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Sioux Falls may be moving closer to hosting a proposed new men's prison
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls may be moving closer to hosting a proposed new men's prison as other communities reject the idea in their areas. State Representative Greg Jamison led City Council members on a tour of potential sites in the city this week. They agree the site near the current penitentiary is...
Jul 03, 2025
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City of Sioux Falls wants residents to cover credit card fees for services
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- You're likely to face some extra fees if you use a card to pay the city of Sioux Falls for services. City Finance Director Shawn Pritchett says it's time for residents to cover those fees rather than the city because of budget constraints. The City Council will consider an ordinance to m...
Jul 03, 2025
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The Chairman of the Federal Commications Commission is in Sioux Falls this week
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is setting his sights high on the future of technology and broadcasting. Brenden Carr is in Sioux Falls this week to launch his Build America Agenda. It is an ambitious plan to connect the entire nation to the latest technology to del...
Jul 03, 2025
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A new South Dakota law aims to limit kids' access to books with sexual content.
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- A new South Dakota law aims to limit kids' access to books with sexual content. It requires schools and public libraries to restrict material deemed harmful to minors. Sioux Falls Republican Representative Bethany Soye sponsored the bill. She says it's about protecting children, not censorin...
Jul 02, 2025
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Two Florida murder suspects are behind bars after being captured in South Dakota.
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Two Florida murder suspects are behind bars after being captured in South Dakota. Devon Collymore was arrested in Sioux Falls, while Moises Ramirez was arrested in Yankton after the U-S Marshals Service received a tip that he was in the area. They're wanted for the June 2024 killing of a...
Jul 02, 2025
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Sioux Falls may be moving closer to hosting a proposed new men's prison
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls may be moving closer to hosting a proposed new men's prison as other communities reject the idea in their areas. State Representative Greg Jamison led City Council members on a tour of potential sites in the city this week. They agree the site near the current penitentiary is...
Jul 03, 2025
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City of Sioux Falls wants residents to cover credit card fees for services
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- You're likely to face some extra fees if you use a card to pay the city of Sioux Falls for services. City Finance Director Shawn Pritchett says it's time for residents to cover those fees rather than the city because of budget constraints. The City Council will consider an ordinance to m...
Jul 03, 2025
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Two Florida murder suspects are behind bars after being captured in South Dakota.
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Two Florida murder suspects are behind bars after being captured in South Dakota. Devon Collymore was arrested in Sioux Falls, while Moises Ramirez was arrested in Yankton after the U-S Marshals Service received a tip that he was in the area. They're wanted for the June 2024 killing of a...
Jul 02, 2025
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A woman was hospitalized in critical condition after being assaulted in downtown Sioux Falls.
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A woman was hospitalized in critical condition after being assaulted in downtown Sioux Falls. Officers found the 39-year old woman unconscious under the 8th Street Bridge near Phillips Avenue late Tuesday morning. 45-year old Jubal Rider Rattler of Sioux Falls was arrested and charged wi...
Jul 02, 2025
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50 years has been added onto a prison sentence of a man who is already serving life in prison
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- He's already serving a life prison term for kidnapping and killing a young Sioux Falls woman. Now, Amir Beaudion has been sentenced to an additional 50 years for an attempted kidnapping and aggravated assault just days before that incident. Prosecutors called Beaudion a predator of wome...
Jul 01, 2025
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A new South Dakota law aims to limit kids' access to books with sexual content.
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- A new South Dakota law aims to limit kids' access to books with sexual content. It requires schools and public libraries to restrict material deemed harmful to minors. Sioux Falls Republican Representative Bethany Soye sponsored the bill. She says it's about protecting children, not censorin...
Jul 02, 2025
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Minnesota State Trooper Mollie McClure has died in an off-duty accident
WAUBAY, SD (KELO.com) -- Minnesota state trooper Mollie McClure has died in an off-duty accident at Waubay Lake. Her body was recovered Monday morning after authorities responded to a report of a possible drowning Sunday afternoon. Authorities are still investigating.
Jul 02, 2025

Former state employee stole nearly 1.8-million dollars over a period of 13 years
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- She methodically stole nearly 1.8-million dollars over a period of 13 years. Former state employee Lonna Carroll now faces 13 years in prison. Attorney General Marty Jackley says, despite the evidence against her, Carroll didn't accept full responsibility for her actions. Part of her sentenc...
Jul 02, 2025

Attorney General, Marty Jackley, is pursuing the death penalty against Joseph Hoek for the killing of Sherriff Ken Prorok
FLANDREAU, SD (KELO.com) -- The case against the man accused of killing Moody County Chief Deputy Sheriff Ken Prorok is moving forward. Attorney General Marty Jackley is pursuing the death penalty against Joseph Hoek, who's accused of intentionally running down Deputy Prorok while Hoek was trying to elude police in a ...
Jul 01, 2025

Ethical questions have been raised about former Governor Kristi Noem during her time in office
WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- A new report raises ethics questions about former Governor Kristi Noem's finances while she was in office in Pierre. Left-leaning outlet ProPublica says she secretly accepted 80-thousand dollars through a nonporfit tied to her political career. The report says she didn't include the money...
Jul 01, 2025
National News
F-16 escorts plane out of area after airspace incursion near Trump's golf course
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An F-16 U.S. fighter jet on Saturday intercepted a general aviation aircraft that violated a temporary restriction of the airspace over U.S. President Donald Trump's golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, the U.S military said in a ...
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Death toll from Texas floods rises to 43, many still missing
(Reuters) -The death toll from the floods in central Texas has risen to 43 from 32, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said at a news conference on Saturday. Among the missing are 27 young girls from the Camp Mystic summer camp. Kerrville city manager Da...
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Death toll from Texas floods rises to 32 from 27, sheriff says
(Reuters) -The death toll from the floods in central Texas has risen to 32 from 27, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said at a news conference on Saturday. "We have recovered some additional bodies... there's 32 deceased, 18 of those are adults and 14 ...
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Musk says 'America Party' is formed in US
(Reuters) -A day after asking his followers on X whether a new U.S. political party should be created, Elon Musk said on Saturday that the "America Party is formed." "By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it!" he said...
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Some facts about Camp Mystic, where Texas floodwaters swept away dozens of girls
(Reuters) -Founded by a University of Texas football coach, Camp Mystic where raging floodwaters swept away dozens of girls - killing several and leaving many others missing - was established along the banks of the Guadalupe River in central Texas hill...
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World News
Israeli military says intercepted missile launched from Yemen
(Reuters) -The Israeli military said on Sunday that it has intercepted a missile launched from Yemen towards Israel. Sirens were activated across several areas in Israel in accordance with protocol, it said. Israel threatened Yemen's Houthi movement wi...
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Dalai Lama turns 90 and vows to keep defying China for years
By Krishna N. Das DHARAMSHALA, India (Reuters) -The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, the Dalai Lama, turns 90 on Sunday after a week of celebrations by followers during which he riled China again and spoke about his hope to live beyond 130 and re...
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Australia police charge man over alleged arson on Melbourne synagogue
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian police have charged a man in connection with an alleged arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue with worshippers in the building, the latest in a series of incidents targeting the nation's Jewish community. There were no inju...
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BRICS agree to joint statement ahead of Rio leaders summit
By Lisandra Paraguassu RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Diplomats from the BRICS group of developing nations have agreed on a joint declaration of their leaders at a summit in Rio de Janeiro this week, three people familiar with the talks said on Saturday. Th...
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Musk says 'America Party' is formed in US
(Reuters) -A day after asking his followers on X whether a new U.S. political party should be created, Elon Musk said on Saturday that the "America Party is formed." "By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it!" he said...
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Business News
Canada could financially back aluminum producers if 50% U.S. tariffs persist, trade group says
MONTREAL (Reuters) -Canada has discussed offering financial support to large aluminum producers like Rio Tinto impacted by a U.S.-led trade war, in the event that Washington's 50% tariff on imports of the metal persist in the medium term, the CEO of a ...
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Japan tariff negotiator held "in-depth" talks with Lutnick, Japan government says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa held "in-depth exchanges" over the phone with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday and Saturday, the Japanese government said. A pause on a 24% reciprocal tariff on imports fr...
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UK's Octopus Energy weighs $14 billion demerger of tech arm Kraken, Sky News says
(Reuters) -Britain's Octopus Energy is close to hiring bankers to oversee a 10-billion-pound ($13.7 billion) separation and stake sale of its technology arm Kraken Technologies, Sky News reported on Saturday, citing sources familiar with the matter. A ...
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Foxconn second quarter revenue rises 15.82% on year
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and Apple's biggest iPhone assembler, on Saturday reported second quarter revenue rose 15.82% from the same period last year to a record for the quarter. Foxconn, also a...
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OPEC+ set to further speed up output hikes, sources say
By Alex Lawler, Maha El Dahan and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON (Reuters) -OPEC+ will likely agree to further accelerate oil output increases on Saturday at its first meeting since oil prices jumped, and then retreated, following Israeli and U.S. attacks on...
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Sports News
Former Steelers WR Chase Claypool plans NFL comeback
Veteran wide receiver Chase Claypool, who hasn't played in the NFL since 2023, is confident he will be able resume his career after recovering from a toe injury. Claypool, 26, signed with the Buffalo Bills last offseason but missed the 2024 campaign d...
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Rangers activate OF Wyatt Langford, option INF Justin Foscue
The Texas Rangers activated outfielder Wyatt Langford from the 10-day IL on Saturday and optioned infielder Justin Foscue to Triple-A Round Rock. Langford spent the minimum time allotted on the injured list as he was designated with a left oblique str...
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White Sox icon Bobby Jenks passes away at age 44
Bobby Jenks, a member of the 2005 Chicago White Sox World Series championship team, died after a battle with Stage 4 adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer, on Friday, July 4 in Sintra, Portugal. Jenks, a flame-throwing reliever who appeared in the ...
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Soccer-A star is born: Gonzalo Garcia makes most of Club World Cup
By Amy Tennery EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (Reuters) -Real Madrid's 21-year-old striker Gonzalo Garcia has gone from virtual unknown to a tournament sensation at the Club World Cup, netting his fourth goal in five games on Saturday to help send the LaLiga si...
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Report: Grizzlies trade C Jay Huff to Pacers
The Memphis Grizzlies are trading center Jay Huff to the Indiana Pacers for one second-round pick and one second-round swap, according to ESPN. Huff has spent time with the Los Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards, Denver Nuggets, and Grizzlies in his f...
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Health News
Health Rounds: Widely used pain drug can be made from plastic waste
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -Common bacteria can turn plastic waste into the over-the-counter painkiller acetaminophen, researchers ha...
Jul 04, 2025
Drugmaker Alchem hit with $576,000 EU fine for taking part in pharmaceutical cartel
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Drugmaker Alchem International and its Hong Kong subsidiary were fined a total of 489,000 euros ($576,000) for taking part in a pharmaceutical cartel, EU antitrust regulators said on Friday. The European Commission had imposed a tot...
Jul 04, 2025
Explainer-Key healthcare provisions in Trump's tax bill
By Sneha S K, Mariam Sunny and Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump's tax-cut and spending bill on Thursday, which contains sweeping changes to the government's Medicaid healthcare program coverin...
Jul 03, 2025
Healthcare groups blast passing of Trump's tax bill, warn it will harm millions
By Patrick Wingrove and Michael Erman (Reuters) -Healthcare groups slammed the passage of U.S. President Donald Trump's tax-cut and spending bill on Thursday, warning that its sweeping healthcare provisions would inflict widespread harm on millions of ...
Jul 03, 2025
Summit, AstraZeneca in talks over $15 billion cancer drug licensing deal, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -AstraZeneca is in talks with Summit Therapeutics to license an experimental lung-cancer drug under a deal worth as much as $15 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of Summit Therapeutic...
Jul 03, 2025
Science News
Newly spotted comet is third interstellar object seen in our solar system
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Astronomers are tracking a newly spotted comet hailing from parts unknown, only the third time such an interstellar object has been observed visiting our solar system. According to U.S. space agency NASA, the interl...
Jul 03, 2025
Archaeologists in Peru unveil 3,500-year-old city that linked coast and Andes
LIMA (Reuters) -Archaeologists on Thursday unveiled a 3,500-year-old city in Peru that likely served as a trading hub linking Pacific coast cultures with those in the Andes and Amazon, flourishing around the same time as early civilizations in the Midd...
Jul 03, 2025
A water-saving tool in drought-hit Chile: human hair
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Small mats of human hair line the base of plants, helping lock in moisture for crops in orchards around Chile that have been struggling with drought for years. The hair, which is turned into sheets and discs of compostable mulch thr...
Jul 03, 2025
Ancient Egyptian man's genome reveals his society's cross-cultural ties
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing evidence of the ties between two great cultures of the period, with a fifth of his genetic ancestry t...
Jul 02, 2025
Astronomers get picture of aftermath of a star's double detonation
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times the mass of our sun that exhausts its nuclear fuel and undergoes a core collapse, triggeri...
Jul 02, 2025
Technology News
Foxconn second quarter revenue rises 15.82% on year
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and Apple's biggest iPhone assembler, on Saturday reported second quarter revenue rose 15.82% from the same period last year to a record for the quarter. Foxconn, also a...
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Trump says the US 'pretty much' has a deal on TikTok
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States "pretty much" has a deal on the sale of the TikTok short-video app. Last month, Trump extended to September 17 a deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest t...
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France joins European push for satellite internet on trains
By Gianluca Lo Nostro (Reuters) -France's state-owned rail company SNCF will launch a tender soon to add satellite internet to its trains, becoming the latest European rail operator to explore space-based systems for onboard connectivity. In a statemen...
Jul 04, 2025
Study finds smartphone bans in Dutch schools improved focus
By Charlotte Van Campenhout AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A ban on mobile phones and other electronic devices in Dutch schools has improved focus among students, a study commissioned by the Dutch government found. Three-quarters of the 317 surveyed high sc...
Jul 04, 2025
Italian lawmakers seek answers from government on spyware scandal
By Giuseppe Fonte and Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) -Italian lawmakers have formally asked the government whether it spied on journalists, possibly using technology supplied by U.S.-based spyware maker Paragon, a source familiar with the matter said ...
Jul 04, 2025
Entertainment News
Thousands in Zagreb for Croatian nationalist singer's 'record breaking' concert
ZAGREB (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of people flocked to Zagreb of Saturday to attend a show by controversial Croatian nationalist rock singer Marko Perkovic Thompson, which was being billed as the world's largest-ever paid concert. Police said more th...
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Studios bet on horror films to reanimate cinemas
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (Reuters) -Vampires, zombies and the Grim Reaper are killing it at the box office. At a time when superheroes, sequels and reboots have grown stale among audiences, horror has emerged as an unlikely savior, e...
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Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne head back home for their last show
By Sachin Ravikumar BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of fans will rock out in Birmingham on Saturday as Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath reunite for what they have said will be their last live performance together. Nearly six decades aft...
Jul 05, 2025
Paolo Sorrentino's 'La Grazia' to open Venice Film Festival
(Reuters) -Oscar-winning Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino will open this year's Venice Film Festival with his new movie "La Grazia", organisers said on Friday. Sorrentino, 55, is known for films such as "Il Divo", "The Great Beauty" and "The Hand of ...
Jul 04, 2025
British rock band Oasis kick off comeback tour in Cardiff
By Paul Sandle CARDIFF (Reuters) -Oasis, the biggest British rock band of the 1990s, kick off their reunion tour in Cardiff on Friday, bringing the warring Gallagher brothers back together on stage for the first time in nearly 16 years. The band, whose...
Jul 04, 2025