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Sioux Falls Police are Investigating a Pair of Cases Involving Assault and Robbery
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police are investigating a pair of cases involving assault and robbery. A woman sitting in her van near Russell and Louise Wednesday afternoon was approached by suspects who punched her and stole her wallet. Wednesday morning, two men forced their way into a man's hotel room ...
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The Farm Credit Services of America Are Helping with the Restoration of Highmore
HIGHMORE, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Farm Credit Services of America are helping with the restoration of Highmore following destructive storms earlier this summer. The FCS is donating $25-thousand to the recovery efforts through the South Dakota Community Foundation. Winds gusted up to 131-miles per hour during the storm, ...
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Getting Pulled Over to Get Your Money Back
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A motorist was pulled over by South Dakota's top law enforcement officer and he's thankful. Attorney General Marty Jackcley noticed the driver left behind a few hundred dollars in an ATM machine, so he pulled the man over. Jackley says it's the easiest traffic stop he's ever had to make.
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Tuesday's Storm Destroyed Rosebud Sioux Tribe's Youth Center
ROSEBUD, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Rosebud Sioux Tribe is asking for help to rebuild a youth center destroyed in storms Tuesday. The facility was under construction but was leveled by high winds as it neared completion. The tribe is looking for a replacement trailer and donations to help with rebuilding.
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Watertown Man is Facing Additional Charges
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A Watertown man faces additional charges of sexually exploiting a minor. 23-year old Alex Kowalski was back in court yesterday after a young boy said Kowalski pinned him down in a bedroom. He was already dealing with charges of assaulting another victim over a one-year period when Kowalski...
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Sioux Falls Police are Investigating a Pair of Cases Involving Assault and Robbery
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police are investigating a pair of cases involving assault and robbery. A woman sitting in her van near Russell and Louise Wednesday afternoon was approached by suspects who punched her and stole her wallet. Wednesday morning, two men forced their way into a man's hotel room ...
5h ago

The Farm Credit Services of America Are Helping with the Restoration of Highmore
HIGHMORE, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Farm Credit Services of America are helping with the restoration of Highmore following destructive storms earlier this summer. The FCS is donating $25-thousand to the recovery efforts through the South Dakota Community Foundation. Winds gusted up to 131-miles per hour during the storm, ...
5h ago

Getting Pulled Over to Get Your Money Back
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A motorist was pulled over by South Dakota's top law enforcement officer and he's thankful. Attorney General Marty Jackcley noticed the driver left behind a few hundred dollars in an ATM machine, so he pulled the man over. Jackley says it's the easiest traffic stop he's ever had to make.
5h ago

Tuesday's Storm Destroyed Rosebud Sioux Tribe's Youth Center
ROSEBUD, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Rosebud Sioux Tribe is asking for help to rebuild a youth center destroyed in storms Tuesday. The facility was under construction but was leveled by high winds as it neared completion. The tribe is looking for a replacement trailer and donations to help with rebuilding.
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Watertown Man is Facing Additional Charges
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A Watertown man faces additional charges of sexually exploiting a minor. 23-year old Alex Kowalski was back in court yesterday after a young boy said Kowalski pinned him down in a bedroom. He was already dealing with charges of assaulting another victim over a one-year period when Kowalski...
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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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State News

Sturgis Traffic Count
STURGIS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will provide daily traffic counts at nine locations for vehicles entering Sturgis for the 86th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which runs from Aug. 7-16, 2026. The traffic counts to date for the nine locations entering Sturgis for the 20...
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Attorney General Marty Jackley Says License Plate Readers are a Powerful Law Enforcement Tool
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Attorney General Marty Jackley says license plate readers are a powerful law enforcement tool, but public privacy needs protection. He plans to propose legislation to provide that protection. He cited this year's disappearance and death of 14-year-old McKenna Wendel as an investigation strength...
Aug 13, 2026

Heat Stress Caused Thousands of Cattle to Die
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Ranchers are dealing with thousands of dead cattle from heat stress during last month's heat wave. The National Weather Services says it was the second-hottest July on record in Rapid City and the warmest month on record throughout the contiguous United States. South Dakota State Universi...
Aug 13, 2026

Independent Candidate Brian Bengs Spoke with Voters in Aberdeen This Week
ABERDEEN, S.D. (KELO.com) -- With Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Julian Beaudoin dropping out, Independent Candidate Brian Bengs is pushing for Republican votes to oust Senator Mike Rounds. That will be no easy task, as the two-term Governor and two term Senator has a loyal following. Bengs calls himself a Teddy Roos...
Aug 13, 2026

South Dakota Will Seek Further Review of an Appeals Court Ruling
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota will seek further review of an Appeals Court ruling that prohibits the state from enforcing a new election law. The law moved the election-year filing deadline for ballot question petitions to nine months but was the subject of a lawsuit filed by...
Aug 12, 2026
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White House national security official Andy Baker to depart administration
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - White House deputy national security adviser Andy Baker will leave the Trump administration in the coming weeks, marking the latest change to a national security team that has undergone a shake-up in ​rec...
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Spain investigates likely shooting of endangered 'grandmother' orca
Aug 14 (Reuters) - Spain's Environment Ministry has ordered an investigation into the likely shooting of a rare Iberian orca that was filmed swimming with wounds ​to its dorsal fin, Deputy Prime Minister Sara Aagesen said on Friday. "The oldest orca i...
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Woman charged over vandalism of Washington's World War Two memorial
By Ismail Shakil and Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff Aug 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, said on Friday that a woman had been taken into custody and ​charged with two felony counts in connection with the vandalism at the ...
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US CDC records more than 2,500 measles cases so far in 2026
Aug 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday there were 2,566 confirmed measles cases in the country ​so far this year, expanding the highest annual total in more than 35 years. Here are some details: • The ove...
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World Bank says it disbursed $200 million to Colombia for quake response
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - The World Bank on Friday said it had disbursed $200 million to Colombia ​for its emergency response to a deadly August 10 earthquake that left hundreds dead. The multilateral development bank said it was working with the...
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