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Sioux Falls Little League is heading back to the World Series
WILLIAMSPORT, PA (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Little League baseball team is headed back to the Little League World Series. They shut out North Dakota on Friday to represent the Midwest in Williamsport, PA. It's the team's second straight trip to the series, and fourth overall. Their first game is Thursday.
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Sioux Falls Police arrested a man who violated parole with a shooting incident in Rapid City
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are being credited with ending a dangerous parole violation that began last week in Rapid City with a shooting incident. Kenneth Norman was described as armed and dangerous by Rapid City Police. He's accused of breaking into an East-side home and stealing a truck early...
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Four men arrested due to a sting operation at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
STURGIS, SD (KELO.com) -- A sex sting operation operated by several law enforcement agencies during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally has netted the arrests of four men. They were attempting to meet with a person they thought was a 14-year old girl for sex who turned out to be an undercover law officer. They've all been c...
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People are speaking out against a plan to explore for gold in the Black Hills
SPEARFISH CANYON, SD (KELO.com) -- Over 1700 people are speaking out against a plan to explore for gold in the Black Hills. Solitario Resources wants to drill at up to 49 sites on public land, many in the Spearfish Canyon area. Tribal leaders and local residents say the proposal threatens the canyon. The company als...
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New South Dakota Men's Prison still not finalized
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Nearly half of all South Dakota Penitentiary Inmates will return to prison after violating parole by committing another offense. That's one of the reasons residents of several communities resisted the idea of becoming the location for a new men's prison. City officials appear resigned to...
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Sioux Falls Little League is heading back to the World Series
WILLIAMSPORT, PA (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Little League baseball team is headed back to the Little League World Series. They shut out North Dakota on Friday to represent the Midwest in Williamsport, PA. It's the team's second straight trip to the series, and fourth overall. Their first game is Thursday.
5h ago

Sioux Falls Police arrested a man who violated parole with a shooting incident in Rapid City
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are being credited with ending a dangerous parole violation that began last week in Rapid City with a shooting incident. Kenneth Norman was described as armed and dangerous by Rapid City Police. He's accused of breaking into an East-side home and stealing a truck early...
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Four men arrested due to a sting operation at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
STURGIS, SD (KELO.com) -- A sex sting operation operated by several law enforcement agencies during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally has netted the arrests of four men. They were attempting to meet with a person they thought was a 14-year old girl for sex who turned out to be an undercover law officer. They've all been c...
5h ago
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People are speaking out against a plan to explore for gold in the Black Hills
SPEARFISH CANYON, SD (KELO.com) -- Over 1700 people are speaking out against a plan to explore for gold in the Black Hills. Solitario Resources wants to drill at up to 49 sites on public land, many in the Spearfish Canyon area. Tribal leaders and local residents say the proposal threatens the canyon. The company als...
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New South Dakota Men's Prison still not finalized
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Nearly half of all South Dakota Penitentiary Inmates will return to prison after violating parole by committing another offense. That's one of the reasons residents of several communities resisted the idea of becoming the location for a new men's prison. City officials appear resigned to...
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Sioux Falls Little League is heading back to the World Series
WILLIAMSPORT, PA (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Little League baseball team is headed back to the Little League World Series. They shut out North Dakota on Friday to represent the Midwest in Williamsport, PA. It's the team's second straight trip to the series, and fourth overall. Their first game is Thursday.
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Sioux Falls City Counsellors are spearheading efforts to fund airport expansion
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- They believe the Sioux Falls Airport plays a major role in South Dakota's economy and economic development. Because of that, the Dakota Scout reports Sioux Falls City Councilors Richard Thomason and Rich Merkouris are spearheading an effort to help fund a major expansion of the airport. T...
Jul 14, 2025

Investigation is underway of an officer involved shooting that happened in Sioux Falls on Monday afternoon
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is reviewing evidence in an officer-involved shooting in Sioux Falls Monday afternoon. Sioux Falls Police were trying to arrest 24-year-old Deondre Blackhawk on burglary, drug and aggravated assault charges. Information Officer Aaron Be...
Jul 09, 2025

The Chairman of the Federal Commications Commission is in Sioux Falls this week
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is setting his sights high on the future of technology and broadcasting. Brenden Carr is in Sioux Falls this week to launch his Build America Agenda. It is an ambitious plan to connect the entire nation to the latest technology to del...
Jul 03, 2025
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Surveillance video has identified two suspects from the evening shooting on Sunday
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are still investigating several recent shooting incidents; however, they think they found some answers in at least one case. Surveillance video identified two suspects in a Sunday evening shooting at 12th and Summit. 36-year old Chris Fulks was arrested for aggravated as...
Jun 30, 2025
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An active shooter scare in Sisseton Thursday morning ends peacefully
(Sisseton, SD) -- An active shooter scare in Sisseton Thursday morning ends peacefully after a tense standoff. Police from multiple agencies responded to reports of gunfire at the Sisseton/North Housing area. They say a man fired several shots and hit another man once through a wall. The victim was treated at the scene...
Aug 08, 2025
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South Dakota nonprofit continues to fight opioid overdoses
(Sturgis, SD) -- One South Dakota nonprofit continues to fight opioid overdoses by placing naloxone distribution boxes across the state. Since May of last year, Emily's Hope has installed these life-saving kits in public spots -- from Sioux Falls to Rapid City, Pine Ridge Reservation, and now Sturgis. The boxes include...
Aug 08, 2025

The "Sturgis Rally Tally" is tracking crashes and crimes during the annual event.
(Sturgis, SD) -- The South Dakota Department of Public Safety is adding six more injury accidents to its "Sturgis Rally Tally." That brings the total to 41 from August 2nd to August 6th. There were two deadly crashes during that time. Officers made 70 DUI arrests and handed out 873 citations in the Sturgis an...
Aug 07, 2025
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A Statewide Virtual Hiring Event will be held on August 20th throughout South Dakota
(Pierre, SD) -- A 605 Statewide Virtual Hiring Event is in the works. It's being hosted by the Department of Labor and Regulation on Wednesday, August 20th. The virtual event is designed to allow job-seekers to connect with employers throughout the state from the comfort of their homes. They'll be able to learn about o...
Aug 07, 2025
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Two members of the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation are now able to work in partnership with ICE
(Pierre, SD) -- Attorney General Marty Jackley is giving more details about the two DCI agents who have completed their training to work in a partnership with ICE. Jackley says one agent is based in the east, the other in the west, and both completed the required training last month. They'll focus on violent crime and ...
Aug 06, 2025
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Liberty Mutual in first US bribery settlement since Trump freeze ended
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Liberty Mutual will give up $4.7 million in profit to settle a U.S. criminal bribery probe into an Indian subsidiary, in the Department of Justice's first public enforcement action of a federal anti-bribery law it resumed...
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Republicans step up pressure on Democratic lawmakers to return to Texas
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Texas Republicans tried on Monday to pressure Democrats to return to the state legislature after their absence again prevented a vote on a redistricting plan favored by President Donald Trump that seeks to add Re...
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Trump calls for legislation to end no-cash bail in US cities as part of crime crackdown
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would ask Congress to tighten U.S. crime laws as part of a crackdown on violent crime in the District of Columbia and other U.S. cities. Trump said Congress should end ...
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Fed vice chairs, Dallas Fed president being considered for next chair, Bloomberg reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Both Federal Reserve vice chairs, Michelle Bowman and Philip Jefferson, as well as Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan are under consideration to serve as the next chair of the U.S. central bank, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, ci...
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US CDC tightens safety measures after gunman kills officer in Atlanta
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