PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- State sales tax revenues are falling short as the end of the budget year approaches. A slow economy and a recent sales tax cut are pulling revenues lower. Members of a governor-appointed panel are concerned that President Trump's push for tariffs could slow spending even more. Sales tax coll...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Time is running short for the Governor's Project Prison Reset Task force to come up with answers. The Task Force will only meet two more times before being asked to make a recommendation on what and where to build a facility to ease overcrowding in the prison system. Attorney General Marty Ja...

ROSEBUD RESERVATION, SD (KELO.com) -- The Rosebud Sioux Tribe has declared a state of emergency. Tribal leaders say methamphetamine trafficking, drug use and gun violence have created a crisis on the Reservation. Tribal President Kathleen Wooden Knife is calling for immediate intervention from federal agencies, and i...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Local opposition is building against proposed sites for a new men's state penitentiary. Lincoln County residents packed the County Commission meeting room Tuesday night, voicing their opposition to all of the proposed sites in Lincoln County. Commissioners approved a compromise statement...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sanford Health is unveiling cutting-edge lab technology that's the first of its kind in the U.S. It uses artificial intelligence and is called Molecular Process Optimization. It speeds up test results, freeing up lab staff. Sanford is just the 11th lab in the world to install the techno...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Local opposition is building against proposed sites for a new men's state penitentiary. Lincoln County residents packed the County Commission meeting room Tuesday night, voicing their opposition to all of the proposed sites in Lincoln County. Commissioners approved a compromise statement...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sanford Health is unveiling cutting-edge lab technology that's the first of its kind in the U.S. It uses artificial intelligence and is called Molecular Process Optimization. It speeds up test results, freeing up lab staff. Sanford is just the 11th lab in the world to install the techno...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Nothing says summer like a bunch of traffic cones, roadblocks and detours. That being the case, welcome to summer! The Cliff Avenue project is about to get serious in terms of its impact on traffic flow. Cliff Avenue will be closed to traffic near the I-229 interchange project starting W...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota's summer travel season kicks off with more cars and lower gas prices. More people are expected to hit the road across the state this Memorial Day weekend, according to Triple A. Campgrounds like Jellystone near Sioux Falls say they're ready, rain or shine. Gas prices are also ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Some clouds on the horizon for Sioux Falls' future city budgets. Sales taxes are lagging again this year, taking revenues lower than projected. They're expected to recover, but property tax reform is expected to bite into future revenues, and federal funds are also being cut. For the ti...

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) -- State sales tax revenues are falling short as the end of the budget year approaches. A slow economy and a recent sales tax cut are pulling revenues lower. Members of a governor-appointed panel are concerned that President Trump's push for tariffs could slow spending even more. Sales tax coll...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Time is running short for the Governor's Project Prison Reset Task force to come up with answers. The Task Force will only meet two more times before being asked to make a recommendation on what and where to build a facility to ease overcrowding in the prison system. Attorney General Marty Ja...

ROSEBUD RESERVATION, SD (KELO.com) -- The Rosebud Sioux Tribe has declared a state of emergency. Tribal leaders say methamphetamine trafficking, drug use and gun violence have created a crisis on the Reservation. Tribal President Kathleen Wooden Knife is calling for immediate intervention from federal agencies, and i...

MADISON, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota appears to be inching closer to playing a major role as host to social media giant Tik Tok. Governor Larry Rhoden is touring the state with Wyoming billionaire businessman Reid Rasner. Rasner's 47-billion dollar bid is the highest offered for the Chinese owned platform. If his ...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The Board of Regents says nearly three-fourths of the state's most recent college and university grads are staying in South Dakota, at least for their first jobs. That extends a trend that's been a major focus for state leaders. At the same time, only one fourth of the grads that came from ou...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Termination notices are expected to go out to all remaining Voice of America employees this week, Politico reported on Wednesday, likely marking the end for a media broadcaster founded in 1942 to counter Nazi propaganda. The termi...