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Mitchell man headed to prison for 23 years for meth operation
Mitchell, SD (KELO.com) -- A Mitchell man is headed to federal prison for 23 years for his part in a large meth ring that was operating in the Rapid City area. 43-year old Cory Linderman is the final person to be sentenced in the case. The combined sentences of the six people involved totals 120 years in prison.
6h ago
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Another multimillion-dollar payment for the state of South Dakota in a national opioid settlement
Pierre, SD (Kelo.com) -- Another multimillion-dollar payment for the state of South Dakota in a national opioid settlement. Attorney General Marty Jackley says the state has received two million dollars from Janssen Pharmaceuticals. That is part of a larger deal with Johnson & Johnson.
6h ago
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The South Dakota Department of Health is taking action to curb a measles outbreak in the state.
Pierre, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Department of Health is taking action to curb a measles outbreak in the state. The DOH is sponsoring a series of public vaccination clinics over the next three weeks. The clinics are all in the central and western part of the state, where four measles cases have been reported.
7h ago

South Dakota lawmakers are studying ways to meet the needs of intellectually disabled residents.
Pierre, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota lawmakers are studying ways to meet the needs of intellectually disabled residents. A summer study committee met for the first time yesterday and gave organizations that provide services a week to recommend their best ideas to the committee. Legislators are looking for ways to make...
7h ago

Google grants DSU in Madison a million-dollar grant for cyber security
Madison, SD (KELO.com) -- Dakota State University in Madison is already a national leader in cyber security. Now it's stepping up its game even more thanks to a million-dollar grant from Google. The grant enabled DSU to open a new clinic that gives students experience and provides online security to businesses and gove...
7h ago
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Minnehaha County Commission approves wheel tax increase
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Heavy vehicles are hard on road conditions, and in Minnehaha County, they'll bear the brunt of a higher wheel tax. County Commissioners unanimously approved an increase in the county wheel tax for vehicles weighing more than six-thousand pounds. The rate goes from four dollars per wheel ...
Jun 18, 2025
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Sorting out the pro's and con's of competing election dates
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's a case of dueling election dates in Sioux Falls City Hall. City Councilors approved first reading of three election-related proposals last night. Two of them deal with the timing of next year's city election. A new state law requires the election to be held in conjunction with the ...
Jun 18, 2025

Car/Truck accident takes life of local man, closes I-29
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man died in a collision with a semi-truck, that blocked part of I-29 late Tuesday night. He was traveling north in a construction zone near 26th street, next to the semi, which was pulling double trailers. The trailer wheels struck a concrete barrier, sending the second tra...
Jun 18, 2025

Friday will be the last of operations for the "Eat Well Sioux Falls Mobile Market"
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The doors are closing on the "Eat Well Sioux Falls Mobile Market"...but supporters are hoping it's temporary. The Mobile Market was launched nearly two years ago as a pilot project of Sioux Falls Thrive to make affordable groceries available to neighborhoods that don't have groc...
Jun 17, 2025

New hemp facility in Wakonda, SD set to open this fall.
WAKONDA, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota leads the nation in hemp harvests, but most of it still gets processed out of state. That's about to change with a new hemp facility in Wakonda set to open this fall. Dakota Hemp's plant will handle up to three-thousand acres of hemp each year, almost as much as the whole state ...
Jun 17, 2025
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University of South Dakota will benefit from the House v. NCAA lawsuit settlement
VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- The University of South Dakota is opting into the NCAA settlement tied to the House v. NCAA lawsuit. That move means USD can now share revenue directly with student-athletes, and keep all current athletes on the roster. Athletic Director Jon Schemmel says the decision won't hurt the schoo...
Jun 18, 2025

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
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Mitchell man headed to prison for 23 years for meth operation
Mitchell, SD (KELO.com) -- A Mitchell man is headed to federal prison for 23 years for his part in a large meth ring that was operating in the Rapid City area. 43-year old Cory Linderman is the final person to be sentenced in the case. The combined sentences of the six people involved totals 120 years in prison.
6h ago
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Another multimillion-dollar payment for the state of South Dakota in a national opioid settlement
Pierre, SD (Kelo.com) -- Another multimillion-dollar payment for the state of South Dakota in a national opioid settlement. Attorney General Marty Jackley says the state has received two million dollars from Janssen Pharmaceuticals. That is part of a larger deal with Johnson & Johnson.
6h ago
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The South Dakota Department of Health is taking action to curb a measles outbreak in the state.
Pierre, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Department of Health is taking action to curb a measles outbreak in the state. The DOH is sponsoring a series of public vaccination clinics over the next three weeks. The clinics are all in the central and western part of the state, where four measles cases have been reported.
7h ago

South Dakota lawmakers are studying ways to meet the needs of intellectually disabled residents.
Pierre, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota lawmakers are studying ways to meet the needs of intellectually disabled residents. A summer study committee met for the first time yesterday and gave organizations that provide services a week to recommend their best ideas to the committee. Legislators are looking for ways to make...
7h ago

Google grants DSU in Madison a million-dollar grant for cyber security
Madison, SD (KELO.com) -- Dakota State University in Madison is already a national leader in cyber security. Now it's stepping up its game even more thanks to a million-dollar grant from Google. The grant enabled DSU to open a new clinic that gives students experience and provides online security to businesses and gove...
7h ago
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