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The Link Faces Management Change and $500,000 Funding Shortfall
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's a crisis triage center that's been successful in its first five years of operation, but the Link is in need of new management. Avera Health has operated The Link but isn't submitting a proposal to continue in that role. Yet, if no one else does, Thomas Otten of Avera says the Health S...
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Madison Man Faces 10 Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Enticing Minor Online
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Madison man faces ten years in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor using the internet. 51-year-old Lawrence Johnson was indicted last December and pleaded guilty in June. The case stemmed from an undercover chat conducted by Iowa authorities, with law enforcement posing as a ...
14h ago

Sioux Falls City Council Adopts a Budget of Nearly $800 Million
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls City Council has adopted a budget of nearly $800 million for 2027. The package includes money for a new aquarium at the Great Plains Zoo and the purchase of the Smithfield Foods location near the Falls. Council members also agreed to replace the outfield grass of Sioux Fall...
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Las Vegas Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Sioux Falls Meth, Fentanyl Distribution
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Las Vegas man will spend five years in federal prison after admitting to distributing meth and fentanyl in the Sioux Falls area. U.S. Attorney Ron Parsons says 67-year-old Jeffrey Skannal brought large quantities of the drugs from California to Sioux Falls. He used short-term rental prop...
15h ago

Gronli Criticizes Jackley's Support for Changes to Mail-In Voting
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Democratic Congressional Candidate Nikki Gronli is accusing Republican Candidate, Attorney General Marty Jackley of causing chaos and confusion for voters and election officials. Jackley's office has joined the Trump administration's court case to stall Postal Service requirements to chang...
15h ago
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The Link Faces Management Change and $500,000 Funding Shortfall
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's a crisis triage center that's been successful in its first five years of operation, but the Link is in need of new management. Avera Health has operated The Link but isn't submitting a proposal to continue in that role. Yet, if no one else does, Thomas Otten of Avera says the Health S...
13h ago

Madison Man Faces 10 Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Enticing Minor Online
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Madison man faces ten years in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor using the internet. 51-year-old Lawrence Johnson was indicted last December and pleaded guilty in June. The case stemmed from an undercover chat conducted by Iowa authorities, with law enforcement posing as a ...
14h ago

Sioux Falls City Council Adopts a Budget of Nearly $800 Million
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls City Council has adopted a budget of nearly $800 million for 2027. The package includes money for a new aquarium at the Great Plains Zoo and the purchase of the Smithfield Foods location near the Falls. Council members also agreed to replace the outfield grass of Sioux Fall...
14h ago

Las Vegas Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Sioux Falls Meth, Fentanyl Distribution
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Las Vegas man will spend five years in federal prison after admitting to distributing meth and fentanyl in the Sioux Falls area. U.S. Attorney Ron Parsons says 67-year-old Jeffrey Skannal brought large quantities of the drugs from California to Sioux Falls. He used short-term rental prop...
15h ago

Gronli Criticizes Jackley's Support for Changes to Mail-In Voting
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Democratic Congressional Candidate Nikki Gronli is accusing Republican Candidate, Attorney General Marty Jackley of causing chaos and confusion for voters and election officials. Jackley's office has joined the Trump administration's court case to stall Postal Service requirements to chang...
15h ago
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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.
19h ago

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
State News

SD Democrats Concerned Over Voters Switching to GOP Primary
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Leaders of the South Dakota Democratic Party are worried about former members who changed their registration to vote in the June Republican primary election for governor. About five thousand voters switched parties to vote in the runoff won by incumbent Larry Rhoden. They're concerned the chang...
19h ago

Bus Route Safety is a Big Concern
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Tuesday marked the beginning of a three-day School Bus Safety campaign by the South Dakota Highway Patrol. Troopers will partner with schools to observe bus routes, monitor loading zones and make sure motorists are stopping for buses when they should. Patrol vehicles will be seen near school bu...
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South Dakota's 988 Helpline Marks Four Years of Service
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Department of Social Services and the Helpline Center are celebrating their fourth year of service with the 988 Line. Helpline's Janet Kitams says the line is intended to provide help for those experiencing an emotional crisis. "It's important to draw attention to th...
19h ago

Two Regional Power Companies are Making it Official
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Otter Tail power and Xcel Energy have filed an application for a permit to build a 765-kilovolt transmission through eastern South Dakota into southern Minnesota. The companies have held a number of open houses and say changes have been made in the proposed route. The South Dakota Public Utilit...
20h ago
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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
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Iceland to propose whaling ban, leaving Norway and Japan isolated
COPENHAGEN, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Iceland's government will submit a bill in February to ban whaling, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as the only ​two countries in the world to continue commercial whaling. Whaling in Iceland has sparked years o...
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Trump touts $5,000 payout if Republicans win as Vance waits in wings
By Nandita Bose, Steve Holland and Nathan Layne DALLAS, Sept 10 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump capped the first day of his Republican Party's first-ever midterm convention by proposing to pay every U.S. adult a $5,000 "Trump dividend" if his party ...
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Global clean hydrogen investment tops $130 billion amid energy security push, council says
TOKYO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Global cumulative investment in clean hydrogen projects has topped $130 billion as governments increasingly view the fuel ​as a tool for energy security and industrial growth alongside decarbonisation, the Hydrogen Council s...
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US holiday retail sales growth set to accelerate, Deloitte says
Sept 10 (Reuters) - U.S. holiday retail sales are expected to grow by as much as 4.8% this year, Deloitte said on Thursday, as rising ​disposable incomes help support spending in the crucial shopping season despite consumers' continued focus on value....
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August was world's joint-hottest month on record, scientists say
By Kate Abnett and Marta Fiorin BRUSSELS, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The world just experienced its joint-hottest month since records began, with August pushing the planet's average global temperature to more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) ...
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