PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Governor Larry Rhoden has appointed the new commissioner for the Governor's Office of Economic Development. Bill Even of Tea currently serves as the CEO of the National Pork Board in Des Moines, and served in a number of state government positions under former Governor Mike Rounds. Rhoden cal...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- You may soon be paying more to fund road projects if you live in Minnehaha County. County Highway Superintendent Jacob Maras is recommending the first increase in the county wheel tax in 30 years. Maras says a lot has changed in that time. The proposed increase would cost an extra four d...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Chalk up another victory for opponents of Summit Carbon Solution's proposed Carbon Capture pipeline in South Dakota. Brian Jorde, the attorney for those opponents, told the Public Utilities commission some of his clients have declared they will never sign an easement for Summit to bury the pip...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Save yourself some grief by asking to see their permit. That's the advice of Sioux Falls Police Information Officer Sam Clemens. He says there have been some complaints about door-to-door peddlers operating in the city. Clemens says they're required to have a state sales tax license and...

LENNOX, SD (KELO.com) -- A 60-year old Sioux Falls man is dead and another injured in a single-vehicle accident near Lennox Monday evening. Their vehicle went off the road, entered a ditch and rolled, at which time the passenger was ejected. The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver suffered serious...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- You may soon be paying more to fund road projects if you live in Minnehaha County. County Highway Superintendent Jacob Maras is recommending the first increase in the county wheel tax in 30 years. Maras says a lot has changed in that time. The proposed increase would cost an extra four d...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Save yourself some grief by asking to see their permit. That's the advice of Sioux Falls Police Information Officer Sam Clemens. He says there have been some complaints about door-to-door peddlers operating in the city. Clemens says they're required to have a state sales tax license and...

LENNOX, SD (KELO.com) -- A 60-year old Sioux Falls man is dead and another injured in a single-vehicle accident near Lennox Monday evening. Their vehicle went off the road, entered a ditch and rolled, at which time the passenger was ejected. The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver suffered serious...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police have released the identity of the man who died in a deadly stabbing incident last week. Virgil Hawk Wing died after being stabbed during a fight at an apartment complex at 43rd and South Larch. Kaleb Martin of Alliance, Nebraska is charged with murder and manslaughter....

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A familiar name has become the first to official toss his hat into the ring for the 2026 Sioux Falls Mayoral Race. David Zokaites will try again - after at least two unsuccessful mayoral candidacies and one city council run that came up short. He appears frequently in City Council meetin...

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.

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...

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...

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,...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Are you ready for some football? One local entrepreneur is ready, too! Sioux Falls native Gio Oromo is mixing his love of sports history with his business mind. Oromo, a Senior Marketing major at USD has opened his business "Cosy Thrifts". He specializes in sports merchandise l...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Governor Larry Rhoden has appointed the new commissioner for the Governor's Office of Economic Development. Bill Even of Tea currently serves as the CEO of the National Pork Board in Des Moines, and served in a number of state government positions under former Governor Mike Rounds. Rhoden cal...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Chalk up another victory for opponents of Summit Carbon Solution's proposed Carbon Capture pipeline in South Dakota. Brian Jorde, the attorney for those opponents, told the Public Utilities commission some of his clients have declared they will never sign an easement for Summit to bury the pip...

WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- An Easter Sunday family dinner led to the theft of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's purse. Officials say a suspect wearing a medical mask sitting next to Noem's table slid her purse away with his foot before walking out of the restaurant. She lost about three-thousand dollars in ...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The effort to bring TikTok operations to South Dakota appears to be moving forward. Wyoming businessman Reid Rasner's company - Rasner Media - is offering over 47-billion dollars for the company. If his bid goes through, he'd like to consider placing some elements of the company in the state....

MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- Local South Dakota libraries are thriving, despite state and federal budget cuts. State legislators softened the blow at the state level, but still cut some state funding. At the same time, librarians in Redfield and Mitchell tell South Dakota News Watch that they're seeing growth in visito...

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