out, "Not all of the new residents are choir boys." On a per-capita basis, violent crime, and...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Due to current ice conditions and warm temperatures, the City of Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation Department will start transitioning the Jacobson Plaza skate ribbon for the spring and summer season. Beginning Tuesday, March 3, the Jacobson Plaza skate ribbon will be temporarily closed as...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A 45-year old Sioux Falls man faces several charges after a hit and run accident involving an E-bike early Monday morning at I-229 and East 10th. The crash left a Sioux Falls man with serious, life-threatening injuries. A female passenger on the E-bike suffered non-life threatening injur...

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...

VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- USD football coach Travis Johansen is leaving Vermillion after one season for Rutgers in the Big 10. He guided the Coyotes to the FCS quarterfinals and a final ranking of 11th in 2025. Co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Matt Vitzthum was named head coach.

BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- The SDSU Jackrabbits will notice something missing during next fall's football season. NDSU is jumping from the FCS Missouri Valley Conference to the FBS Mountain West Conference for football. The Jacks and Bison will compete against each other in other sports in the Summit League and Big ...

Brookings, SD (KELO.com) -- Big news for South Dakota State women's volleyball! The team has been so successful that, despite their tournament loss, they've been invited to play in the NCAA tournament. The Jacks will face the Arizona Wildcats Friday at in California.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- "Thanks, but no thanks" seems to be the message from the legislature on 87-million federal dollars for broadband expansion. The state Senate failed to get a two-thirds majority needed for spending the money. Supporters are asking for another vote.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Senate will get another look at a bill to criminalize AI-generated pornography. The State House amended the bill so it would apply to specific instances of harassment, threats or other damages. Offenses would carry a maximum penalty of a five year prison term and ten-thousand...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- State and local law enforcement officials are riding high on lower crime stats for 2025. Violent crimes and property crimes were down sharply from 2024, while fraud and cyber cases were up. But, frustration lurks in the midst of the celebration. Mayor Paul TenHaken and Police Chief Jon ...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- No pop purchases with SNAP/Food Stamp benefits. Governor Larry Rhoden signed that bill into law today...even though he doesn't believe it's the best way to approach the problem. He says having Congress make the change would avoid costs for South Dakota taxpayers. If that happens, he says the...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- An effort to provide free school lunches to students who qualify for reduced-price meals cleared another hurdle in Pierre Tuesday morning. Sponsor, Representative Kadyn Wittman of Sioux Falls says it will help families that make up to 185-percent of the federal poverty level. The Senate Educ...

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By Steve Gorman March 4 (Reuters) - The following is a chronology of key developments in what authorities describe as the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC's "Today" show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. She was last seen by family m...

By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is using a preventative treatment for a red rash on his neck, according to his physician, ​but the White House declined on Wednesday to ‌share further details about the conditio...

By David Morgan WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee will probe allegations of sexual misconduct and favoritism against Representative Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican ​who has been engulfed by claims rela...

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday it is considering limits on U.S. telecom firms' use of foreign call ​centers and requiring foreign-based customer service workers to ‌be profici...

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday defended the government's spending of $220 million on an advertising campaign for border security amid ​questions from lawmakers about the contracti...