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Minnehaha County Commission approves wheel tax increase
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Heavy vehicles are hard on road conditions, and in Minnehaha County, they'll bear the brunt of a higher wheel tax. County Commissioners unanimously approved an increase in the county wheel tax for vehicles weighing more than six-thousand pounds. The rate goes from four dollars per wheel ...
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Sorting out the pro's and con's of competing election dates
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's a case of dueling election dates in Sioux Falls City Hall. City Councilors approved first reading of three election-related proposals last night. Two of them deal with the timing of next year's city election. A new state law requires the election to be held in conjunction with the ...
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Car/Truck accident takes life of local man, closes I-29
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man died in a collision with a semi-truck, that blocked part of I-29 late Tuesday night. He was traveling north in a construction zone near 26th street, next to the semi, which was pulling double trailers. The trailer wheels struck a concrete barrier, sending the second tra...
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Regional leaders ask Congress to eliminate carbon pipeline tax credit
HUMBOLDT, SD (KELO.com) -- Regional elected officials are hoping to have an impact on the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill". They've signed a letter on its way to congress to fight the 45-Q tax credit. That credit is the financial engine that would make Carbon Capture pipelines profitable. State Senator J...
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Governor Larry Rhoden led a trade mission to Israel
TEL AVIV (KELO.com) -- (Tel Aviv) -- Governor Larry Rhoden is sharing more about his trade mission to Israel last week. Rhoden says he almost got stuck there, flying out last Wednesday just one day before Israel began its initial strikes on Iran. His group visited Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The delegation Rhoden led ...
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Minnehaha County Commission approves wheel tax increase
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Heavy vehicles are hard on road conditions, and in Minnehaha County, they'll bear the brunt of a higher wheel tax. County Commissioners unanimously approved an increase in the county wheel tax for vehicles weighing more than six-thousand pounds. The rate goes from four dollars per wheel ...
1h ago
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Sorting out the pro's and con's of competing election dates
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's a case of dueling election dates in Sioux Falls City Hall. City Councilors approved first reading of three election-related proposals last night. Two of them deal with the timing of next year's city election. A new state law requires the election to be held in conjunction with the ...
1h ago

Car/Truck accident takes life of local man, closes I-29
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man died in a collision with a semi-truck, that blocked part of I-29 late Tuesday night. He was traveling north in a construction zone near 26th street, next to the semi, which was pulling double trailers. The trailer wheels struck a concrete barrier, sending the second tra...
1h ago

Friday will be the last of operations for the "Eat Well Sioux Falls Mobile Market"
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The doors are closing on the "Eat Well Sioux Falls Mobile Market"...but supporters are hoping it's temporary. The Mobile Market was launched nearly two years ago as a pilot project of Sioux Falls Thrive to make affordable groceries available to neighborhoods that don't have groc...
Jun 17, 2025

New hemp facility in Wakonda, SD set to open this fall.
WAKONDA, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota leads the nation in hemp harvests, but most of it still gets processed out of state. That's about to change with a new hemp facility in Wakonda set to open this fall. Dakota Hemp's plant will handle up to three-thousand acres of hemp each year, almost as much as the whole state ...
Jun 17, 2025
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University of South Dakota will benefit from the House v. NCAA lawsuit settlement
VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- The University of South Dakota is opting into the NCAA settlement tied to the House v. NCAA lawsuit. That move means USD can now share revenue directly with student-athletes, and keep all current athletes on the roster. Athletic Director Jon Schemmel says the decision won't hurt the schoo...
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Skyforce make it 6 in a row at home
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Skyforce routed the Texas Legends Thursday evening 125 to 107 - making a season-high sixth-straight victory at the Sanford Pentagon.
Feb 28, 2025

Pirates crush Twins in exhibition game
FORT MEYERS, FL (KELO.c0m) -- Pablo Lopez struggled in his first Spring Training start during a 12-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Lee Health Sports Complex on Thursday. Lopez was charged with the loss after surrendering three runs on four hits in just two innings of work. Matt Wallner drove in Minnesota's only r...
Feb 28, 2025

Twins blank Tigers in spring matchup
LAKELAND, FL (KELO.com) -- The Minnesota Twins held the Detroit Tigers to two hits during a 4-0 Spring Training victory at Publix Field. Andrew Morris earned his first win of the Spring after tossing two no-hit innings. DaShawn Keirsey, Allan Cerda, and Rubel Cespedes all homered in the victory. Minnesota improved t...
Feb 27, 2025

Vikings top NFL players survey again
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (KELO.com) -- The Minnesota Vikings are continuing to live the good life. The NFL Players Association released its annual survey yesterday, and the Vikings finished second in the league for a second-straight season. The report cards grade organizations on several factors including practice facilities,...
Feb 27, 2025
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Regional leaders ask Congress to eliminate carbon pipeline tax credit
HUMBOLDT, SD (KELO.com) -- Regional elected officials are hoping to have an impact on the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill". They've signed a letter on its way to congress to fight the 45-Q tax credit. That credit is the financial engine that would make Carbon Capture pipelines profitable. State Senator J...
1h ago

Governor Larry Rhoden led a trade mission to Israel
TEL AVIV (KELO.com) -- (Tel Aviv) -- Governor Larry Rhoden is sharing more about his trade mission to Israel last week. Rhoden says he almost got stuck there, flying out last Wednesday just one day before Israel began its initial strikes on Iran. His group visited Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The delegation Rhoden led ...
3h ago

Mitchell has a big decision to make about the Corn Palace
MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- Mitchell city leaders are weighing a big decision about upgrading the Corn Palace. And they say donors could make or break it. City Council President Kevin McCardle says major donors are showing interest in a proposed 19-million-dollar expansion that would double seating and nearly triple e...
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South Dakota Congressman, Dusty Johnson, responds to being called "evil".
WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson is responding to gubernatorial candidate Toby Doeden calling him "evil." In an interview with KELO Land News Monday, Doeden said, "I'm light, I'm good. Dusty's dark, Dusty's evil. Those are going to be the two choices." Johnson h...
4h ago

Allergic reaction put former South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem in the hospital.
WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- Homeland Security Secretary and former South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is in a Washington, D.C. hospital after reportedly having an allergic reaction. According to CNN, Noem was taken by ambulance yesterday afternoon. A DHS spokesperson says it was "out of an abundance of caution,&...
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Trump administration backs U.S. candidate to retain UN telecoms post
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.S. government on Wednesday backed a Biden-era nominee to stay in charge of a U.N. telecoms agency, underlining U.S. interest in global technologies in a relatively rare show of support for a multilateral body under...
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US Supreme Court sets test for which courts can hear EPA cases
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court established rules of the road on Wednesday to determine when lawsuits challenging actions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency related to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions should be hear...
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FAA air traffic overtime costs soar as hiring lags, report says
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Fed officials see two rate cuts in 2025, but overall turn hawkish
By Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. central bankers are increasingly split over the appropriate path of policy, with the median of fresh forecasts published on Wednesday still pointing to a half percentage point of rate cuts by year-end, but a ris...
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