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Summit Carbon Solutions facing deadline
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Summit Carbon Solutions has less than two weeks to offer a plan on how it moves forward on building a carbon capture pipeline through South Dakota. The Public Utilities Commission denied Summit's request for an indefinite suspension of is permit application to build the line. The company is t...
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Hibachi owners face potential deportation
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The owners of the Hibachi Grill and Buffet in Sioux Falls restaurant face potential deportation after their arrest for allegedly harboring illegal workers. The government views them as a flight risk, and is arguing in court to keep them in custody. They're accused of housing illegal imm...
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Dell Rapids student faces misdemeanor for gun in vehicle
DELL RAPIDS,SD (KELO.com) -- Leaving your shotgun in the trunk of your car can lead to trouble - a lesson learned the hard way for a Dell Rapids High School student. A drug-sniffing dog that was part of a routine lockdown drill held on Thursday alerted authorities to the problem. School officials believe the student...
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Police Chief gets a "kick" out of mentoriing
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A good mentor can make the difference between time behind bars or a life well-lived. That is a message Sioux Falls Police Chief Jon Thum champions whenever he can. Friday morning he was working to recruit coaches for the city's neighborhood soccer program. By the way, the chief practices...
10h ago
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Former contract worker pleads guilty in Department of Health fraud case
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Another guilty plea in a fraud case involving a state employee. Attorney General Marty Jackley says Renee Strong of Springfield has pleaded guilty to four forgery-related charges. She was accused of falsifying food service inspection reports so she could be paid for work she never performed w...
Apr 09, 2025
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Hibachi owners face potential deportation
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The owners of the Hibachi Grill and Buffet in Sioux Falls restaurant face potential deportation after their arrest for allegedly harboring illegal workers. The government views them as a flight risk, and is arguing in court to keep them in custody. They're accused of housing illegal imm...
9h ago
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Dell Rapids student faces misdemeanor for gun in vehicle
DELL RAPIDS,SD (KELO.com) -- Leaving your shotgun in the trunk of your car can lead to trouble - a lesson learned the hard way for a Dell Rapids High School student. A drug-sniffing dog that was part of a routine lockdown drill held on Thursday alerted authorities to the problem. School officials believe the student...
9h ago
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Police Chief gets a "kick" out of mentoriing
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A good mentor can make the difference between time behind bars or a life well-lived. That is a message Sioux Falls Police Chief Jon Thum champions whenever he can. Friday morning he was working to recruit coaches for the city's neighborhood soccer program. By the way, the chief practices...
10h ago
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Parking changes about to take effect in Downtown Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- We're about to see some changes in Downtown Sioux Falls parking. Large pickups and SUV's will face a 15-dollar fine for parking in a four-block area of Phillips Avenue starting next month. That change was approved unanimously by the City Commission last fall. Sioux Falls Public Parking ...
Apr 09, 2025
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Strong first quarter for Sioux Falls construction
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Construction and development are off to a strong start in Sioux Falls this year. 229-million dollars worth of construction permits were issued in the first quarter, compared to 160-million a year ago. Chief Building Official Neil King says large projects like C-J Foods, Silencer Central ...
Apr 08, 2025
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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
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Summit Carbon Solutions facing deadline
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Summit Carbon Solutions has less than two weeks to offer a plan on how it moves forward on building a carbon capture pipeline through South Dakota. The Public Utilities Commission denied Summit's request for an indefinite suspension of is permit application to build the line. The company is t...
9h ago

Former contract worker pleads guilty in Department of Health fraud case
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Another guilty plea in a fraud case involving a state employee. Attorney General Marty Jackley says Renee Strong of Springfield has pleaded guilty to four forgery-related charges. She was accused of falsifying food service inspection reports so she could be paid for work she never performed w...
Apr 09, 2025
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DEI programs in schools threaten federal education funding
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Schools across the country are being warned they could lose federal education funding if they maintain DEI programs. They have to sign a letter of assurance by April 13th to avoid the loss of funds. State Education Secretary Joe Graves hasn't said how South Dakota will respond. Minnesota and...
Apr 09, 2025
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Summit Carbon Solutions CO2 pipeline officials to appear before PUC
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- We may get an idea of what the future holds for a proposed carbon capture pipeline through South Dakota on Thursday. Summit Carbon Solutions' application for a construction permit is on the docket for the Public Utilities Commission. Last month, the company asked the PUC to indefinitely suspe...
Apr 09, 2025

Intense search for missing Rosebud woman
PARMALEE, SD (KELO.com) -- Rosebud Tribal Police and family members are seeking the public's help in locating a missing young woman. 22-year old Savannah Standing Bear of Parmalee sent a text to her mother in the early morning hours of March 25, saying she was leaving the family's home for a time with two friends, and...
Apr 05, 2025
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Trump administration cannot freeze Maine school lunch funds over transgender athlete policy, judge rules
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration cannot cut off Maine's federal school lunch funding over the state's refusal to ban transgender women from sports, a federal judge ruled on Friday. U.S. District Judge John Woodcock Jr. did not we...
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LA judge allows resentencing hearing for Menendez brothers to go ahead
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Southern California Edison lays out $925 million plan to rebuild after LA wildfires
(Reuters) -Southern California Edison (SCE), a subsidiary of utility Edison International, said on Friday it had submitted an initial plan to rebuild the areas within its service territory that were devastated by the Los Angeles wildfires in January. T...
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North Carolina top court rules to count most ballots challenged in judicial race
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