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...

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...

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...

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...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- He's offering hints - but no details yet. Governor Larry Rhoden says his office is working on a plan to generate more revenue for the state. At a news conference Thursday afternoon, the Governor offered the hint that it's an alternative funding source, but so far, he isn't saying what that so...

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...

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 ...

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...

BRANDON, SD (KELO.com) -- The cause of death in an armed standoff in Brandon last month has been determined to be smoke inhalation and an apparent drug overdose. Attorney General Marty Jackley says that's the outcome of the initial investigation into the death of 43-year old Abe Boushee. He fired shots at U-S Marshal...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Two people lost their lives in separate accidents in Sioux Falls shortly after 5pm Sunday afternoon. 38-year old Natasha Jones' vehicle side-swiped another vehicle on North Cliff avenue, and collided with a parked front-end loader. About a half hour later, 20-year old Joseph Santucci los...

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) -- 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...

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...

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...

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...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- He's offering hints - but no details yet. Governor Larry Rhoden says his office is working on a plan to generate more revenue for the state. At a news conference Thursday afternoon, the Governor offered the hint that it's an alternative funding source, but so far, he isn't saying what that so...

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