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Early morning gas station shooting leaves man in critical condition
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A 24 year old man is hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in Sioux Falls early Tuesday morning. It happened at a gas station near 24th and Minnesota Avenue shortly after one this morning. Two men were in the parking lot when a third man arrived. Information Officer Sam Cl...
11h ago
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Prison Task Force narrowing options for prison upgrades
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The Project Prison Reset Task Force is back at work in Pierre today, looking for solutions to overcrowding and poor conditions in the men's prison system. They're hearing recommendations from a consulting firm that says the state's prison needs may be double what officials have been considerin...
11h ago
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Tariffs being felt in manufacturing sector
OMAHA, NE (KELO.com) -- South Dakota's Manufacturing economy slumped in May, with manufacturing exports dropping by nearly 18-percent from last year. That's on par with what's happening throughout the region. Creighton University's Mid-America Index shows over 12-thousand manufacturing jobs lost. Creighton economist...
18h ago
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SWAT teams involved in search warrant; Kiwanis Avenue closed
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Part of Kiwanis Avenue was closed Monday evening as Sioux Falls Police executed a search warrant. Police and Sheriff's Department SWAT teams were involved in the operation. The warrant is part of an ongoing investigation that involves juveniles, so authorities can't release further detai...
18h ago

South Dakota's first measles case of 2025
RAPID CITY, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota has its first measles case of 2025. an adult in Meade County developed a measles infection while traveling internationally. State epidemiologist Dr. Joshua Clayton says measles is a highly contagious viral disease and spreads through the air from an infected person. People m...
18h ago
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Early morning gas station shooting leaves man in critical condition
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A 24 year old man is hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in Sioux Falls early Tuesday morning. It happened at a gas station near 24th and Minnesota Avenue shortly after one this morning. Two men were in the parking lot when a third man arrived. Information Officer Sam Cl...
11h ago
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SWAT teams involved in search warrant; Kiwanis Avenue closed
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Part of Kiwanis Avenue was closed Monday evening as Sioux Falls Police executed a search warrant. Police and Sheriff's Department SWAT teams were involved in the operation. The warrant is part of an ongoing investigation that involves juveniles, so authorities can't release further detai...
18h ago

Area accidents claim two lives
HUMBOLDT, SD (KELO.com) -- A man is dead and a woman hospitalized following an early Saturday morning accident at the intersection of Highways 19 and 38 at Humboldt. The vehicle failed to stop at the intersection and crashed into a grove of trees. Meanwhile, a Flandreau man died in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning o...
18h ago

Townhome fire displaces several families
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- An early morning fire displaced several people from their homes in central Sioux Falls Friday morning, but thankfully, there weren't any serious injuries. A number of Townhome tenants were trapped on a balcony when firefighters arrived about about 4:45am. They were quickly rescued and th...
May 30, 2025

Multiple inmate assaults in Penitentiary - gang involvement suspected
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is examining reports of multiple assaults involving inmates at the state Penitentiary in Sioux Falls this week. Attorney General Marty Jackley says there's evidence of gang involvement, and says the cases will be prosecuted fully. The a...
May 29, 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

Prison Task Force narrowing options for prison upgrades
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The Project Prison Reset Task Force is back at work in Pierre today, looking for solutions to overcrowding and poor conditions in the men's prison system. They're hearing recommendations from a consulting firm that says the state's prison needs may be double what officials have been considerin...
11h ago
Steve Mays / CC

Tariffs being felt in manufacturing sector
OMAHA, NE (KELO.com) -- South Dakota's Manufacturing economy slumped in May, with manufacturing exports dropping by nearly 18-percent from last year. That's on par with what's happening throughout the region. Creighton University's Mid-America Index shows over 12-thousand manufacturing jobs lost. Creighton economist...
18h ago
Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC

South Dakota's first measles case of 2025
RAPID CITY, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota has its first measles case of 2025. an adult in Meade County developed a measles infection while traveling internationally. State epidemiologist Dr. Joshua Clayton says measles is a highly contagious viral disease and spreads through the air from an infected person. People m...
18h ago
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Health Department employee charged with falsifying personal medical marijuana card
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- A Pierre woman has been charged with four counts of falsifying her own medical marijuana card while working as an employee of the South Dakota Department of Health. 24-year old Alexandra Feiner could face up to ten years in prison if convicted of the charges against her. Attorney General Mart...
18h ago
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Project Prison Reset Task Force resuming work on prison issues
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Project Prison Reset Task force members will be back at work today as they gather in Pierre. Committee members will tour women's prison facilities in Pierre before convening in the state Capitol. They'll hear an in depth report from a consultant and work on narrowing their choices for a locat...
18h ago
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Taiwan's ambitious drive for renewable energy troubles some fishing communities
By Ann Wang and Annabelle Chih YUNLIN, Taiwan (Reuters) -Taiwan has set an ambitious goal to develop green, renewable energy as it seeks to play its part in tackling climate change, and the banks of wind farms visible in the haze off its blustery weste...
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New Orleans jail escapee posts social media video proclaiming innocence
(Reuters) -A purported New Orleans jail escapee asked President Donald Trump and "the world" for help to get a defense lawyer to prove his innocence, in a social media video posted on Tuesday. Antoine Massey is one of two fugitives still at large from ...
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Judge extends ban on Trump administration canceling COVID school aid
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge in Manhattan has extended an injunction banning the Trump administration from canceling unspent funding to help elementary and high schools in 16 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., address the COVI...
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Justice Department accuses two Chinese researchers of smuggling 'potential agroterrorism weapon' into US
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. federal prosecutors have accused two Chinese nationals of smuggling a dangerous biological pathogen that had the potential to be used as an agricultural terrorism weapon into the United States for research. The...
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