PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Time is growing short and the options are narrowing for the South Dakota legislature to adopt property tax relief this year. Lawmakers started the session with dozens of potential plans - most of which have been defeated. House Majority Leader Scott Odenbach says there's still time, but in th...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Soda purchases using SNAP Food Stamp benefits may be outlawed under a bill headed to Governor Larry Rhoden's desk. Senator Sydney Davis of Burbank says SNAP should be used for food - not pop. "It's about responsible stewardship of our taxpayer dollars and our taxpayer-funded nutrition pr...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- A proposed constitutional amendment on eminent domain has cleared a hurdle in the South Dakota Senate. Representative Liz May of Kyle says, if voters approve, it would draw a firm line on the issue, forbidding the use of eminent domain for private economic development or to create greater tax r...

CANTON, SD (KELO.com) -- Opposition to hyper scale data centers was on full display in Lincoln County this week. County Commissioners rejected a proposed one-year moratorium on the centers to allow time to study the impact. That followed nearly two hours of emotional testimony. The board voted 3-2 to allow Planning ...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- A bill to provide free school lunches in South Dakota is half-way home to legislative approval. The bill passed the state House. It's the first time the proposal has made it this far. Sioux Falls Representative Kadyn Wittman has sponsored similar bills in each of her four years in the legisl...

CANTON, SD (KELO.com) -- Opposition to hyper scale data centers was on full display in Lincoln County this week. County Commissioners rejected a proposed one-year moratorium on the centers to allow time to study the impact. That followed nearly two hours of emotional testimony. The board voted 3-2 to allow Planning ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- You'll want to proceed with caution if you're headed to the Sioux Falls bike trails. Crews are removing ash trees that are being killed by emerald ash borers. Workers are also removing underbrush and replanting trees.

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls City officials are doing some advance work on moving the Smithfield Foods plant out of downtown Sioux Falls. Part of that work is selling the benefits of creating a Tax Increment Finance District - or TIF - to cover some of the expenses of the 1.1-billion dollar plant. Dustin...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police are warning the public about the illegal use of unlicensed recreational vehicles on city streets. That follows an accident between an ATV being operated by two 11-year-olds, and a car at an intersection in the southwestern part of the city Monday evening. The 11-year o...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's a 1.3 billion dollar investment that will transform downtown Sioux Falls. Shane Smith, the CEO of Smithfield Foods announced the company is moving its plant from Weber Avenue near Falls Park to the Industrial park at I-90 and I-29. Smith noted the century long relationship between t...

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.

South Dakota (KELO.com) -- The USD Coyotes scored a thrilling five-overtime win over the weekend, downing Southern Illinois 53-51, ending the regular season on a high note. At the same time, the SDSU Jackrabbits lost their fourth in a row, falling to Illinois State 35-21. The Jacks finish their season next weekend agai...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Time is growing short and the options are narrowing for the South Dakota legislature to adopt property tax relief this year. Lawmakers started the session with dozens of potential plans - most of which have been defeated. House Majority Leader Scott Odenbach says there's still time, but in th...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Soda purchases using SNAP Food Stamp benefits may be outlawed under a bill headed to Governor Larry Rhoden's desk. Senator Sydney Davis of Burbank says SNAP should be used for food - not pop. "It's about responsible stewardship of our taxpayer dollars and our taxpayer-funded nutrition pr...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- A proposed constitutional amendment on eminent domain has cleared a hurdle in the South Dakota Senate. Representative Liz May of Kyle says, if voters approve, it would draw a firm line on the issue, forbidding the use of eminent domain for private economic development or to create greater tax r...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- A bill to provide free school lunches in South Dakota is half-way home to legislative approval. The bill passed the state House. It's the first time the proposal has made it this far. Sioux Falls Representative Kadyn Wittman has sponsored similar bills in each of her four years in the legisl...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- An effort to guard against self-dealing in state government contracts passed a legislative committee Wednesday morning, but not without some changes. Amendments were added in the state Senate, before it passed unanimously. On the House side, Speaker Jon Hansen objected, and successfully remov...

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By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The head of the national U.S. bank regulator said on Thursday he would consider a request to allow senior members of Congress to review the ​bank charter application of World Liberty Financial, a crypto ...

MILAN, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The heirs of Giorgio Armani - his partner Leo Dell'Orco and his ​niece Silvana Armani - said they "had ‌fun" working together on the Emporio Armani collection, which stays true to the late designer's style while introducing so...

MILAN, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Prada's autumn/winter show in Milan on Thursday included embroidered satin dresses, sheer skirts and ​wool sweaters, while the front row ‌presence of Mark Zuckerberg fuelled speculation about a potential smart glasses partners...

By Maria Tsvetkova NEW YORK, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said they were searching for a missing person when they ​entered a Columbia University residential building on ‌Thursday and detained a student, Columb...

Feb 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to give quarterly bonuses to scientific staff for quicker completion of drug reviews, Bloomberg ​News reported on Thursday, citing an FDA official ‌familiar with the matter. Staff reviewers...