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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says more countries are being added to the U.S travel ban
Washington D.C. (KELO.com) -- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says more countries are being added to the U-S travel ban. She says citizens from over 30 countries are now restricted from traveling to the U.S. That follows the recent shooting of two National guard members near the White House by an Afghan nationa...
21h ago

Southeast Technical College is creating a Homebuilding Lab
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- Southeast Technical College is creating a Homebuilding Lab. Thanks to a two-million dollar grant from Wells Fargo the Southeast Tech Foundation. The announcement was made at an on-campus event featuring state and local officials and TV personality and skilled trades advocate Mike Rowe. Sch...
21h ago

Sioux Falls animal control have a plan to scare away geese from the path of oncoming airplanes
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Animal Control and the GF & P are doing their best to scare geese away from the Sioux Falls Regional Airport. Next week, they'll begin using pyrotechnics and sound cannons to reduce the number of geese wandering into the flight paths of oncoming airplanes. The noisemakers w...
21h ago
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Concerns about Data Centers are addressed in the South Dakota house and senate
South Dakota (KELO.com) -- Will South Dakota get in on the AI driven Data Center bonanza or be watching from the sidelines? The centers consume huge amounts of power South Dakota currently doesn't have. Officials want to make sure everyday consumers don't get stuck with the bill of building higher generation capacity f...
21h ago
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Treatment Court Program to help with prison overcrowding
South Dakota (KELO.com) -- South Dakota's Unified Judicial system may have a partial solution to prison overcrowding. A study shows nearly three-fourths of the participants in the system's treatment court program don't commit a new crime within a five-year period. According to South Dakota News Watch, the program inclu...
21h ago
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Southeast Technical College is creating a Homebuilding Lab
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- Southeast Technical College is creating a Homebuilding Lab. Thanks to a two-million dollar grant from Wells Fargo the Southeast Tech Foundation. The announcement was made at an on-campus event featuring state and local officials and TV personality and skilled trades advocate Mike Rowe. Sch...
21h ago

Betty Cross could face up to 5 years in prison for kidnapping a Sioux Falls baby
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- The court case against a woman accused of kidnapping a Sioux Falls baby earlier this year has come to a close. Betty Cross entered an 'Alford plea', which means she hasn't admitted to committing the crime, but acknowledges prosecutors likely have enough evidence to get a conviction. Cross ...
22h ago
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Sioux Falls homeless shelters are ramping up their efforts
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- With serious winter weather settling in, homeless shelters in Sioux Falls are ramping up their efforts. Bishop Dudley Hospitality House staff are focused on helping people who don't have transportation. Several downtown nonprofits also say they need winter clothing donations.
Dec 04, 2025

New police radios saves money for the Sioux Falls School District
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) New radio technology being put in place by Sioux Falls Police is saving some money for the Sioux Falls School District. The City Council just approved the purchase of over 900-thousand dollars' worth of new police radios...which will overcome dead zones in schools and other critical locations...
Dec 04, 2025

Regional division of the DEA is launching Fentanyl Free America
The regional division of the Drug Enforcement Administration is launching Fentanyl Free America...aimed at reducing the flow of fentanyl. Arrest and seizure records show it's producing results. The effort has resulted in the seizure of nearly 25-thousand fentanyl pills and 37 pounds of fentanyl powder in the Dakotas, I...
Dec 04, 2025
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SDSU women's volleyball invited to compete in the NCAA tournament
Brookings, SD (KELO.com) -- Big news for South Dakota State women's volleyball! The team has been so successful that, despite their tournament loss, they've been invited to play in the NCAA tournament. The Jacks will face the Arizona Wildcats Friday at in California.
Dec 02, 2025

USD and SDSU finish out their football seasons
South Dakota (KELO.com) -- 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 agai...
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
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says more countries are being added to the U.S travel ban
Washington D.C. (KELO.com) -- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says more countries are being added to the U-S travel ban. She says citizens from over 30 countries are now restricted from traveling to the U.S. That follows the recent shooting of two National guard members near the White House by an Afghan nationa...
21h ago

Sioux Falls animal control have a plan to scare away geese from the path of oncoming airplanes
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Animal Control and the GF & P are doing their best to scare geese away from the Sioux Falls Regional Airport. Next week, they'll begin using pyrotechnics and sound cannons to reduce the number of geese wandering into the flight paths of oncoming airplanes. The noisemakers w...
21h ago
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Concerns about Data Centers are addressed in the South Dakota house and senate
South Dakota (KELO.com) -- Will South Dakota get in on the AI driven Data Center bonanza or be watching from the sidelines? The centers consume huge amounts of power South Dakota currently doesn't have. Officials want to make sure everyday consumers don't get stuck with the bill of building higher generation capacity f...
21h ago
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Treatment Court Program to help with prison overcrowding
South Dakota (KELO.com) -- South Dakota's Unified Judicial system may have a partial solution to prison overcrowding. A study shows nearly three-fourths of the participants in the system's treatment court program don't commit a new crime within a five-year period. According to South Dakota News Watch, the program inclu...
21h ago
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Senator John Thune helped get 400 Trump nominees approved by the end of the year
Washington D.C. (KELO.com) -- It's taken a lot of extra work to get it done but Senator John Thune is celebrating the number of President Trump's nominees confirmed by the Senate this year. The Senate normally confirms large batches of Presidential nominees to save time, but this year Senate Democrats have opposed ever...
22h ago
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US Supreme Court may be poised to ditch more of its precedents
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court has given itself more opportunities in the coming months to overturn its own past rulings, a signal that its conservative justices are rethinking how much allegiance they owe to legal pr...
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Exclusive-Pilots' union blocks Allegiant Air bid to get US residency for foreign hires​
NEW YORK, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Allegiant Air's pilots' union is blocking the airline's attempt to secure permanent residency for dozens of foreign pilots from Chile, Australia and Singapore, leaving their immigration status - and the company's staffing - ...
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Indonesians climb over logs in walk to aid centre as flood deaths rise over 900
By Ajeng Ulfiana and Yudhistira ACEH TAMIANG, Indonesia, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Residents in the Indonesian region of Aceh Tamiang climbed over slippery logs and walked for about an hour on Saturday to get aid, as the death toll from floods and landslides t...
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Australian authorities urge thousands to flee New South Wales bushfires
SYDNEY, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Wildfires in Australia's New South Wales burnt through thousands of hectares of bushland on Saturday, prompting the authorities to urge evacuations at the highest danger rating for thousands of residents in the nation's most-p...
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San Diego to pay $30 million to family of teenager shot dead by police
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The city of San Diego has agreed to pay $30 million to the family of a 16-year-old boy who was fatally shot by a city police officer as the youth was fleeing another teenager who had opened fire on him, U....
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