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REAL ID compliant identification required to fly starting next week
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- You may face an unexpected delay in your next trip through the security checkpoint at the Sioux Falls airport. Starting a week from today, state-issued driver's licenses or identification that is not 'REAL ID" compliant will no longer be accepted by the TSA. Captain Adam Zishka of t...
12h ago

Downtown parking changes spark concerns
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- New parking fees and possible fines have at least one Sioux Falls City Councilor revisiting nightmares of Downtown Sioux Falls' past. Oversized pickups and SUV's will be ticketed starting Thursday, and you'll have to plug parking meters if you want to park curb side in downtown Sioux Fall...
12h ago
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Man arrested for groping 4 year old
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police have arrested a 27-year old man for sexual contact with a minor. The incident happened at about 4:15 Sunday morning at a hotel on West 12th street. Police Information Officer Sam Clemens says Darick Creek, a man described as a transient, entered an unlocked hotel room,...
13h ago
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Huron state senator appointed to bench
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- State Senator David Wheeler of Huron is becoming Circuit Judge Wheeler. Governor Larry Rhoden announced his appointment of Wheeler to the bench, who was serving his third term in the Senate prior to his resignation. His appointment vacates the District 22 Senate Seat. Governor Rhoden will co...
16h ago

Johnson, Rhoden lead the pack in first gubernatorial poll
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The first poll on South Dakota's 2026 Governor's race shows Dusty Johnson and Larry Rhoden leading the pack. The Poll was released Monday morning by South Dakota News Watch. Congressman Johnson comes in with 28-percent support, but Governor Rhoden is right there at 27-percent. Attorney Gener...
16h ago
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REAL ID compliant identification required to fly starting next week
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- You may face an unexpected delay in your next trip through the security checkpoint at the Sioux Falls airport. Starting a week from today, state-issued driver's licenses or identification that is not 'REAL ID" compliant will no longer be accepted by the TSA. Captain Adam Zishka of t...
12h ago

Downtown parking changes spark concerns
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- New parking fees and possible fines have at least one Sioux Falls City Councilor revisiting nightmares of Downtown Sioux Falls' past. Oversized pickups and SUV's will be ticketed starting Thursday, and you'll have to plug parking meters if you want to park curb side in downtown Sioux Fall...
12h ago
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Man arrested for groping 4 year old
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police have arrested a 27-year old man for sexual contact with a minor. The incident happened at about 4:15 Sunday morning at a hotel on West 12th street. Police Information Officer Sam Clemens says Darick Creek, a man described as a transient, entered an unlocked hotel room,...
13h ago
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Hibachi Grill re-opens; owners & managers facing charges
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The owners are under federal investigation for alleged immigration violations, but the Hibachi Grill and Buffet is back open for business in Sioux Falls. The restaurant appeared to be busy over the weekend. Four of the business' owners and managers are accused of hiring illegal immigrant...
16h ago
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No injuries, but heavy damage in early morning Sioux Falls mobile home fire
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls family escaped a mobile home fire without injury early Thursday morning. The fire happened at about five this morning in a mobile home park along Western Avenue near I-229. Sioux Falls fire and Rescue responded with five fire trucks and two support vehicles, knocking down t...
Apr 24, 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

Huron state senator appointed to bench
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- State Senator David Wheeler of Huron is becoming Circuit Judge Wheeler. Governor Larry Rhoden announced his appointment of Wheeler to the bench, who was serving his third term in the Senate prior to his resignation. His appointment vacates the District 22 Senate Seat. Governor Rhoden will co...
16h ago

Johnson, Rhoden lead the pack in first gubernatorial poll
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The first poll on South Dakota's 2026 Governor's race shows Dusty Johnson and Larry Rhoden leading the pack. The Poll was released Monday morning by South Dakota News Watch. Congressman Johnson comes in with 28-percent support, but Governor Rhoden is right there at 27-percent. Attorney Gener...
16h ago
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State employee in court on child porn and sexual exploitation charges
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- A South Dakota government employee is due in court today on child porn and sexual exploitation charges. 24-year old Mohammad Gosheh was arrested late last month in connection with a 15-year old North Carolina girl who wen missing. The girl was later found, but Gosheh allegedly asked her fo...
16h ago
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Officers justified in firing on suspect
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.COM) -- Officers were justified in shooting at a suspect in an armed standoff in Sioux Falls in early April. That's the conclusion of the Division of Criminal Investigation into efforts to arrest parole absconder Samir Albaidhani on April 1st. Attorney General Marty Jackley says it was an extrem...
Apr 25, 2025

State agencies team up with non-profit to fight against opioid overdose deaths
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- An Opioid drug settlement is giving South Dakota the tools to fight back and save lives from drug overdoses. The state departments of Health and Social Services teamed up with the Emily's Hope non-profit and the Attorney General's office to begin distributing Naloxone kits, which provide ...
Apr 25, 2025
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FBI starts using polygraph tests in internal leak investigations
(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has started using polygraph tests to aid investigations aimed at identifying the source of leaks emanating from within the law enforcement agency. "We can confirm the FBI has begun administering...
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White House names McNeill acting head of Transportation Security Administration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has tapped a former White House official to serve as the acting head of the 60,000-employee Transportation Security Administration. The TSA confirmed on Monday Ha Nguyen McNeill has been named deputy ...
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INEOS founder Jim Ratcliffe calls on Britain to cut environmental costs
LONDON (Reuters) -INEOS owner and a British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has called on the government to curb environmental costs on businesses, which he said, along with high energy costs, were driving investment away from the country. The call comes as ...
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US House Republicans wrestle with Trump tax cuts, Medicaid needs
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. Congress turn in earnest this week to their biggest challenge of Donald Trump's presidency: trying to bridge internal divisions over proposed cuts to Medicaid and popular green energy initia...
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US says UPenn's transgender policy illegal, demands return of athletic awards
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Education Department alleged on Monday that the University of Pennsylvania's policy on transgender athletes violated federal law that prohibits discrimination based on sex in programs that receive f...
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