SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It was a long, hard-fought battle, but Sioux Falls now has a new Mayor. Christine Erickson took the oath office this afternoon, replacing Paul TenHaken, who served for the past eight years. She becomes the first woman mayor for South Dakota's largest city. "This is a historic first...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls City Council will be asked to give final approval to a conditional gifting agreement with the Bezos Earth Fund next month. Former Mayor Paul TenHaken announced the $15-million gift last week. It will be used to redevelop part of Falls Park - a hidden quarry that will prov...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The Cyclospora parasite has found its way to South Dakota, but fortunately there are only three cases. The CDC says shredded iceberg lettuce at Taco Bell locations is one source of infections in five states. Medical officials say you should thoroughly wash produce before eating it.

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The hot weather is forcing some changes for the Faith Temple Food Giveaways at the Sioux Empire Fairgrounds for the next two weeks. They will be held inside the Nordstrom-Johnson Building, and are walk-through only events. You'll need to bring your own boxes to carry your food. A cart o...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It will be hot, but all eyes will be peeled to the sky in Sioux Falls this weekend. The 2026 Sioux Falls air Show gets underway at 8:30 tomorrow morning. The Air Force Thunderbirds have been running maneuvers over the city today, practicing for the weekend event. Admission is free for t...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It was a long, hard-fought battle, but Sioux Falls now has a new Mayor. Christine Erickson took the oath office this afternoon, replacing Paul TenHaken, who served for the past eight years. She becomes the first woman mayor for South Dakota's largest city. "This is a historic first...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls City Council will be asked to give final approval to a conditional gifting agreement with the Bezos Earth Fund next month. Former Mayor Paul TenHaken announced the $15-million gift last week. It will be used to redevelop part of Falls Park - a hidden quarry that will prov...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The hot weather is forcing some changes for the Faith Temple Food Giveaways at the Sioux Empire Fairgrounds for the next two weeks. They will be held inside the Nordstrom-Johnson Building, and are walk-through only events. You'll need to bring your own boxes to carry your food. A cart o...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It will be hot, but all eyes will be peeled to the sky in Sioux Falls this weekend. The 2026 Sioux Falls air Show gets underway at 8:30 tomorrow morning. The Air Force Thunderbirds have been running maneuvers over the city today, practicing for the weekend event. Admission is free for t...

VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- There aren't any Data Center projects planned for Vermillion right now, but the city's Chamber of Commerce is opening the door to discussions on the issue. Vermillion Chamber President and CEO Jim Peterson fielded questions for over an hour at an event Thursday night. He pointed out the p...

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...

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The Cyclospora parasite has found its way to South Dakota, but fortunately there are only three cases. The CDC says shredded iceberg lettuce at Taco Bell locations is one source of infections in five states. Medical officials say you should thoroughly wash produce before eating it.

UNDATED (KELO.com) -- A South Dakota man is among America's Most Wanted. David Bonness is listed among the nation's 15 most wanted fugitives in a new release from the U-S Marshals Service. He's considered armed and dangerous and could be using the alias David Nuse. He's wanted for allegedly sexually abusing a teenag...

UNDATED (KELO.com) -- Triple digit temperatures across South Dakota, with a few exceptions. Sioux Falls, Chamberlain, Watertown and Aberdeen are the only larger communities in the state that haven't seen a day above 100 so far this year. Rapid City has seen five straight days above the century mark, but thunderstorm...

CROW CREEK RESERVATION, SD (KELO.com) -- A former Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Council member will spend the next year and a half in federal prison for embezzling funds from the tribe. Kyle Loudner and tribal employee Talyn Douville admitted to opening checking accounts within weeks after Loudner was elected in 2022. The ...

NEW YORK CITY, NY (KELO.com) -- He's older than dirt, and worth more than $50-million. A T-Rex nicknamed Gus was found in western South Dakota in 2021. His auction price of $50-million is a record. The 38-foot long skeleton is one of the most complete specimens ever found.

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