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Amtrak service in South Dakota?
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Will new train service begin chugging through South Dakota? A Senate Committee has concurred with a House resolution showing support for bringing Amtrak passenger rail service to South Dakota. Dan Bilka with All Aboard Northwest says research done on the expansion of Amtrak shows the potentia...
3h ago
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Sentence handed down in Lake Andes manslaughter case
LAKE ANDES, S.D. (KELKO.com) -- Eighty five years. That's the sentence for a Lake Andes man after earlier pleading guilty to one count of first-degree manslaughter in the stabbing death of another man in May 2024. Mackenzie Antelope, 18, was sentenced Friday in Charles Mix County Circuit Court. He was sentenced to 85 y...
3h ago
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Accused embezzler prosecution to begin
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) -- An accused embezzler will begin to face the music for her actions. Lonna Carroll of Algona, IA, is charged with stealing an estimated $1.8 million in state and federal funds from the South Dakota Department of Social Services. The Attorney General's Office in 2024 indicted Carroll on two felo...
3h ago
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Street racing bill has one final hurdle
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls area law enforcement officials are hopeful a bill to help them deal with street racing clears its final hurdle of receiving Governor Rhoden's signature. The South Dakota House has given final legislative approval to a bill that increases penalties. The bill came from law officers ...
22h ago
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Ingestion bill waiting for Governor's signature
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Both chambers of the South Dakota legislature agree: First-time drug ingestion offenders should not face a felony charge. The state House voted 37-33 yesterday to change state law, saying the stigma of being a felon often pushes offenders into deeper addiction and crime. Sioux Falls Represent...
22h ago
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Madison prom to feature breathalyzer tests
MADISON, SD (KELO.com) -- The Madison School District is working to cut down on the amount of alcohol consumed by students during prom. The school is working with Madison police to conduct breathalyzer tests throughout prom night. Principal Adam Shaw says more schools are following the practice in an effort to keep s...
23h ago
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Trial delayed for suspect in Moody County Deputy's death
FLANDREAU, SD (KELO.com) -- The trial date for the man accused of killing Moody County Chief Deputy Ken Prorok in a high-speed chase last February, has been pushed back. Joseph Hoek's first-degree murder trial, originally set for May, has been pushed to October. Hoek's attorney requested the delay to conduct more psy...
23h ago
Delay requested in trial for man accused of killing Moody County Deputy Sheriff
FLANDREAU, SD (KELO.com) -- The man charged with murdering Moody County Deputy Sheriff Ken Prorok last February during a pursuit is asking for a delay in the trial as he faces the death penalty. Joseph Hoek is set to appear in a motions hearing at the Moody County Courthouse this afternoon. The first-degree murder tr...
Feb 27, 2025

Former Sioux Falls pastor arrested on sex charges
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A former Sioux Falls pastor is behind bars on sex charges. Authorities say Patrick Anderson is accused of having unwanted sexual contact with four victims between April and August of last year. All of the victims are adults. He's currently in the Minnehaha County Jail on a ten-thousand-...
Feb 27, 2025
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SWAT teams close off area near Sherman Park
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- There's no danger to the public following a heavy police presence on the west side of Sioux Falls Monday evening. SWAT teams from the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office were deployed. According to authorities, they teamed up with Sioux Falls Police to serve two search warrants in a case i...
Feb 25, 2025
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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.
23h ago

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...
23h ago

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

Amtrak service in South Dakota?
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Will new train service begin chugging through South Dakota? A Senate Committee has concurred with a House resolution showing support for bringing Amtrak passenger rail service to South Dakota. Dan Bilka with All Aboard Northwest says research done on the expansion of Amtrak shows the potentia...
3h ago
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Sentence handed down in Lake Andes manslaughter case
LAKE ANDES, S.D. (KELKO.com) -- Eighty five years. That's the sentence for a Lake Andes man after earlier pleading guilty to one count of first-degree manslaughter in the stabbing death of another man in May 2024. Mackenzie Antelope, 18, was sentenced Friday in Charles Mix County Circuit Court. He was sentenced to 85 y...
3h ago
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Accused embezzler prosecution to begin
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) -- An accused embezzler will begin to face the music for her actions. Lonna Carroll of Algona, IA, is charged with stealing an estimated $1.8 million in state and federal funds from the South Dakota Department of Social Services. The Attorney General's Office in 2024 indicted Carroll on two felo...
3h ago
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Street racing bill has one final hurdle
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls area law enforcement officials are hopeful a bill to help them deal with street racing clears its final hurdle of receiving Governor Rhoden's signature. The South Dakota House has given final legislative approval to a bill that increases penalties. The bill came from law officers ...
22h ago
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Ingestion bill waiting for Governor's signature
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Both chambers of the South Dakota legislature agree: First-time drug ingestion offenders should not face a felony charge. The state House voted 37-33 yesterday to change state law, saying the stigma of being a felon often pushes offenders into deeper addiction and crime. Sioux Falls Represent...
22h ago
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Musk's DOGE fires federal tech team that built free tax-filing site
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has pulled the plug on a team of tech-savvy civil servants that helped build the IRS's free tax-filing service and revamped websites across government, according to an email sent ove...
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Van Gogh Museum presents LEGO bricks version of Sunflowers
By Stephanie van den Berg AMSTERDAM - Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum has joined forces with the Danish toy brick-maker LEGO to create a build-your-own version of Vincent Van Gogh's "Sunflowers". Standing in front of Van Gogh's 1889 masterpiece, one of...
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US judge further blocks Trump's order curbing youth gender-affirming care
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal judge late Friday extended an order blocking U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from withholding federal funding from medical providers in four Democratic-led states that provide gender-affirming care to t...
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Prints and punk among 'Versace superheroes' at Milan Fashion Week
MILAN (Reuters) - Versace mixed prints, sharp tailoring and punk in its latest collection on the catwalk at Milan Fashion Week, as speculation mounted over a possible sale of the Italian luxury label. Designer Donatella Versace opened the autumn-wi...
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