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No suspects, no arrests in disappearance and death of 14-year old Sioux Falls girl
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The FBI and law enforcement from three states are working with Sioux Falls police to find answers in the disappearance and death of 14-year old McKenna Wendel of Sioux Falls. She was missing most of last week, and her body was found near Brookings last Thursday. Police Chief Jon Thum sa...
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Mayor TenHaken gives his final State of the City address
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Eight years of challenges and accomplishments. Sioux Falls Mayor Paul Tenhaken has delivered his final 'State of the City' address, marking major difficulties and victories of his time in office. He says he won't be able to lead the charge as Mayor, but is excited about the opportunities...
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Pentagon to hose South Dakota's first WNBA game
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.
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Hansen submits petition - qualifies for ballot
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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Funding in place for Abdnor Manufacturing Center at STC
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- State funding is now in place for construction of the James Abdnor Center for Advanced Manufacturing at Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls. Governor Rhoden has signed a bill providing six-million dollars for the center, which is being paired with federal, private and local contr...
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No suspects, no arrests in disappearance and death of 14-year old Sioux Falls girl
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The FBI and law enforcement from three states are working with Sioux Falls police to find answers in the disappearance and death of 14-year old McKenna Wendel of Sioux Falls. She was missing most of last week, and her body was found near Brookings last Thursday. Police Chief Jon Thum sa...
18m ago

Mayor TenHaken gives his final State of the City address
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Eight years of challenges and accomplishments. Sioux Falls Mayor Paul Tenhaken has delivered his final 'State of the City' address, marking major difficulties and victories of his time in office. He says he won't be able to lead the charge as Mayor, but is excited about the opportunities...
27m ago

Pentagon to hose South Dakota's first WNBA game
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.
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Funding in place for Abdnor Manufacturing Center at STC
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- State funding is now in place for construction of the James Abdnor Center for Advanced Manufacturing at Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls. Governor Rhoden has signed a bill providing six-million dollars for the center, which is being paired with federal, private and local contr...
45m ago
Sioux Falls man arrested on solicitation of a minor charge
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A tip from an online group known as Bikers Against Predators has resulted in charges against a Sioux Falls man. 47-year old John Berry is accused of soliciting a minor. Officers met with a representative of the online group, who pointed them to Berry, saying he exchanged sexual content w...
Mar 23, 2026
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Pentagon to hose South Dakota's first WNBA game
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.
36m ago
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Sioux Falls serving up championship welcome for Summit League fans
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...
Mar 04, 2026

Sioux Falls Youth Hockey girls team to honor former teammate suffering from rare cancer
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...
Feb 11, 2026

USD's Johansen makes jump to Big 10
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.
Feb 09, 2026

NDSU leaves Missouri Valley conference for Mountain West
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 ...
Feb 09, 2026
State News

Hansen submits petition - qualifies for ballot
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...
41m ago

Wrong way driver arrested
RAPID CITY, SD (KELO.com) -- A Box Elder man faces charges after a wild chase through Rapid City, and going the wrong way on city streets - not once, but twice. The first wrong-way offense was Saturday night - he received a warning. The second was early Sunday morning, which led to a chase and an accident. 23-year o...
50m ago
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Rep. Dusty Johnson says South Dakota missing data center development opportunities
WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- Rep. Dusty Johnson says South Dakota is missing the opportunity of large scale data center development. Rather than recruiting the centers to be built in the state, current state leadership is chasing them away, while states like North Dakota are reaping the benefits of the jobs and tax re...
Mar 23, 2026

Fentanyl Free American campaign nets millions of doses of deadly drug
OMAHA, NE (KELO.com) -- The DEA is working to create a Fentanyl Free America. After round two of the operation, they're 57-million doses closer to their goal. Dustin Gillespie, the Special Agent in Charge of the Omaha DEA region, says the agency is working to dismantle cartels and their financial operations. "W...
Mar 23, 2026

Gov. Rhoden signs pro-life bills
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Governor Larry Rhoden has signed three pro-life bills into law. One prohibits the sale or advertisement of unlawful abortion pills, and bans shipment of those pills in the state. The others change the definition of abortion to distinguish it from a miscarriage, and mandates education in ...
Mar 23, 2026
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Exclusive-Trump's approval hits new 36% low as fuel prices surge amid Iran war, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's approval rating fell in recent days to its lowest point since he returned to the White House, hit by a surge in fuel prices and widespread disapproval of the war ​he launched on I...
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US says more than 450 TSA officers have quit since funding standoff
By David Shepardson March 24 (Reuters) - More than 450 Transportation Security Administration officers have quit since the start of a partial government shutdown on February 14, ​leading to massive delays at U.S. airports, the Department of Homeland S...
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Delta suspends special treatment for Congress as shutdown sows chaos in airports
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines said on Tuesday it would suspend special services for members of Congress, citing the impact of a ​partial government shutdown that has disrupted U.S. air travel. "Due to the impact ...
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Microsoft to rent Texas data center dropped by Oracle and OpenAI, Bloomberg News reports
March 24 (Reuters) - Microsoft has agreed to rent a data center project in Texas that was originally being developed ​for Oracle and OpenAI, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the situation. The Abilene site, which account...
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Trump votes by mail as he dubs mail-in voting 'cheating'
WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump took advantage of mail-in voting this week in a special election in Florida, even as he criticized mail-in ballots as "cheating" in his push for ​national legislation to enact new regulations...
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