SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's the largest gift in Avera Health's history, and it will help support construction of the $165-million care tower being built on the Avera Hospital Campus. B. Thomas Golisano, the founder of Paychex Inc., is donating $35-million for the new children's hospital that's part of the tower...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Congressman Dusty Johnson is pulling away from the pack in the Republican Gubernatorial race according to a new poll by South Dakota News Watch. Johnson leads the four-way contest with 34% support. State House Speaker Jon Hansen has 18% support, while Governor Larry Rhoden and Aberdeen b...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Falls Park is about to grow. The Sioux Falls City Council will consider accepting a gift of 1.3-acres of land near the quarry at Falls Park Drive and Weber Avenue. It would be developed as the Carmon Family Glen at Falls Park, and will include a walking and running path and an enclosed p...

CANTON, SD (KELO.com) -- The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is warning about a scam involving Venmo accounts. A person claiming to be "Deputy Brown" has been requesting payments, and several people have sent money to the fake character on the app. The sheriff's office says you should hang up if you receive...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A key traffic artery in eastern Sioux Falls is closed for several weeks starting Monday morning. Arrowhead Parkway will be closed east of Veterans Parkway. Crews will rebuild the east side of the Arrowhead and Veterans Parkway intersection. It's expected to be closed for about six weeks...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's the largest gift in Avera Health's history, and it will help support construction of the $165-million care tower being built on the Avera Hospital Campus. B. Thomas Golisano, the founder of Paychex Inc., is donating $35-million for the new children's hospital that's part of the tower...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Falls Park is about to grow. The Sioux Falls City Council will consider accepting a gift of 1.3-acres of land near the quarry at Falls Park Drive and Weber Avenue. It would be developed as the Carmon Family Glen at Falls Park, and will include a walking and running path and an enclosed p...

CANTON, SD (KELO.com) -- The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is warning about a scam involving Venmo accounts. A person claiming to be "Deputy Brown" has been requesting payments, and several people have sent money to the fake character on the app. The sheriff's office says you should hang up if you receive...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A key traffic artery in eastern Sioux Falls is closed for several weeks starting Monday morning. Arrowhead Parkway will be closed east of Veterans Parkway. Crews will rebuild the east side of the Arrowhead and Veterans Parkway intersection. It's expected to be closed for about six weeks...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Five people will be on the ballot in the race to win the Mayor's office in Sioux Falls. This week, we'll hear from the candidates as they enter the home stretch of the race. We begin with David Zokaites, who has run for the office in the past. He says providing shelter for the homeless ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Stampede fell to the Lincoln Stars in overtime Sunday night in the second game of their five game Clark Cup Playoff series. The game was scoreless after the first period, but Sioux Falls scored quickly in the second, capitalizing on a power play just 34 seconds in after a ...

VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- It was a great run, but the USD Coyotes Women's basketball season has come to an end. They lost to Illinois State in the WNIT Fab Four 67-60 in Vermillion Wednesday night. The Coyotes jumped off to an early lead, but fell behind. They made a fourth quarter run, but couldn't overcome a 1...

VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- The USD Coyote women were on fire Thursday night, so it's on to the 'Great 8' of the Women's National Invitational Tournament. The Coyotes jumped out to a 14-0 lead over Pepperdine - all of those points scored by Patience Williams. They'll host Montana State Sunday afternoon at the Sanfor...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Stampede have claimed the regular-season Western Conference title for the first time since 2013. They'll hold home ice advantage through the Western Conference final, with their first playoff game April 17th. This is the third time in franchise history the Herd have surpa...

VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- The USD Coyote women's basketball squad is on the national stage, facing Pepperdine in the Super 16 in the Women's National Invitational Tournament Thursday night. The Coyotes are led by guard combo Angelina Robles and Molly Joyce in USD's seventh WNIT run. The Coyotes won the WNIT in 201...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Congressman Dusty Johnson is pulling away from the pack in the Republican Gubernatorial race according to a new poll by South Dakota News Watch. Johnson leads the four-way contest with 34% support. State House Speaker Jon Hansen has 18% support, while Governor Larry Rhoden and Aberdeen b...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- An inmate will spend an additional 40 years in the South Dakota Penitentiary for stabbing another inmate. Jeremiah Hart was convicted of Aggravated Assault and First Degree robbery during a trial in March. Attorney General Marty Jackley says violence won't be tolerated in our prisons

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Cooperation among law enforcement spells trouble for drug trafficking operations in the region. U-S Attorney Ron Parsons says local, state, Tribal and Federal agencies are all working together, and the results are huge. Three large drug operations have been taken down in South Dakota in ...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Medical marijuana use is on the rise in South Dakota. The state Health Department says medical marijuana card approvals jumped 62 percent last year. 70-percent of the card holders are being treated for pain, while 13 percent are using the product to deal with PTSD.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Absentee voting is scheduled to begin across South Dakota, but the official ballots haven't arrived in many cases. Secretary of State Monae Johnson says she's giving county auditors an option to use sample ballots for people who want to vote before the official ballots are ready. The official...

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By Michael Martina WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - When President Donald Trump returned to office in 2025, he vowed to use tariffs to reset relations with China, which he said was "killing" the United States with its trade policies. Now, more than a y...

JAKARTA, April 21 (Reuters) - An ​earthquake ‌of 6 magnitude struck ‌offshore ​Indonesia's ⁠Timor island, ⁠the country's geophysics agency said ​on Tuesday, ⁠adding ⁠there ​was no ​tsunami risk from ‌the quake. The epicentre ⁠was at a depth ⁠of ‌31 ⁠km...

April 20 (Reuters) - An ​earthquake ‌of magnitude 5.5 struck ‌the ​Colombia-Ecuador ⁠border ⁠region on Monday, the German ​Research ⁠Centre ⁠for ​Geosciences (GFZ) said. The ​quake was ‌at a depth ⁠of 83 km (52 miles), ⁠the ‌GFZ ⁠said. (Reporting ​by ...

WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Monday filed a complaint against the ​District of Columbia Water ‌and Sewer Authority (D.C. Water) after the collapse of a major sewer pipe caused overflow of wastewater ‌into ​the Potomac Ri...

By Michael Holden LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - King Charles paid a tender tribute to his late mother Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday on what would have been her 100th birthday, saying his "darling Mama" would "remain forever in our hearts and ​prayers". Eli...