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Former Middle school teacher, Justin Preuschl, heads to prison for 24 years
A former Sioux Falls Teacher is headed to prison for 24 years on Child Pornography charges. Justin Preuschl posed as a teenage boy on social media apps, and convinced young girls to produce images that he used to create child porn. Preuschl was a teacher at a Sioux Falls Middle School at the time.
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Watertown voted unanimously to clamp down on the sale of hemp-derived products
The Watertown City Council has voted to clamp down on the sale of hemp-derived products to anyone under the age of 21. Mayor Reid Holien says the new ordinance is designed to protect youth and deal with gaps in current state law. The ordinance controls the sale of hemp-infused beverages that are intoxicating. It passed...
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SDSU's Brooklyn Meyer named Summit League Women's Basketball Performer of the Week
Brookings, SD (KELO.com) -- The college basketball season is young, but SDSU's Brooklyn Meyer is blazing a trail. She's been named the Summit League Women's Basketball Performer of the Week for the second time this season. Meyer averaged more than 24 points and nine rebounds a game in leading the Lady Jackrabbits to a ...
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President Trump pardoned former South Dakota nursing home company owner
Wood Ridge, NJ (KELO.com) -- Former South Dakota Nursing home company owner Joseph Schwartz is now a free man. President Trump pardoned the former owner of Golden Living Centers. Schwartz pleaded guilty to failing to pay employment taxes. Prosecutors say instead, he put 38-million dollars into his own pocket.
Nov 19, 2025

Data Breach at Door Dash
South Dakota (KELO.com) -- You may have had some of your personal information exposed in a security breach if you use DoorDash. A DoorDash employee recently fell victim to a social engineering scam, and some customer data was accessed. Officials say no ID numbers or payment information was released in the breach.
Nov 19, 2025
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Former Middle school teacher, Justin Preuschl, heads to prison for 24 years
A former Sioux Falls Teacher is headed to prison for 24 years on Child Pornography charges. Justin Preuschl posed as a teenage boy on social media apps, and convinced young girls to produce images that he used to create child porn. Preuschl was a teacher at a Sioux Falls Middle School at the time.
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New on-line scam targeted a Sioux Falls woman
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- Yet another Sioux Falls person falls victim to an on-line scam. Police say a woman was contacted by someone posing as an FBI agent, who instructed her to move some money into an account he provided. She transferred 48-thousand dollars and later another $5,500 into bitcoin. Then, this past ...
Nov 18, 2025

Weird Al will be back in South Dakota next year
Weird Al Yankovic will be up to his antics in South dakota next year. He'll bring his comedy-rock show to Sioux falls and Rapid City, as part of his "Bigger and Weirder 2026 Tour." Tickets go on sale at weirdal.com/tour at ten this morning.
Nov 18, 2025

Minnesota authorities searching for missing and endangered woman
WOODSTOCK, MN (KELO.com) -- The Pipestone County Sheriff's Office is asking for your help in finding an endangered, missing 22-year old woman. Ruth Melendez-Sanchez was last seen in Woodstock, Minnesota. She was last seen wearing a hooded sweatshirt and purple Nike yoga pants. She is believed to be headed to the Wor...
Nov 14, 2025

Parkston city council votes to keep police department
PARKSTON, SD (KELO.com) -- The Parkston City Council has decided to keep the city's local police department. Council members voted unanimously to reject a plan to dissolve the department and hand law enforcement over to the Hutchinson County Sheriff's Department. The move was considered because of consistent staffing...
Nov 13, 2025
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USD and SDSU finish out their football seasons
The USD Coyotes scored a thrilling five-overtime win over the weekend, downing Southern Illinois 53-51, ending the regular season on a high note. At the same time, the SDSU Jackrabbits lost their fourth in a row, falling to Illinois State 35-21. The Jacks finish their season next weekend against the North Dakota Fighti...
Nov 17, 2025

Sioux Falls Curling Club won the Gold Medal in their first national championship
The Sioux Falls Curling Club is celebrating their first national championship and Gold Medal! Despite being seeded number 12, Sioux Falls bested Dallas-Fort Worth six-two in the final matchup over the weekend. Sioux Falls is gearing up to host the U.S Olympic Curling Team Trials next month with hopes to spotlight the c...
Oct 21, 2025

Banana Ball is coming to the Sioux Falls Bird Cage next year
Banana Ball is coming to the Bird Cage next year. Sioux Falls Stadium will host a three game series featuring the Savannah Bananas and the Indianapolis Clowns next August. Tickets can only be secured through a lottery list, which must be entered by the end of the month on the Banana Ball website.
Oct 10, 2025

Sioux Falls Canaries win 5-3 over Kane County
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Canaries are just one game away from a league championship. A 12-strikeout performance by pitcher Ryan Zimmerman led them to a 5-3 win over Kane County at the Bird Cage last night. Game four is tonight, with the Canaries leading the best of five series two games to one.
Sep 19, 2025

Sioux Falls Canaries play Kane County tonight at the Birdcage
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- Tonight is a big night for the Sioux Falls Canaries, who are hoping to get one win closer to a league championship. They host Kane County at the Bird Cage tonight in game three of the five-game championship series. The two teams are knotted up at one win apiece, with the next three games i...
Sep 18, 2025
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Watertown voted unanimously to clamp down on the sale of hemp-derived products
The Watertown City Council has voted to clamp down on the sale of hemp-derived products to anyone under the age of 21. Mayor Reid Holien says the new ordinance is designed to protect youth and deal with gaps in current state law. The ordinance controls the sale of hemp-infused beverages that are intoxicating. It passed...
12m ago
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SDSU's Brooklyn Meyer named Summit League Women's Basketball Performer of the Week
Brookings, SD (KELO.com) -- The college basketball season is young, but SDSU's Brooklyn Meyer is blazing a trail. She's been named the Summit League Women's Basketball Performer of the Week for the second time this season. Meyer averaged more than 24 points and nine rebounds a game in leading the Lady Jackrabbits to a ...
22h ago

President Trump pardoned former South Dakota nursing home company owner
Wood Ridge, NJ (KELO.com) -- Former South Dakota Nursing home company owner Joseph Schwartz is now a free man. President Trump pardoned the former owner of Golden Living Centers. Schwartz pleaded guilty to failing to pay employment taxes. Prosecutors say instead, he put 38-million dollars into his own pocket.
Nov 19, 2025

Data Breach at Door Dash
South Dakota (KELO.com) -- You may have had some of your personal information exposed in a security breach if you use DoorDash. A DoorDash employee recently fell victim to a social engineering scam, and some customer data was accessed. Officials say no ID numbers or payment information was released in the breach.
Nov 19, 2025

Buche Foods partners with Farmers Union Industries to continue helping tribal communities across the state
SNAP benefits have been distributed in South Dakota, following a delay caused by the government shutdown. But that doesn't mean the hunger problem is solved in the state. Team Buche Cares, the non-profit established by grocer Buche Foods, gave away about three hundred thousand dollars' worth of Food Stamp replacement c...
Nov 19, 2025
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As US migration rates drop, life on the San Diego border has changed
By Daniel Trotta SAN DIEGO/TIJUANA (Reuters) -A year ago, San Diego trauma surgeon Dr. Vishal Bansal was likely to see dozens of migrants each month who had fallen from the towering wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Leg and ankle fractures were common, a...
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Feud in the family: Trump break with Marjorie Taylor Greene jolts MAGA heartland
By Nathan Layne and Jayla Whitfield-Anderson LAFAYETTE, Georgia (Reuters) -In a brightly lit, mostly packed meeting hall in LaFayette, Georgia, Jackie Harling leaned into the microphone, her voice calm and firm, "So the elephant in the room: We love Pr...
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Thousands protest against state takeover of palm oil plantations in Indonesia's Riau
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Thousands of residents in Indonesia's Riau province palm oil belt protested on Thursday against the takeover of their plantations by the government's forestry task force, an organiser told Reuters. President Prabowo Subianto's forest...
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China's first coal to chemicals project with green hydrogen starts commercial operations
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's first coal-to-chemicals project integrating green hydrogen started commercial operations on Thursday, according to a report from state-run CCTV. Operated by major state-owned power producer Datang Group, the project is foreca...
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Earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes Seram, Indonesia, GFZ reports
(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck Seram, Indonesia, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said on Thursday. The quake was at a depth of 136 kilometers (84.51 miles) GFZ said. (Reporting by Devika Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by M...
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