SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Mayor elect Christine Erickson has selected her chief of staff. Jim David has served the City Council for 14 years, most recently as Chief Administrative Officer. Erickson says she worked closely with him during her eight years on the City council. She'll be sworn in as May...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to increase fees, but the move isn't expected to affect many local residents. The fees in question are for requests for public information from commercial companies for private commercial use - most of them from out of state. C...

HARTFORD, SD (KELO.com) -- Two people were injured in a house fire and explosion in Hartford Tuesday night. The victims are receiving medical care, but there's no report on their condition. The Hartford Fire Department extinguished the fire, with the help of the Crooks fire Department and Sioux Falls Fire & Rescu...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Non-profit agencies and emergency responders are on high alert as our heat wave intensifies. Sioux Falls Non-profits that help the homeless population are working overtime, to help those exposed to the elements. Temperatures are expected to hit the 90's over the next few days, creating l...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls School board has approved the budget for the upcoming school year. It calls for general fund revenues of about 233-million dollars. Expenses were cut by more than a million dollars, even though teacher salaries increased by more than 2 1/2-percent. The salary increase wa...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Mayor elect Christine Erickson has selected her chief of staff. Jim David has served the City Council for 14 years, most recently as Chief Administrative Officer. Erickson says she worked closely with him during her eight years on the City council. She'll be sworn in as May...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to increase fees, but the move isn't expected to affect many local residents. The fees in question are for requests for public information from commercial companies for private commercial use - most of them from out of state. C...

HARTFORD, SD (KELO.com) -- Two people were injured in a house fire and explosion in Hartford Tuesday night. The victims are receiving medical care, but there's no report on their condition. The Hartford Fire Department extinguished the fire, with the help of the Crooks fire Department and Sioux Falls Fire & Rescu...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Non-profit agencies and emergency responders are on high alert as our heat wave intensifies. Sioux Falls Non-profits that help the homeless population are working overtime, to help those exposed to the elements. Temperatures are expected to hit the 90's over the next few days, creating l...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls School board has approved the budget for the upcoming school year. It calls for general fund revenues of about 233-million dollars. Expenses were cut by more than a million dollars, even though teacher salaries increased by more than 2 1/2-percent. The salary increase wa...

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.

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.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- It started off as a tough year, but South Dakota finished the just-completed budget year with a $69-million surplus. Sales tax revenues lagged for the first half of last year, but ramped up at the mid-way point, generating $30-million in revenue above estimates. State agencies also reverted $...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota has reached a $15-million settlement with Roblox, an immersive gaming and creation platform. It will protect children from online threats and enhance the state's educational system, with millions of dollars going to public and non-profit after-s...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- It's a chance to win a Can-Am Defender...while working to restore wildlife habitat in South Dakota. The 'Defender for Habitat Raffle' is a joint effort by 2nd Century Habitat Fund, the state GF & P, Can-Am and the outdoor industry. Dog Kennels, YETI gear and other items are being added to...

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