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Rapid City is Seeing an Increase in Fentanyl Powder
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO.com) - Rapid City law enforcement says there's an increase in pure fentanyl powder in the region in keeping with national trends. Pressed pills used to dominate illegal drug trade. Now state and federal agencies say fentanyl powder seizures have risen by 80-percent. Overdose reversal drug Narcan ...
13h ago

Child Care Assistance Readjusted After Complaints From Parents
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - State officials are readjusting changes to the Child Care Assistance program after complaints from parents. The Department of Social Services announced changes to its payment model that would have impacted families by several hundred dollars and some families said it would be more cost effecti...
13h ago

SDSU AI Center is Open
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO.com) - SDSU has opened its 'Center for AI Innovation and Emergent Technologies. University officials say it's need to help prepare students for the future, which will be strongly influenced by AI. Vice Provost Victor Taylor says all new technologies require an adjustment by society. The center is ...
13h ago

Bird Flu Detected in Several Poultry Flocks in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - The South Dakota Department of Health says they have detected the bird flu in Edmunds and Hamlin Counties. At this time the Department is monitoring the situation. Below is the full release of information: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
13h ago

South Dakota One of the Best States in the Nation
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - South Dakota is one of the best states in the nation according to a study by U-S News and World Report, second only to Utah. Minnesota is number three and Iowa is 12th overall. The study rates the states on things like education, economy and crime.
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SDSU AI Center is Open
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO.com) - SDSU has opened its 'Center for AI Innovation and Emergent Technologies. University officials say it's need to help prepare students for the future, which will be strongly influenced by AI. Vice Provost Victor Taylor says all new technologies require an adjustment by society. The center is ...
13h ago

The Sioux Falls Regional Airport Expansion on Track to be Complete Next Summer
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Good progress is being made on the concourse expansion at the Sioux Falls Regional Airport. Several new gates are being added, to give the Airport a total of 12 when the project is complete. The gates are expected to open over the next few months, with completion of the overall project ex...
17h ago

A Mobile Market is Back in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The 'Eat Well Sioux Falls' mobile market is back in Sioux Falls - under new management. It's now known as the Sioux Falls Mobile Market Powered by Fair Market. Operations were suspended by the now-defunct non-profit Sioux Falls Thrive last year. Its first stop was in northeast Sioux Falls...
17h ago

Harrisburg Man Charged in a Deadly Crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - A Harrisburg man will be in court this morning on a long list of charges related to a deadly accident in Sioux Falls last year. Gavin Pauley was allegedly driving 86 miles an hour when he crashed with another vehicle at 57th and Veterans Parkway taking the lives of Charles and Linda Metzg...
17h ago

Fire at Smithfield Foods Over the Weekend
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Multiple crews were needed to douse a blaze at the Smithfield Foods plant over the weekend. There was heavy smoke on several floors of the facility when crews arrived at about 5 yesterday morning. The fire was extinguished in about 45 minutes. There were no injuries and the cause is under...
Aug 31, 2026
Local Sports

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

Coyote softball team makes the top 25
VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- One final honor for the 2026 USD Coyotes softball squad. They were ranked #19 in the final poll of the Softball America top-25 poll - their first time to make the list. The 'Yotes also made it to the NCAA Tournament for the first time ever.
May 19, 2026

Creighton/USD matchup set for the Pentagon
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Red takes on blue in South Dakota this November - and it has nothing to do with politics. The USD Coyote women's basketball team squares off against the Creighton Blue Jays at the Sanford Pentagon November 11th. Creighton has made four of the past five NCAA tournaments. USD played deep ...
May 06, 2026

Storley wins unanimous decision in Pentagon main event
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Webster native Logan Storley is the winner of this weekend's PFL Sioux Falls main event. He won in a unanimous decision at the Sanford Pentagon, taking his record to 19 & 4. With the win, Storley could be in the mix to be the next welterweight title challenger.
May 04, 2026
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Rapid City is Seeing an Increase in Fentanyl Powder
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO.com) - Rapid City law enforcement says there's an increase in pure fentanyl powder in the region in keeping with national trends. Pressed pills used to dominate illegal drug trade. Now state and federal agencies say fentanyl powder seizures have risen by 80-percent. Overdose reversal drug Narcan ...
13h ago

Child Care Assistance Readjusted After Complaints From Parents
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - State officials are readjusting changes to the Child Care Assistance program after complaints from parents. The Department of Social Services announced changes to its payment model that would have impacted families by several hundred dollars and some families said it would be more cost effecti...
13h ago

Bird Flu Detected in Several Poultry Flocks in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - The South Dakota Department of Health says they have detected the bird flu in Edmunds and Hamlin Counties. At this time the Department is monitoring the situation. Below is the full release of information: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
13h ago

South Dakota One of the Best States in the Nation
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - South Dakota is one of the best states in the nation according to a study by U-S News and World Report, second only to Utah. Minnesota is number three and Iowa is 12th overall. The study rates the states on things like education, economy and crime.
17h ago

Double Up Food Bucks Program
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - It's known as the 'Double Up Food Bucks' program, and it's designed to encourage families on SNAP Nutrition benefits to buy healthier foods. Buche Foods and Buche's Gus Stops, which serve some of South Dakota's reservations and remote areas, have been selected to participate in the program. It...
17h ago
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One hiker remains missing in flood-stricken Grand Canyon
By Steve Gorman Sept 1 (Reuters) - Three days after a flash flood killed two people in Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, search teams scoured the flood zone again on Tuesday for the last confirmed ​missing hiker while also watching for any more vi...
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Golf-Woods to change not guilty plea in DUI case, court documents show
Sept 1 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods is scheduled to appear in a Florida court on Wednesday to change his not guilty plea as part of an ongoing impaired-driving case ​against the 15-times major champion, court documents showed. Woods' attorney, Douglas Dunc...
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Brendan Fraser says WW2 drama 'Pressure' offers timely warning against questioning science
By Francesca Halliwell LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Brendan Fraser says Anthony Maras' new World War Two drama "Pressure" serves as a cautionary tale that remains relevant today, more than 80 years after the D-Day invasion. Speaking at the film's Europea...
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Tropical Storm Edouard moves ashore Gulf Coast near Texas-Louisiana border
Sept 1 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Edouard churned out of the Gulf of Mexico and sloshed ashore near the Texas-Louisiana border on Tuesday, packing sustained winds ​of up to 60 miles per hour and unleashing soaking downpours. According to the National ...
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Apple Maps changes name of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'
By David Shepardson and Stephen Nellis WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Apple changed the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" on the web version of its Apple Maps following U.S. President Donald Trump's executive ​order renaming the lake. The move by ...
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