ETHAN, SD (KELO.com) -- Ethan Elementary school may be small, but it's big on results. It's being recognized as one of two South Dakota National Distinguished Schools. Superintendent Tim Hawkins says parents and teachers encourage strong attendance numbers, which is part of the reason for the school's success. Hawkin...

WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com ) -- Senator John Thune may be facing an uphill battle to become U-S Senate Majority leader. Florida Senator Rick Scott has picked up several big endorsements...including some from close allies of President-elect Trump. The leadership election will be held Wednesday.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota's Republican legislative leadership panel is moving to the right. Jon Hansen of Dell Rapids was elected House Speaker, while Senator-elect Chris Karr of SIoux Falls will serve as President pro-tempore in the Senate. Hansen was co-leader of the Life Defense Fund, which successfull...

WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- According to national news outlets, President-elect Donald Trump is expected to select South Dakota governor Kristi Noem be the new Homeland Security Secretary. If selected, Noem would work with Tom Homan, who was announced as Trump's "Border Czar" on Sunday. An official announc...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO.com) -- The 2024 general election is history and Congressman Dusty Johnson won a fourth term in the U.S. House. One of his frustrations is the lack of progress on a new five-year farm bill..... The Farm Bill has not been updated since 2018.

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man faces numerous charges in a sexual assault case that went on for more than a decade. 60-year old Leon Siess allegedly raped and trafficked the victim, who was only ten when it began in 2009. Police say the victim is now safe, and communicating with police.

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- An aggravated assault case that started on South Western Avenue at about two Friday morning made for a long night for Sioux Falls police. 33-year old Donte Newton allegedly punched a woman several times until she lost consciousness. He left the scene with two children, six and seven year...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls City officials are getting excited about the opening of Jacobson Plaza near Falls Park early next year. This week, the Parks Department took the first steps toward setting rates for using the new refrigerated Ice Ribbon. Recreation Manager Jackie Nelson proposed skate rentals...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The home-based Childcare universe is about to grow in Sioux Falls. A grant last spring from the Governor's Office of Economic Development was put to work over the summer, providing training for people interested in opening childcare operations. Education Services supervisor Laura Smith-H...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) You could be in for some traffic delays next week if the I-229 & Cliff Avenue interchange is part of your daily commute. The northbound off-ramp will be closed from Monday through Wednesday. Crews are doing prelim-work for next year's planned reconstruction of the interchange.

ETHAN, SD (KELO.com) -- Ethan Elementary school may be small, but it's big on results. It's being recognized as one of two South Dakota National Distinguished Schools. Superintendent Tim Hawkins says parents and teachers encourage strong attendance numbers, which is part of the reason for the school's success. Hawkin...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota's Republican legislative leadership panel is moving to the right. Jon Hansen of Dell Rapids was elected House Speaker, while Senator-elect Chris Karr of SIoux Falls will serve as President pro-tempore in the Senate. Hansen was co-leader of the Life Defense Fund, which successfull...

WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- According to national news outlets, President-elect Donald Trump is expected to select South Dakota governor Kristi Noem be the new Homeland Security Secretary. If selected, Noem would work with Tom Homan, who was announced as Trump's "Border Czar" on Sunday. An official announc...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO.com) -- The 2024 general election is history and Congressman Dusty Johnson won a fourth term in the U.S. House. One of his frustrations is the lack of progress on a new five-year farm bill..... The Farm Bill has not been updated since 2018.

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) -- By all accounts the 2024 pheasant hunting season has been successful so far. The Game, Fish and Parks Commission was updated on the first month of the season by Wild Life Division Director Tom Kirschenmann.... A landowner with property in Stanley and Haakon County told G-F-and-P officials the...

(Reuters) - Two workers were killed in an explosion at a plant belonging to Swiss colour and aroma maker Givaudan in Louisville, Kentucky, the company said on Wednesday. Several others were injured in the incident, which occurred on Tuesday at Giva...

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will continue to be held in detention in Greenland while Denmark decides whether to extradite him to Japan, local police said on Wednesday. The 73-year-old U.S.-Canadian Watson, founder of th...

BAKU (Reuters) - The latest round of global climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, has drawn in 60,000 delegates, including many from the worlds of business and finance. Below is a selection of the deals struck during the event. MDBs A group of the wor...

By Inti Landauro and Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) - The bodies of two young brothers who went missing in floods that struck Spain's eastern Valencia region two weeks ago have been found, the Civil Guard confirmed on Wednesday. Ruben and Izan Matias...

LONDON (Reuters) - An "ultimate mix" of "Do They Know It's Christmas" is set for release later this month to celebrate 40 years since the festive charity hit's recording. Rockers Bob Geldof, Midge Ure and producer Trevor Horn said the latest versio...

By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) - The Church of England faced pressure on Wednesday to ensure people are held to account for systematically covering up allegations of abuse, one day after the Archbishop of Canterbury resigned over a church abuse scand...

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's law minister on Wednesday challenged a former sultan's heirs who lost a legal bid to obtain nearly $15 billion from the government over a land dispute to try leasing part of the country that they still claim righ...

By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) - A bomb planted under a car blew up and killed a Russian serviceman in occupied Crimea's city of Sevastopol on Wednesday, in what a Kyiv security source said was a Ukrainian hit on a senior naval official accused of...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Sudan's sovereign council said on Wednesday it would extend the use of the Adre border crossing with Chad, seen as essential by aid agencies for the delivery of food and other supplies to areas at risk of famine in the Darfur and ...

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will continue to be held in detention in Greenland while Denmark decides whether to extradite him to Japan, local police said on Wednesday. The 73-year-old U.S.-Canadian Watson, founder of th...

By Karl Plume and Renee Hickman CHICAGO/EVANSVILLE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - American farmers are worried that President-elect Donald Trump's sweeping tariff plans will curb their access to top soy buyer China, but tariffs could also lure companies to...

(Reuters) - Futures tied to Canada's main stock index marginally fell on Wednesday, mirroring Wall Street peers, ahead of key U.S. inflation data due later in the day. December futures on the S&P/TSX index were down 0.07% at 6:04 a.m. ET (11:04 GMT...

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) - The main UK stock indexes slipped on Wednesday as traders awaited key U.S. inflation data to gauge the path of monetary policy, while defence company Smiths Group rallied to record highs after upgrading its revenue out...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Services activity in Brazil grew more than expected in September and hit a record high, a sign of economic strength that comes after the central bank kicked off a monetary tightening cycle to fight inflation. The service secto...

(Reuters) - Italian luxury yacht maker Ferretti on Wednesday reduced its full-year guidance for adjusted core profit (EBITDA) and revenue pending confirmation of U.S. orders for yachts in its "composite" segment. "Composite" yachts are the smallest...

(Reuters) - Veteran flanker Pablo Matera returns from suspension to take his place in the Argentina line-up in one of three changes for Friday's test against Ireland in Dublin, coach Felipe Contepomi announced on Wednesday. Matera was banned for on...

(Reuters) - Wales have selected flankers James Botham and Jac Morgan among four changes to their side to face Australia in Cardiff on Sunday as coach Warren Gatland reverts to a 5-3 split between forwards and backs on the bench. Wales are reeling a...

(Reuters) - World number three Rory McIlroy is taking plenty of positives from his performances this year despite falling short at the U.S. Open, as he bids to win a sixth Race to Dubai title. The 35-year-old Northern Irishman has won three trophie...

MALAGA, Spain (Reuters) - The Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Malaga which were due to begin on Wednesday were postponed after Spanish authorities issued a red weather alert for extreme rain and flooding in parts of the country, the International Te...

Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele scored twice apiece and the Winnipeg Jets continued their historic start with a 6-3 victory over the host New York Rangers on Tuesday. The Jets became the fastest team in NHL history to reach 15 wins, moving to 15-1-0 on...

(Reuters) - German drugmaker BioNTech has agreed to acquire Chinese biotech company Biotheus to support its oncology strategy and gain full global rights to the bispecific antibody candidate BNT327, it said on Wednesday. BNT327 has been tested in c...

(Reuters) - Amgen said on Wednesday it does not see any bone safety concerns around the use of its experimental obesity drug, a day after data from an early-stage study dragged its stock 7% lower. (Reporting by Leroy Leo in Bengaluru; Editing by S...

By Amir Orusov (Reuters) - Eye-care group Alcon cut its 2024 forecasts and missed market expectations for third-quarter sales on Tuesday evening, as a soft U.S. market hit its surgical business. Alcon, whose biggest market is the U.S. making up ne...

By Ange Kasongo KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo has been unable to launch an mpox vaccination campaign in the capital Kinshasa due to a shortage of doses, the country's response leader said, while cases countrywide continue to ris...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain set out plans to overhaul its National Health Service (NHS) on Wednesday, aiming for better value for money and improved productivity, as it seeks to ensure 23 billion pounds ($29 billion) of new cash is used to cut waiti...

By Will Dunham (Reuters) - African elephants are Earth's largest land animals, remarkable mammals that are very intelligent and highly social. They also are in peril. Fresh evidence of this comes in a study that documents alarming population declin...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope. This frigid planet, our solar system's third largest, remains a bit of an enigma 243...

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elon Musk's dream of transporting humans to Mars will become a bigger national priority under the administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, sources said, signaling big changes for NASA's moon progr...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the assistance of China's Zhurong rover, scientists have gathered fresh evidence that Mars was home to an ocean billions of years ago - a far cry from the dry and desolate world it is today. Scientists sai...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At the heart of our Milky Way galaxy lurks a supermassive black hole about four million times the mass of the sun, called Sagittarius A*. In fact, these objects, which increase in mass over time by eating mater...

(Reuters) - Shares of Rivian jumped over 13% in premarket trading Wednesday after the electric vehicle maker announced a $5.8 billion investment from German automaker Volkswagen as part of their joint venture. The investment boost comes at a crucia...

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police have arrested 215 people on suspicion of stealing 320 billion won ($228.4 million) in the biggest cryptocurrency investment scam in the country. Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police said on Wednesday the arrests in...

(Reuters) - AI server maker Super Micro Computer said on Wednesday it is unable to file its quarterly report on form 10-Q for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2024 in a timely manner, amid its ongoing delay in filing an annual report. The company said i...

By Haripriya Suresh BENGALURU (Reuters) - Dutch technology investor Prosus hopes to list Indian digital payments and lending firm PayU next year, its chief investment officer said on Wednesday, after clocking a $2 billion gain on its investment in ...

ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey could take joint steps with Elon Musk on technology if opportunities for cooperation in that field arise, broadcaster TRT Haber reported on Wednesday. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tues...

LONDON (Reuters) - An "ultimate mix" of "Do They Know It's Christmas" is set for release later this month to celebrate 40 years since the festive charity hit's recording. Rockers Bob Geldof, Midge Ure and producer Trevor Horn said the latest versio...

By William Schomberg (Reuters) - Roy Haynes, revered as one of the greatest jazz drummers of all time who helped to shape the bebop era and played with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and John Coltrane, has died aged 99. Haynes' death on Tuesday was an...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Samantha Harvey won the 2024 Booker Prize for her novel 'Orbital', a story about a single day aboard the International Space Station which she wrote during COVID-19 lockdowns. The novel, Harvey's fifth, was the top sell...

By Danielle Broadway (Reuters) - Actor and director John Krasinski was named People magazine's "sexiest man alive" for 2024 on Wednesday, taking over the mantle from "Grey's Anatomy" actor Patrick Dempsey. "Just immediate blackout, actually. Zero t...

LONDON (Reuters) - Refugees should be included in climate policy, actor and UNHCR goodwill ambassador Theo James has said as he heads to COP29 to call for greater support for those affected by the impact of climate change. James, whose grandfather ...