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Energy of the crowd important to bull rider
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It will be three days of the fury of a two-thousand pound bull versus the determination of the cowboys that ride them. The Professional Bull Riders tour stops at the Denny Sanford Premier Center Friday night through Sunday. It's among the final events leading up to the PBR World Finals, ...
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Stabbing leaves Sioux Falls man dead
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police are investigating the city's third homicide of this year. They were called to 43rd and South Larch Avenue on the city's southwest side at about 4:30 Friday morning. Information Office Sam Clemens says officers found a man in an apartment building hallway suffering from...
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SDSU goes online with nursing degree
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- SDSU's Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing is going online. School officials say it will allow students to pursue their degree while helping to address the critical nursing shortage across South Dakota. The online option will only be available to students who live in South Dakota.
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Former DSS employee found guilty in $1.7-million theft
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- A former state employee is guilty of stealing more than 1.7-million dollars from the Department of Social Services. A Hughes County jury deliberated for just over an hour before handing down the verdict against Lonna Carroll. She admitted to taking money in a recorded conversation with invest...
2h ago

Homeless numbers on the rise in SD
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The number of homeless people is growing in South Dakota. At the end of January, there were more than 14-hundred people experiencing homelessness across the state. The problem is especially challenging for Native Americans living in the state's two largest cities.
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Energy of the crowd important to bull rider
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It will be three days of the fury of a two-thousand pound bull versus the determination of the cowboys that ride them. The Professional Bull Riders tour stops at the Denny Sanford Premier Center Friday night through Sunday. It's among the final events leading up to the PBR World Finals, ...
2h ago
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Stabbing leaves Sioux Falls man dead
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police are investigating the city's third homicide of this year. They were called to 43rd and South Larch Avenue on the city's southwest side at about 4:30 Friday morning. Information Office Sam Clemens says officers found a man in an apartment building hallway suffering from...
2h ago

SDSU goes online with nursing degree
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- SDSU's Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing is going online. School officials say it will allow students to pursue their degree while helping to address the critical nursing shortage across South Dakota. The online option will only be available to students who live in South Dakota.
2h ago
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Plea deal ends four year old Sioux Falls homicide and kidnapping case
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- More than four years after the fact, a suspect pleads guilty in a Sioux Falls kidnapping and murder case. Amir Beaudion pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2020 death of Pasqalina Badi. Beaudion kidnapped Badi in the parking lot of the east-side WalMart, killed her and abandoned her bod...
Apr 02, 2025
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Sioux Falls police officer wounded in confrontation with suspect
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is gathering evidence following two officer-involved shootings late Tuesday afternoon. One of those included a Sioux Falls Police officer being struck by a bullet. He was among several officers trying to arrest 25-year old Samir Albaidh...
Apr 02, 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

Former DSS employee found guilty in $1.7-million theft
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- A former state employee is guilty of stealing more than 1.7-million dollars from the Department of Social Services. A Hughes County jury deliberated for just over an hour before handing down the verdict against Lonna Carroll. She admitted to taking money in a recorded conversation with invest...
2h ago

Homeless numbers on the rise in SD
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The number of homeless people is growing in South Dakota. At the end of January, there were more than 14-hundred people experiencing homelessness across the state. The problem is especially challenging for Native Americans living in the state's two largest cities.
2h ago
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Area residents sound off on prison plans
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Area residents lined up to give their input on the state's plans for a new men's prison. Governor Larry Rhoden's "Project Prison Reset" Task force is receiving public comments this afternoon. Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken started things off, saying it's long past the time to ...
Apr 03, 2025

Regents approve first tuition rate increase in five years
ABERDEEN, SD (KELO.com) -- Now it's official. The South Dakota Board of Regents approved a 2.9-percent tuition rate hike today...after five consecutive years of holding tuition steady. Regents' Executive Director Nathan Lukkes says it's a delicate balance between affordability and maintaining quality programs for stu...
Apr 03, 2025
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Convictions in "largest meth conspiracy in SD history"
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- U-S Attorney Alison Ramsdell calls it one of the largest methamphetamine conspiracies in South Dakota history. 45-year old Christopher Spider of Crow Creek, South Dakota and Lance Brunsting of Colorado were convicted of conspiracy to distribute hundreds of pounds of meth during a trial in...
Apr 03, 2025
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North Carolina judges open door to tossing 60,000 ballots in high court race
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A North Carolina appeals court on Friday sided with a Republican candidate for a seat on the state's top court who is contesting the results of November's election by finding that thousands of the ballots cast should not be c...
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