SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A 66-year old Pierre man is being held on charges including kidnapping a family member in Sioux Falls Tuesday night. The juvenile victim told police he was riding in a vehicle with Maurice Robinson, who pointed a gun at his head several times while yelling at the victim. The juvenile was...

BOX ELDER, SD (KELO.com) -- Governor Larry Rhoden is putting action to his words that national security will be South Dakota's next big industry. He announced a $5-million grant from the Governor's Future Fund to establish and operate the South Dakota Defense Institute for five years. He also announced another $1-mil...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- You can expect to hear more talk about city fees in Sioux Falls over the next year, and it may affect your pocketbook. But, before we get to that stage, city officials say they want to hear from those who would be affected. City Finance director Shawn Pritchett hopes to review parking fe...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls city officials are looking for ways to get the public more involved in city business. There are over 30 committees and boards in city government. Council Chair Rich Merkouris says plans are coming together to make community involvement less confusing, "Everybody's in agr...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man faces life in prison for the rape and human trafficking of a female family member. Leon Siess was sentenced Tuesday on multiple counts, including sexual abuse over a ten year period that started when the girl was about ten years old. The victim is now 26. She asked the...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A 66-year old Pierre man is being held on charges including kidnapping a family member in Sioux Falls Tuesday night. The juvenile victim told police he was riding in a vehicle with Maurice Robinson, who pointed a gun at his head several times while yelling at the victim. The juvenile was...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- You can expect to hear more talk about city fees in Sioux Falls over the next year, and it may affect your pocketbook. But, before we get to that stage, city officials say they want to hear from those who would be affected. City Finance director Shawn Pritchett hopes to review parking fe...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls city officials are looking for ways to get the public more involved in city business. There are over 30 committees and boards in city government. Council Chair Rich Merkouris says plans are coming together to make community involvement less confusing, "Everybody's in agr...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man faces life in prison for the rape and human trafficking of a female family member. Leon Siess was sentenced Tuesday on multiple counts, including sexual abuse over a ten year period that started when the girl was about ten years old. The victim is now 26. She asked the...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Addiction feeds into South Dakota's crime problem, and the state's two largest cities have made major efforts to attack it, but both say they need more help. Sioux Falls was granted $100-thousand from opioid settlement money in recent days, while Rapid City received $600-thousand. Both w...

VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- It was a great run, but the USD Coyotes Women's basketball season has come to an end. They lost to Illinois State in the WNIT Fab Four 67-60 in Vermillion Wednesday night. The Coyotes jumped off to an early lead, but fell behind. They made a fourth quarter run, but couldn't overcome a 1...

VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- The USD Coyote women were on fire Thursday night, so it's on to the 'Great 8' of the Women's National Invitational Tournament. The Coyotes jumped out to a 14-0 lead over Pepperdine - all of those points scored by Patience Williams. They'll host Montana State Sunday afternoon at the Sanfor...

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.

BOX ELDER, SD (KELO.com) -- Governor Larry Rhoden is putting action to his words that national security will be South Dakota's next big industry. He announced a $5-million grant from the Governor's Future Fund to establish and operate the South Dakota Defense Institute for five years. He also announced another $1-mil...

UNDATED (KELO.com) -- Cattlemen helping cattlemen. The South Dakota Cattlemen's Foundation is launching an effort to support Nebraska ranchers dealing with wildfires. Those fires have destroyed grazing land, feed and infrastructure. The Foundation is matching donations up to a total of ten-thousand dollars to help c...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Department of Corrections is trying to get a handle on the state's high number of repeat prison offenders. The DOC has signed a 160-thousand dollar contract to provide support to the Governor's Correctional Rehab Task for for the next year. The state has also applied for a fe...

UNDATED (KELO.com) -- Do hyper scale data centers and higher electric rates go hand-in-hand? Data Center opponents often site that as a major concern, but studies question if there's a relationship between the two. Creighton University Economist Dr. Ernie Goss says a study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows just...

CUSTER STATE PARK, SD (KELO.com) -- The first bison calf of the season has been born in Custer State Park. Park staff posted a photo of the calf and mom on social media. The park is home to a wide range of wildlife, including burros, elk, coyotes - and of course - bison.

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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump wants to see the Strait of Hormuz ​open up for oil tankers ‌and other traffic without any limitations, including tolls, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesda...

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers will try again next week to pass a resolution to halt the Iran war and force President Donald Trump to obtain Congress' approval for ​any further attacks, Senate Democratic Leader Chuc...

By Nolan D. McCaskill and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi does not plan to appear for a planned interview with a House of Representatives committee on the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files ​fol...

By Jonathan Stempel April 8 (Reuters) - An appeals court on Wednesday ruled in favor of Berkshire Hathaway's PacifiCorp unit over a series of Oregon wildfires in 2020, saying a trial judge erred in letting litigation against the utility proceed as a cl...

By Chris Prentice NEW YORK, April 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has tapped David Woodcock, a Gibson Dunn lawyer and former agency official, to be its next enforcement director after the regulator's top cop abruptly quit last...