Category Archives: Local News
U.S Senate Majority Leader John Thune pushes for Trump's nominees
The gloves are coming off in the U.S Senate, and Majority Leader John Thune pushes to get hundreds of President Trump's nominees confirmed. He says Democrats have obstructed the process in an unpreced...
Sep 09, 2025 Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.)
Dusty Johnson is running for governor to improve South Dakota's economy
It's all about the next 20 years. Congressman Dusty Johnson says that's why he's leaving the U.S House and running for Governor next year. South Dakota's economy was among the strongest in the nation....
Sep 09, 2025
Southeast Technical College is planning a new expansion
Southeast Technical College is planning a new expansion that will carry the name of a late U.S Senator. The James Abdnor Center for Advanced Manufacturing is expected to open in the fall of 2027. The ...
Sep 09, 2025
Nikki Gronli running for South Dakota's lone seat in the U.S House as a Democrat
She has spent the last several months conducting town halls across South Dakota. Now, Nikki Gronli is running for the state's lone seat in the U.S House as a Democrat. The official announcement will c...
Sep 09, 2025
Operation Prairie Thunder confusing arrest numbers cleared up
Governor Larry Rhoden is clearing up confusion over arrest numbers from last weekend's Operation Prairie Thunder efforts. Last week he announced 174 drug arrests from the three-day patrol in SIoux Fal...
Sep 09, 2025
Motorcade for Trade tours through South Dakota farm country
RAPID CITY, SD (KELO.com) -- Exports are the central focus as the Motorcade for Trade gets rolling across farm country. U-S House Agriculture Committee member, Congressman Dusty Johnson was part of a ...
Sep 08, 2025
South Dakota Legislators to decide the fate of the new men's prison in a special session
SIOUX FALLS, D (KELO.com) -- In two weeks, South Dakota legislators will meet in a special session to decide the fate of a proposed 650-million dollar men's prison to be built in Sioux Falls. The pris...
Sep 08, 2025 cboswell / Depositphotos.com
Bird flu affecting the South Dakota turkey population
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The bird flu is getting an early start in South Dakota this fall. Over 100-thousand turkeys in Faulk and Beadle Counties have been infected, with two more flocks impacted but ...
Sep 08, 2025 A Bourbon Red heritage tom turkey roams freely at the Bear Butte Gardens farm near Sturgis. Photo from SDNW.
2025 will be a very good year for pheasant hunting in SD
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- This year's pheasant season is expected to be loud and wild. State wildlife officials say hunters could harvest up to one and a half million birds this fall, topping last year...
Sep 08, 2025
Martin, SD broke ground on new hospital
MARTIN, SD (KELO.com) -- A new hospital is on the way for an area that sorely needs it. Bennett County Hospital officials broke ground on a 19-million dollar facility in Martin. They call it a lifesav...
Sep 08, 2025
