MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- A record-setting patriotic display with a quarter-million Idaho potatoes at a Mitchell grocery store. County Fair food Store manager Justin Luther says the best part is being able to give most of the potatoes away. Susanne Gale of Feeding South Dakota says the donation will help a lot of pe...

YANKTON, SD (KELO.com) -- A Yankton man has been sentenced to life in prison in a grizzly murder case from early last year. Craig Nichols, Jr. was scheduled to stand trial this summer, but changed his plea to guilty but Mentally Ill on a 2nd Degree murder charge. Nichols stabbed Heather Bodden over 70 times and sever...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota lawmakers approved spending over eight million dollars to repair the dam and spillway at Richmond Lake near Aberdeen. Governor Rhoden signed the bill, and it carries an emergency clause, so it takes effect immediately.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota Recipients of 'Temporary Assistance for Needy Families' will see a five percent bump in their benefits. That follows action by the Legislature's Appropriations Committee Monday. The federal share of the money will come from carryover funds.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota lawmakers made quick work of their remaining duties, and closed out the 2026 legislative session Monday. Lawmakers came up short in efforts to override two vetoes issued by Governor Rhoden. One bill would have required licenses for non-medical home care services. The other would...

MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- A record-setting patriotic display with a quarter-million Idaho potatoes at a Mitchell grocery store. County Fair food Store manager Justin Luther says the best part is being able to give most of the potatoes away. Susanne Gale of Feeding South Dakota says the donation will help a lot of pe...

YANKTON, SD (KELO.com) -- A Yankton man has been sentenced to life in prison in a grizzly murder case from early last year. Craig Nichols, Jr. was scheduled to stand trial this summer, but changed his plea to guilty but Mentally Ill on a 2nd Degree murder charge. Nichols stabbed Heather Bodden over 70 times and sever...

MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- County Fair grocery in Mitchell is going for a Guinness World Record that will benefit area food pantries. The store has 105-thousand pounds of potatoes to build the World's Largest Idaho Potato Display. 80-thousand pounds of the spuds will be given to the food banks and customers. The Dai...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A 42-year old Sioux Falls man is being held on several charges in a case that started Friday with rocks being thrown through a neighbor's window near Minnesota Avenue and West 3rd Street. The neighbor was struck in the head by one of those rocks, but was not seriously injured. The Police...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A 63 year old Sioux Falls man faces five years in Federal Prison for money laundering. Gregory Henderson was convicted in December of moving money on behalf of a drug trafficking organization that operated between California and South Dakota. U-S Attorney Ron Parsons says that organizati...

VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- The USD Coyote women were on fire Thursday night, so it's on to the 'Great 8' of the Women's National Invitational Tournament. The Coyotes jumped out to a 14-0 lead over Pepperdine - all of those points scored by Patience Williams. They'll host Montana State Sunday afternoon at the Sanfor...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Stampede have claimed the regular-season Western Conference title for the first time since 2013. They'll hold home ice advantage through the Western Conference final, with their first playoff game April 17th. This is the third time in franchise history the Herd have surpa...

VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- The USD Coyote women's basketball squad is on the national stage, facing Pepperdine in the Super 16 in the Women's National Invitational Tournament Thursday night. The Coyotes are led by guard combo Angelina Robles and Molly Joyce in USD's seventh WNIT run. The Coyotes won the WNIT in 201...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sanford Pentagon will host the state's first-ever WNBA game next month. The Phoenix Mercury, coached by Sioux Falls native Nate Tibbetts, will take on the Chicago Sky April 25th. The Mercury will also host a youth basketball clinic at the Pentagon April 24th.

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's official. March Madness has arrived in Sioux Falls with the Summit League men's and women's basketball championships. The first game is Wednesday night, featuring ORU and Kansas City. The city is going all out, creating 'Summit League Central' at Jacobson Plaza at The Falls, free p...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota lawmakers approved spending over eight million dollars to repair the dam and spillway at Richmond Lake near Aberdeen. Governor Rhoden signed the bill, and it carries an emergency clause, so it takes effect immediately.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota Recipients of 'Temporary Assistance for Needy Families' will see a five percent bump in their benefits. That follows action by the Legislature's Appropriations Committee Monday. The federal share of the money will come from carryover funds.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota lawmakers made quick work of their remaining duties, and closed out the 2026 legislative session Monday. Lawmakers came up short in efforts to override two vetoes issued by Governor Rhoden. One bill would have required licenses for non-medical home care services. The other would...

UNDATED (KELO.com) -- A new study shows South Dakota gains a new citizen every 1 hour and 15 minutes on average due to tax policy. That ranks 18th in the nation according to the National Taxpayers Union Foundation. Conversely, California loses one taxpayer every minute.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee approved four letters of intent Monday, the final day of the 2026 legislative session. The letters spell out what lawmakers want reviewed or reported on food assistance, welfare cash benefits, school finance, and roadwork around Ellsworth Air For...

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HONG KONG, April 1 (Reuters) - China is likely to face severe flooding and drought in ​several parts of the ‌country this year, state broadcaster CCTV said on Wednesday. Citing the Ministry of Water Resources, the broadcaster reported the ‌following ​d...

TOKYO, April 1 (Reuters) - An earthquake ​of ‌magnitude 5 hit the ‌greater ​Tokyo ⁠region, authorities ⁠said on Wednesday, shaking buildings in ​the capital, ⁠but ⁠prompting ​no tsunami ​warning. The epicentre in ‌the Ibaraki region was ⁠50 km (31 mile...

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - A three-judge panel in Wisconsin on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit from Democratic voters that had challenged the ​state's congressional map. The panel said in its ruling ‌that only the Wisconsin Supreme ...

By Nate Raymond March 31 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday declined to approve a Trump administration-crafted settlement that would have allowed churches and other houses of worship to endorse political candidates to their congregations without ri...

By Kalea Hall and David Shepardson NEW YORK, March 31 (Reuters) - Republican Senator Bernie Moreno said on Tuesday he will introduce legislation next month to toughen a U.S. government ban on Chinese automakers from entering the American market, and en...