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GF&P are Reminding Hunters of a Few Things
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - As big game season approach South Dakota Game Fish and Parks have some reminders to hunters. Below you will find the list of reminders they posted on Facebook. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A few reminders about tagging and transportation: &b...
Sep 04, 2026

Higher Gas Prices Won't Stop Travelers This Holiday Weekend
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Labor Day weekend - the last holiday of summer - is expected to be a busy one on South Dakota Roads. AAA South Dakota says even though gas prices are about a dollar a gallon higher than they were a year ago, people will still travel. They may take shorter trips and work to find ways to ho...
Sep 04, 2026

The Sioux Falls School District is Going on the Offense
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The Sioux Falls School District is going on offense to fight opioid abuse, thanks to a $1 million grant from a settlement with Opioid producers. Fentanyl seizures have increased three-fold since 2018, and overdose deaths in South Dakota increased 2%. Student Support Services Coordinator K...
Sep 04, 2026

Former Governor Kristi Noem is Defending Her Son-In-Law
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Reporting on a legal agreement between a Sioux Falls Development company and a former partner has drawn the ire of former Governor Kristi Noem. The former partner is her son-in-law Kyle Peters. The lawsuit accused him of stealing clients from A1 Development. On Social Media, Noem accuses ...
Sep 04, 2026

The Sioux Falls Rental Market is Stable According to Latest Study
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - A survey from the South Dakota Multi-Housing Association shows the Sioux Falls rental market is stable. The bi-annual report shows overall vacancy rates are at five-point-nine percent. A spokesperson for the association says that number fits with typical owner budgets that account for fiv...
Sep 04, 2026
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Higher Gas Prices Won't Stop Travelers This Holiday Weekend
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Labor Day weekend - the last holiday of summer - is expected to be a busy one on South Dakota Roads. AAA South Dakota says even though gas prices are about a dollar a gallon higher than they were a year ago, people will still travel. They may take shorter trips and work to find ways to ho...
Sep 04, 2026

The Sioux Falls School District is Going on the Offense
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The Sioux Falls School District is going on offense to fight opioid abuse, thanks to a $1 million grant from a settlement with Opioid producers. Fentanyl seizures have increased three-fold since 2018, and overdose deaths in South Dakota increased 2%. Student Support Services Coordinator K...
Sep 04, 2026

Former Governor Kristi Noem is Defending Her Son-In-Law
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Reporting on a legal agreement between a Sioux Falls Development company and a former partner has drawn the ire of former Governor Kristi Noem. The former partner is her son-in-law Kyle Peters. The lawsuit accused him of stealing clients from A1 Development. On Social Media, Noem accuses ...
Sep 04, 2026

The Sioux Falls Rental Market is Stable According to Latest Study
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - A survey from the South Dakota Multi-Housing Association shows the Sioux Falls rental market is stable. The bi-annual report shows overall vacancy rates are at five-point-nine percent. A spokesperson for the association says that number fits with typical owner budgets that account for fiv...
Sep 04, 2026

Feeding South Dakota is Stepping Up to Deal with Hunger
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Feeding South Dakota is stepping up action to deal with hunger. A new study shows over 130,000 South Dakotans are food insecure. That affects all ages especially the young and the old. Agency officials say one in five children are affected.
Sep 04, 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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GF&P are Reminding Hunters of a Few Things
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - As big game season approach South Dakota Game Fish and Parks have some reminders to hunters. Below you will find the list of reminders they posted on Facebook. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A few reminders about tagging and transportation: &b...
Sep 04, 2026

A Herd of Cattle in South Dakota has Tested Positive for Anthrax
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - State officials say a cattle herd in Meade County has contracted anthrax. It's a problem that becomes a bigger risk in drought conditions. A number of cattle have died from the bacteria. Ranchers are being encouraged to vaccinate their herds.
Sep 04, 2026

South Dakota Drivers Licenses are Getting a New Look
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - The South Dakota Driver Licensing Program is introducing a new driver's license and identification card design this month. The new cards feature advanced security technology to help prevent fraud and identity theft, including updated printing methods and embedded design elements that make the ...
Sep 04, 2026

South Dakota's Capitol Rotunda is Ready to be Unveiled
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - After months of restoration work, South Dakota's Capitol Rotunda is ready to be unveiled. State officials are inviting the public to a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning in Pierre. The newly restored rotunda will be revealed at 10 a.m. Central Time. After months of painstaking restoration,...
Sep 03, 2026

The State's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Person Specialist Has Been Announced
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that Marlys Big Eagle, an enrolled member of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe and resident of Fort Thompson, SD, has been named as the state's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Person Specialist. "Marlys has spent her career helping victims of...
Sep 03, 2026
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France drops plans for mandatory plastic bottle deposit
PARIS, Sept 7 (Reuters) - France dropped plans to make deposits on plastic bottles mandatory, instead proposing towns and cities set up voluntary schemes. • No mandatory deposit system will be put in place, the French environment ministry said in ...
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Twenty-five years after 9/11, Americans still live with its legacy
By Maria Tsvetkova and Dan Fastenberg NEW YORK, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Scott Larsen was 4 years old when his dad, the New York City firefighter he was named after, was killed in the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. His father, then...
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Factbox-The nine midterm races that will decide control of the US Senate
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Democrats need to pick up four seats from Republicans to win control of the 100-seat Senate in the midterm elections on November 3. While voters will pick candidates in 35 states, independent analysts onl...
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Warning signs abound for Trump's Republicans as midterm campaign begins final sprint
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