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Landmarks to Shine Teal November 2 for Alzheimer's Awareness Campaign
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Some of South Dakota's most well-known landmarks, including the Colorado State Capitol Building, Coors Field, and Republic Plaza, will shine teal on November 2 as part of Alzheimer's Foundation of America's (AFA) annual Light the World in Teal Alzheimer's awareness campaign. They will joi...
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Minneapolis Man is Headed to Prison for Possession of a Machine Gun
ST. PAUL, M.N. (KELO.com) - United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Amiir Mawlid Ali, of Minneapolis, was sentenced to 33 months in prison for one count of unlawful possession of a machine gun. Ali was previously found guilty on April 16, 2026, by a federal jury trial. According to court documents and evi...
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Sioux Falls Viaducts Near Century Mark, Replacement Plans Take Shape
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The viaducts east of Downtown Sioux Falls are facing replacement after nearly a century of service. City Engineer Andy Berg says they'll be replaced over the next decade...starting with the 10th Street bridge which is the older of the two. State and city officials are taking public input,...
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'No on Amendment L' Campaign Faces Scrutiny Over $2.2 Million in Mostly D.C.-Based Funding
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Campaign finance reports reveal the 'No on Amendment L" campaign is guilty of the accusations it has leveled against Amendment supporters. The L-no campaign committee has raised over $2.2-million dollars - nearly all of which came from organizations based in Washington, D-C. The money has...
22h ago

Escapee Back Behind Bars
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO.com) - A state prison inmate who went missing for most of yesterday is back in custody. James Traversie left for his work release job, but never showed up at the job site. The Department of Corrections found him later in the day and returned him to the Rapid City Minimum Security Center. He could...
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Landmarks to Shine Teal November 2 for Alzheimer's Awareness Campaign
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Some of South Dakota's most well-known landmarks, including the Colorado State Capitol Building, Coors Field, and Republic Plaza, will shine teal on November 2 as part of Alzheimer's Foundation of America's (AFA) annual Light the World in Teal Alzheimer's awareness campaign. They will joi...
22h ago

Sioux Falls Viaducts Near Century Mark, Replacement Plans Take Shape
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The viaducts east of Downtown Sioux Falls are facing replacement after nearly a century of service. City Engineer Andy Berg says they'll be replaced over the next decade...starting with the 10th Street bridge which is the older of the two. State and city officials are taking public input,...
22h ago

Escapee Back Behind Bars
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO.com) - A state prison inmate who went missing for most of yesterday is back in custody. James Traversie left for his work release job, but never showed up at the job site. The Department of Corrections found him later in the day and returned him to the Rapid City Minimum Security Center. He could...
22h ago

Menards is Headed to Brookings
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The Brookings City Council has approved a land transfer, making way for a new Menards store in the city The company has plans to build a 200-thousand square foot store just off I-29. Menards follows Target and Aldi as a tenant at Brookings Marketplace. Mayor Ope calls it big news for Brooki...
22h ago

Sanford Health is Bringing a New Clinic to 57th and Veterans Parkway
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Sanford Health is beginning work on a new clinic that will be located in a major new development area at 57th and Veterans Parkway in Sioux Falls. A Lewis Drug store will also be attached to the new facility. Sanford's Sioux Falls President and CEO Andy Munce says the need for new clinica...
Oct 28, 2026
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Stampede home opener to be big event for defending champions
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- This is a big weekend for the Sioux Falls Stampede as the Herd plays its home season opener Saturday night. There will be jersey and mini championship banner giveaways, a tailgate party and the defending Clark Cup Champions will hoist last season's championship banner into the rafters of ...
Oct 2, 2026

The Jackrabbits Will Play Without Chase Mason This Weekend
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The SDSU Jackrabbits will have to go without lead quarterback Chase Mason this weekend. Coach Dan Jackson has announced that Mason will sit out this Saturday's game against Eastern Illinois. He suffered a leg injury last weekend. Coach Jackson says he's hopeful Mason will be back within a c...
Sep 23, 2026

Canaries Begin Playoffs Tonight
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Canaries begin playoffs Wednesday evening. They'll host the Kansas City Monarchs in game 1 of the West division Series. It's the fourth consecutive year the Canaries have made the playoffs, and the eighth time in franchise history. First Pitch is set for 6:30.
Sep 9, 2026

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
State News

'No on Amendment L' Campaign Faces Scrutiny Over $2.2 Million in Mostly D.C.-Based Funding
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Campaign finance reports reveal the 'No on Amendment L" campaign is guilty of the accusations it has leveled against Amendment supporters. The L-no campaign committee has raised over $2.2-million dollars - nearly all of which came from organizations based in Washington, D-C. The money has...
22h ago

Farmers are Off to a Slow Start on the Harvest
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - A rainy September got farmers off to a slow start on the harvest, and the latest reports show they're still behind the average. At the end of last week, the USDA says the harvest was about 44 percent complete. That compares with the five-year average of 62 Percent.
22h ago

South Dakota Republicans Launch Bus Tour to Boost Voter Turnout
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Republicans across the state are trying to increase voter turnout with a bus tour. Candidates Larry Rhoden, Mike Rounds and Marty Jackley met with supporters on Tuesday at the Hotel Alex Johnson ballroom in Rapid City. It's part of 12-city bus tour to show a united Republican front. Rhoden is ...
Oct 28, 2026

Kloucek Urges Thune, Rounds to Oppose Federal Permitting Changes
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Public Utilities Commission candidate Frank Kloucek is urging U.S. Sens. John Thune and Mike Rounds to oppose federal permitting changes he says would weaken South Dakota landowners' rights. S. 5653, the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026, would restrict court challenges an...
Oct 28, 2026

South Dakota Received Millions in Meta Money
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota has received the first $9 million from Meta Platforms, Inc., as part of the state's $52 million share settlement with the company. "This settlement established a national standard to protect our youth on social media and to empower par...
Oct 27, 2026
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OPINION: L NO IS ABOUT ABORTION AND NOT DEMOCRACY
by John Hughes District 13 Representative South Dakota State Legislature Think the "L-NO" ad campaign flooding our airwaves and social media is about giving our people a voice? Think again! As the saying goes, "Follow the money." The money trail show that the "L-No" campaign is a proxy to ...
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Philippines raises alert level at Mayon volcano
MANILA, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The Philippines raised the alert level at the Mayon volcano ​in the central province of Albay on Friday after a "moderately explosive eruption." • The state seismology agency Phivolcs said it raised the alert to level ​thre...
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New York state police to take over sexual assault complaints at Cornell University
By Daniel Trotta Oct 29 (Reuters) - New York state police will take over future sexual assault investigations at Cornell University, Governor Kathy Hochul said on Thursday, in the latest fallout over the university's handling of an alleged gang-rape on...
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FCC unaware if US broadcast networks have aired any fake polls
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr said on Thursday that broadcast networks should use "due diligence" before airing polls that could have been fabricated but he did not ​identify any...
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US promises tariff relief in talks with Audi on Georgia plant, sources say
By David Shepardson and Christina Amann WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump's administration has promised tariff relief to Volkswagen's luxury unit Audi to help secure its $4 billion assembly plant in Georgia, two ​sources briefed ...
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The Exhibition in the Library: Agatha Christie display shines light on famed writer
LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - A new London exhibition shines a spotlight on crime novelist Agatha Christie, looking at how her life, interests and travels inspired her hugely successful whodunnits. Opening at the ​British Library in London on Friday (Octo...
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