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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...
19h ago
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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...
20h ago
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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...
20h ago

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 ...
20h ago
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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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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 ...
20h ago
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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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Suspect arrested in robbery at grocery store parking lot
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- 20-year old Peyton LeClaire is facing robbery charges - for the third time in just over a year. He's accused of attacking a woman who was putting groceries into her car at a downtown grocery store. He allegedly hit her several times in the head and threatened to shoot her before stealing...
Apr 08, 2025
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Police looking for motive in latest homicide
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- He was released from prison less than a month ago. Now 35-year old Jordan Adams faces murder and manslaughter charges in the stabbing death of a 45-year old Sioux Falls man. So far, Police haven't been able to determine a motive behind the incident. Several people witnessed the stabbing...
Apr 08, 2025
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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, ...
Apr 04, 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
State News

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...
19h ago
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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...
20h ago
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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...
20h ago

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

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...
Apr 04, 2025
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ATF deputy director retires under pressure from Trump administration, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The deputy director of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has resigned after being given the option to leave or be removed from his post, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday...
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US close to trade deals with trading partners, White House's Hassett says
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Republican-controlled US House to try again on Trump tax cuts bill
By Bo Erickson and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will try again on Thursday to pass a measure to move forward on extending President Donald Trump's tax cuts, following a delay caused by part...
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US weekly jobless claims rise marginally
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