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GOP Governor's race heads to runoff; Rounds and Jackley coast to Primary victories
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota's statewide Primary elections produced a runoff and two blow-outs. Governor Larry Rhoden and Aberdeen Businessman Toby Doeden will face each other in the race for the Republican Governor's nomination. Senator Mike Rounds won big in the first leg of his reelection bid. Rounds fac...
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Lincoln County Commission to have two new members
CANTON, SD (KELO.com) -- Two newcomers are joining the Lincoln County Commission. Amy Harms defeated Commission Chair Tiffani Landeen, and Joni Ekstrum defeated Mike Mathis. Ekstrum replaces long-time commissioner Jim Schmidt, who decided not to run for reelection this year.
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Incumbents all win Sioux Falls School Board elections
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- All three incumbents will return to their seats on the Sioux Falls School Board. Dawn Marie Johnson, Marc Murren and Gail Swenson all were reelected yesterday by comfortable margins.
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General election ballot for Minnehaha County Commission set
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Three Republican candidates advanced in Tuesday's primary election for seats on the Minnehaha County Commission. Incumbent Commissioner Jen Bleyenberg, Brent Hoffman and Rick Bonander all won spots on the General Election Ballot. They'll face Democrat Kenny Anderson , Jr. and Independent...
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3 of 4 Sioux Falls City Council races to be decided in runoff elections
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls City Council Chairman Rich Merkouris wins another four years in office. He was the only incumbent running for city council...and the only candidate to win election without a runoff. In the Central District Zak Okuwe will face Zach DeBoer in three weeks. In the Southeast, Sar...
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Lincoln County Commission to have two new members
CANTON, SD (KELO.com) -- Two newcomers are joining the Lincoln County Commission. Amy Harms defeated Commission Chair Tiffani Landeen, and Joni Ekstrum defeated Mike Mathis. Ekstrum replaces long-time commissioner Jim Schmidt, who decided not to run for reelection this year.
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Incumbents all win Sioux Falls School Board elections
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- All three incumbents will return to their seats on the Sioux Falls School Board. Dawn Marie Johnson, Marc Murren and Gail Swenson all were reelected yesterday by comfortable margins.
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General election ballot for Minnehaha County Commission set
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Three Republican candidates advanced in Tuesday's primary election for seats on the Minnehaha County Commission. Incumbent Commissioner Jen Bleyenberg, Brent Hoffman and Rick Bonander all won spots on the General Election Ballot. They'll face Democrat Kenny Anderson , Jr. and Independent...
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3 of 4 Sioux Falls City Council races to be decided in runoff elections
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls City Council Chairman Rich Merkouris wins another four years in office. He was the only incumbent running for city council...and the only candidate to win election without a runoff. In the Central District Zak Okuwe will face Zach DeBoer in three weeks. In the Southeast, Sar...
23m ago

Sioux Falls mayoral race heads to runoff
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The five-way race for mayor of Sioux Falls is now a two-way race. Former legislator and city councilor Christine Erickson won the most votes yesterday. She'll face legislator Jamie Smith in a runoff in three weeks.
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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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Stampede win series, advance to Western Conference Finals
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's on to the Western Conference Finals for the Sioux Falls Stampede. The Herd downed the Lincoln Stars 5-1 Tuesday night to advance. Goalie Linards Feldbergs was credited with 24 saves. The Stampede face the Fargo Force Friday night at the Sanford Premier Center.
Apr 29, 2026
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GOP Governor's race heads to runoff; Rounds and Jackley coast to Primary victories
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota's statewide Primary elections produced a runoff and two blow-outs. Governor Larry Rhoden and Aberdeen Businessman Toby Doeden will face each other in the race for the Republican Governor's nomination. Senator Mike Rounds won big in the first leg of his reelection bid. Rounds fac...
6m ago
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Former Oglala Sioux Tribal President released from jail.
PINE RIDGE, SD (KELO.com) -- Former Oglala Sioux Tribal President Julian Bear Runner is being released from jail. That comes despite accusations he violated sentencing conditions by using marijuana and falling behind on restitution payments. Bear Runner was convicted two years ago of wire fraud, larceny and embezzlem...
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Former tribal official and wife accused of embezzlement, fentanyl distribution
A former tribal official and his wife have been indicted on charges of distributing fentanyl in Rapid City and on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Investigators say Misty Standing Bear and Mason Big Crow were actively trafficking the deadly drug as recently as this May. They were planning to transport over a thousand pill...
22h ago
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Runoff expected in governor's race
UNDATED (KELO.com) -- Candidates across South Dakota are making their final pitches to voters, with the Primary election set for Tuesday. The highest profile race is the Republican Primary for Governor. The latest poll by KELOLAND TV and Emerson College shows political newcomer Toby Doeden in the lead. If none of th...
Jun 01, 2026
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State sued over new law restricting delivery of abortion medication in South Dakota
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The company that sponsored a controversial abortion ad campaign earlier this year in South Dakota is suing the state. Mayday Health and Watertown Attorney Nancy Turbak Berry filed the suit asking a federal judge to issue an injunction to stop enforcement of the law, which restricts the deliver...
Jun 01, 2026
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Reacting to YOUR Comments on South Dakota's Historic Gubernatorial Primary! Yesterday's primary delivered a shocker - no candidate hit 35%, so we're headed to a July 28 runoff between Toby Doeden and incumbent Larry Rhoden. High turnout, big energy, and strong opinions pouring in from all of you. I'm reading through yo...
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AI to double data centre power and water consumption by 2030, UN researchers say
SINGAPORE, June 3 (Reuters) - Data centres are expected to consume twice as much power and water by 2030 as they expand to meet the surge in demand from artificial intelligence, U.N. researchers said on Wednesday. Unless governments heed the rising en...
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Indonesian parrot, seen once in a century, reappears in mountain forest
By Marta Serafinko June 3 (Reuters) - For the past century, the Blue-fronted Lorikeet was one of Indonesia's most elusive birds, known only from a 2014 photographic record and a handful of museum specimens, with a lingering hope that it had not vanishe...
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Automakers urge EPA to move quickly to rewrite vehicle pollution rules, back two-year delay
WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuters) - Major automakers backed the Environmental Protection Agency proposal to delay enforcement of a regulation requiring significant cuts in air pollution from vehicles for two years but want the agency to move quickly ...
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Universal commits to £5 billion theme park north of London
LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) - Comcast NBCUniversal will invest more than £5 billion in building its first European theme park in Bedfordshire, north of London, supported by £1.3 billion of government money to upgrade road and rail links and other infras...
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Little-tested spinal cord treatment triggers hope, hype and lawsuits in Brazil
By Luciana Magalhaes SAO PAULO, June 3 (Reuters) - An experimental treatment for spinal cord injuries has ignited a frenzy in Brazil, drawing patients from as far off as Mexico to a small-town laboratory, mobilizing the government to expedite approval ...
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