SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Thermometer readings are going higher - and speedometer readings are right there with them. Sunday's 70-degree weather awakened hibernating exhibition drivers in Sioux Falls. Police Information officer Aaron Benson says saturation patrols aren't far behind. Saturation patrols last year ...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Attorney General Marty Jackley says a settlement has been reached with Mayday Health on removing ads for abortion pills in South Dakota. Jackley said, "The New York non-profit targeted women and young girls, encouraging them to take abortion pills while misleading them about the physical ...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- It all comes down to money. Financial issues are the main focus as South Dakota lawmakers begin the final full week of this year's legislative session. The appropriations committee is putting the finishing touches on the budget. Revenues are improving, but it's still tight. Appropriations c...

CROOKS, SD (KELO.com) -- Residents of Crooks will get a chance to hear more about the Smithfield Foods Plant moving to their neighborhood Monday night. Plans have been announced to move the plant from The Falls area to Foundation Park on the northwest side of Sioux Falls, on the outskirts of Crooks. Nearby homeow...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Make your plans now if you're hoping to attend the Independence Day Fireworks at Mount Rushmore to honor the nation's 250th birthday. Governor Rhoden announced a ticket lottery for the event - the only way you can get a ticket. "Mount Rushmore is a powerful symbol of freedom and American ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Thermometer readings are going higher - and speedometer readings are right there with them. Sunday's 70-degree weather awakened hibernating exhibition drivers in Sioux Falls. Police Information officer Aaron Benson says saturation patrols aren't far behind. Saturation patrols last year ...

CROOKS, SD (KELO.com) -- Residents of Crooks will get a chance to hear more about the Smithfield Foods Plant moving to their neighborhood Monday night. Plans have been announced to move the plant from The Falls area to Foundation Park on the northwest side of Sioux Falls, on the outskirts of Crooks. Nearby homeow...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Next stop: the Sioux Falls City Council. The city's planning commission has approved a Tax Increment Financing District for moving the Smithfield Foods plant from the falls to the city's northwest side. That came over the objection of residents near the proposed plant. Nancy Simon's hom...

BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- Former SDSU Police chief Tim Heaton pleads guilty to animal cruelty. He originally faced five counts, but pleaded guilty to one as part of a plea bargain. Feces a foot deep was found in his home, along with frozen water pails and structural damage from a previous fire. He'll be sentenced...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- State and local law enforcement officials are riding high on lower crime stats for 2025. Violent crimes and property crimes were down sharply from 2024, while fraud and cyber cases were up. But, frustration lurks in the midst of the celebration. Mayor Paul TenHaken and Police Chief Jon ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's official. March Madness has arrived in Sioux Falls with the Summit League men's and women's basketball championships. The first game is Wednesday night, featuring ORU and Kansas City. The city is going all out, creating 'Summit League Central' at Jacobson Plaza at The Falls, free p...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Youth Hockey Association girls varsity team will host a "Grey-Out" Game vs Aberdeen on Sunday, February 15 at Scheels Iceplex to honor former standout goaltender and Brandon native, Riley Vander Esch, as she battles diffuse midline glioma, a very rare and aggress...

VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- USD football coach Travis Johansen is leaving Vermillion after one season for Rutgers in the Big 10. He guided the Coyotes to the FCS quarterfinals and a final ranking of 11th in 2025. Co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Matt Vitzthum was named head coach.

BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- The SDSU Jackrabbits will notice something missing during next fall's football season. NDSU is jumping from the FCS Missouri Valley Conference to the FBS Mountain West Conference for football. The Jacks and Bison will compete against each other in other sports in the Summit League and Big ...

Brookings, SD (KELO.com) -- Big news for South Dakota State women's volleyball! The team has been so successful that, despite their tournament loss, they've been invited to play in the NCAA tournament. The Jacks will face the Arizona Wildcats Friday at in California.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Attorney General Marty Jackley says a settlement has been reached with Mayday Health on removing ads for abortion pills in South Dakota. Jackley said, "The New York non-profit targeted women and young girls, encouraging them to take abortion pills while misleading them about the physical ...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- It all comes down to money. Financial issues are the main focus as South Dakota lawmakers begin the final full week of this year's legislative session. The appropriations committee is putting the finishing touches on the budget. Revenues are improving, but it's still tight. Appropriations c...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Make your plans now if you're hoping to attend the Independence Day Fireworks at Mount Rushmore to honor the nation's 250th birthday. Governor Rhoden announced a ticket lottery for the event - the only way you can get a ticket. "Mount Rushmore is a powerful symbol of freedom and American ...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Governor Rhoden calls it the beginning of the largest property tax cut in South Dakota history. Legislators have approved the Governor's plan to allow counties to add a half-penny sales tax to provide property tax relief. That came despite criticism from Representative Will Mortenson that it ...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota legislature is putting the finishing touches on what supporters call the Data Center Bill of Rights for Citizens. House Speaker Jon Hansen says it's a product of seeing what has happened to electric rates in other states that have built data centers. It's designed to prevent ...

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By Erica Stapleton STANLEY, New Mexico, March 9 (Reuters) - Investigators in New Mexico began searching on Monday the former high-plains ranch of Jeffrey Epstein where the late financier and his acquaintances are accused of ​sexually abusing women and ...

March 10 (Reuters) - A briefly issued groundstop for all JetBlue ​flights was canceled ‌within an hour on Tuesday by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ‌after ​the ⁠airline said it ⁠had resolved a "system outage." "A brief system outage has...

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - Record high Islamophobia in the U.S. in 2025 was driven in part by President Donald Trump's crackdown against pro-Palestinian protests and immigration, a Muslim advocacy group said on Tuesday. The Council ​on American-I...

March 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. solar market added fewer new installations in 2025 compared to the year before, a study showed on Tuesday, pointing to cooling momentum across the sector ​after President Donald Trump scrapped subsidies and tax breaks ‌for...

JAKARTA, March 10 (Reuters) - Indonesian authorities have ended rescue operations at a landfill collapse that killed seven ​people as all those who ‌were at the site have been accounted for, an official said on Tuesday. A mountain of garbage collapsed ...