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Police searching for suspects in kidnapping and homicide cases
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are still searching for one of the main suspects in last week's kidnapping of a one year old boy. Javion Bluebird was abducted at gunpoint from his Grandmother's home Thursday night. Two females were arrested when the infant was found unharmed in an apartment Friday af...
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Governor Rhoden hits the road with business promotion
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Governor Larry Rhoden is wasting no time in launching his "Open for Opportunity Tour". That's a slight variation of the "Open for Business" campaign touted by former Governor Kristi Noem. Governor Rhoden is kicking off a tour of communities across the state in Sioux Falls ...
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Yankton meat packer closes its doors with no warning
YANKTON, SD (KELO.com) -- They showed up for work this morning - and discovered they no longer had jobs. That was the shock faced by about 300 employees at Cimpl Meats in Yankton. Yankton Thrive CEO Nancy Wenande says city officials learned of the move at the same time as employees. Cimpl Meats has been a fixture in...
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Old bridge across Missouri River comes down with a bang
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- With a huge explosion that stretched from shoreline to shoreline, the steel girders of the John C. Waldron Memorial Bridge over the Missouri River between Pierre and Fort Pierre came down this morning. Officials closed off a one-thousand foot safety perimeter and stopped traffic over the new b...
5h ago

Property rights swings political pendulum to empower populist leadership in SD GOP
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota Legislators and state government leaders are busy measuring the accomplishments of the 2025 legislative session. For some, the biggest achievement is stripping eminent domain powers from Carbon Capture pipeline companies...a battle that has raged in the legislature for nearly four...
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Police searching for suspects in kidnapping and homicide cases
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are still searching for one of the main suspects in last week's kidnapping of a one year old boy. Javion Bluebird was abducted at gunpoint from his Grandmother's home Thursday night. Two females were arrested when the infant was found unharmed in an apartment Friday af...
5h ago

Yankton meat packer closes its doors with no warning
YANKTON, SD (KELO.com) -- They showed up for work this morning - and discovered they no longer had jobs. That was the shock faced by about 300 employees at Cimpl Meats in Yankton. Yankton Thrive CEO Nancy Wenande says city officials learned of the move at the same time as employees. Cimpl Meats has been a fixture in...
5h ago
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Sioux Falls Amber Alert
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Law enforcement officials have issued an Amber Alert for a one year old child who was abducted in Sioux Falls at about 9:30pm Thursday. Javion Bluebird was last seen wearing a gray nylon shirt, Pampers diaper and white crew socks. He was forcibly abducted from his grandmother's home in S...
Mar 14, 2025

Sex offender arrested for loitering near elementary school
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A registered sex offender is accused of loitering near a Sioux Falls elementary school. Fifty-five-year-old Rodney Johnson was convicted in 2021 of possessing child porn. He was spotted driving slowly near Sonia Sotomayor Elementary School multiple times. He was arrested Monday and booked ...
Mar 12, 2025
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Two residents injured in Sunday morning house fire
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Two Sioux Falls residents were injured in a house fire on North Main Avenue early Sunday morning. Fire crews searched the home, while providing care for the injured residents - one of whom was hospitalized. No one else was found inside, but the family has been displaced due to the damage...
Mar 10, 2025
Local Sports

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

Sioux Falls entrepreneur ready for football
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...
Aug 10, 2024
State News

Governor Rhoden hits the road with business promotion
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Governor Larry Rhoden is wasting no time in launching his "Open for Opportunity Tour". That's a slight variation of the "Open for Business" campaign touted by former Governor Kristi Noem. Governor Rhoden is kicking off a tour of communities across the state in Sioux Falls ...
5h ago

Old bridge across Missouri River comes down with a bang
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- With a huge explosion that stretched from shoreline to shoreline, the steel girders of the John C. Waldron Memorial Bridge over the Missouri River between Pierre and Fort Pierre came down this morning. Officials closed off a one-thousand foot safety perimeter and stopped traffic over the new b...
5h ago

Property rights swings political pendulum to empower populist leadership in SD GOP
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota Legislators and state government leaders are busy measuring the accomplishments of the 2025 legislative session. For some, the biggest achievement is stripping eminent domain powers from Carbon Capture pipeline companies...a battle that has raged in the legislature for nearly four...
5h ago

House fails to override childcare assistance veto
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- So far, Governor Rhoden has only vetoed one bill. His veto survived a state House vote Thursday morning. The measure would have provided childcare assistance payments to childcare workers. Sponsor Representative Erin Healey of Sioux Falls tried to rally support to override the veto. The Hous...
Mar 14, 2025

Legislators end session with some of the same questions they faced at beginning
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The main run of the 2025 South Dakota Legislature wrapped up at the end of business Thursday. As they crossed the finish line, lawmakers were wrestling with many of the same issues they faced when they arrived at the beginning of January. There will be a summer study committee on property tax...
Mar 14, 2025
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