SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Penitentiary has a new Warden. Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko announced the hiring of Joseph Roemmich, who has been the warden of a correctional center in New Mexico. Wasko says, "Joseph has extensive experience working in the corrections field. His work in all ...

WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- Republican Gubernatorial candidate Jon Hansen and his running mate, Representative Karla Lems led a group to Washington yesterday, working on carbon capture pipeline provisions included in the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill." One concern was to ensure provisions removed by the Hous...

ROBERTS COUNTY, SD (KELO.com) -- Authorities are on the look out for a man they say committed a violent robbery in Roberts County, and may be headed to the Sioux Falls area. The Roberts County Sheriff's office says surveillance video shows Jordan Biddell, Junior pointing a black revolver-style BB gun at a store clerk ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Minnehaha County Public Defender's Office is sounding the alarm over public trust in the justice system. That follows a mistrial declared last Friday after an ICE arrest at the county courthouse. Officials say the arrest happened in front of a witness's wife and baby while jurors wer...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Corrections Department says staff has foiled an attempt to smuggle contraband into the state penitentiary in Sioux Falls. Corrections Secretary Kelly Wasko is praising staff members, who noticed unusual behavior during a routine supply delivery last week. Because of the ...

ROBERTS COUNTY, SD (KELO.com) -- Authorities are on the look out for a man they say committed a violent robbery in Roberts County, and may be headed to the Sioux Falls area. The Roberts County Sheriff's office says surveillance video shows Jordan Biddell, Junior pointing a black revolver-style BB gun at a store clerk ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Minnehaha County Public Defender's Office is sounding the alarm over public trust in the justice system. That follows a mistrial declared last Friday after an ICE arrest at the county courthouse. Officials say the arrest happened in front of a witness's wife and baby while jurors wer...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Corrections Department says staff has foiled an attempt to smuggle contraband into the state penitentiary in Sioux Falls. Corrections Secretary Kelly Wasko is praising staff members, who noticed unusual behavior during a routine supply delivery last week. Because of the ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls City Council got a peek at early design work for the new Frank Olson pool and recreation center. Parks and Recreation Director Don Kearney says the project includes indoor recreation and fitness facilities, because public surveys show that's what the public wants. City Cou...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The annual war against summer public enemy number one is about to begin in Sioux Falls. City Public Health Program Manager Jaime Roggenbauer says workers will be out in force spraying for mosquitoes in the next few days. Roggenbauer says Sioux Falls has a high risk of West Nile Virus infe...

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...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Penitentiary has a new Warden. Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko announced the hiring of Joseph Roemmich, who has been the warden of a correctional center in New Mexico. Wasko says, "Joseph has extensive experience working in the corrections field. His work in all ...

WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- Republican Gubernatorial candidate Jon Hansen and his running mate, Representative Karla Lems led a group to Washington yesterday, working on carbon capture pipeline provisions included in the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill." One concern was to ensure provisions removed by the Hous...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Federal budget cuts and a hiring freeze are being felt in national weather service offices in South Dakota. South Dakota News Watch reports the Weather forecast Office in Sioux Falls is among the hardest hit, with a job vacancy rate of nearly 42-percent. State Climatologist Laura Edwards...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Don't pay up - hang up! That's the advice being given by South Dakota's Consumer Protection Division workers who have already received 68-thousand scam reports this year. Scam alerts are popping up across the Upper Midwest, and officials are warning residents to watch their inbox and phone. ...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The Project Prison Reset Task Force has shot down the top two proposed locations for a new men's penitentiary. A consultant's top recommendation was a controversial site in Lincoln County, with a site near Huron coming in second. Those two sites were eliminated last night by the Task Force, a...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Interior Department approved a plan by Signal Peak Energy to expand coal mining, providing exports for Japan and South Korea, the agency said on Friday, as it responded to President Donald Trump's energy emergency directi...

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Fentanyl trafficking from Mexico to the United States has fallen around 40% since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday. Trump has cited fentanyl trafficking as a f...

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to permit it to proceed with dismantling the Department of Education, a move that would leave school policy in the United States almost entirely i...

By Chris Kirkham (Reuters) -Tesla is trying to prevent the city of Austin, Texas, from releasing public records to Reuters involving the EV maker's planned launch of self-driving robotaxis in the city this month. The news agency in February requested c...