ST. PAUL, M.N. (KELO.com) - The Republican Party of Minnesota has been forced to hire off-duty law enforcement officers to protect its staff, their volunteers, candidates, and visitors at the party's State Fair booth. The extra security comes after concerns about political violence and reports of a potential confrontat...

HARTFORD, S.D. (KELO.com) - The South Dakota Department of Transportation says the reconstruction of the diamond interchange in Hartford is complete. They say travelers will notice a new structure over Interstate 90, as well as improvements to pedestrian facilities on Western Avenue. They say the updates will improve t...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - This is the first day of the new school year in the Sioux Falls Public School system. That means extra caution is needed for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians. Rectangular rapid flashing beacons will be used at some pedestrian crossings. They designed to make pedestrians more visible to...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota is in line to receive over $52.5 Million in a landmark settlement with META Platforms. META will pay $17.1 Billion to 29 states in one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history. The company's social media platforms were men...

CANTON, S.D. (KELO.com) - Lincoln County has joined the list of counties approving a half-penny sales tax increase to provide property tax relief for homeowners. The half-penny sales tax option was initiated by Governor Larry Rhoden to give counties a local option to reduce property taxes. Seven counties have approved ...

HARTFORD, S.D. (KELO.com) - The South Dakota Department of Transportation says the reconstruction of the diamond interchange in Hartford is complete. They say travelers will notice a new structure over Interstate 90, as well as improvements to pedestrian facilities on Western Avenue. They say the updates will improve t...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - This is the first day of the new school year in the Sioux Falls Public School system. That means extra caution is needed for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians. Rectangular rapid flashing beacons will be used at some pedestrian crossings. They designed to make pedestrians more visible to...

CANTON, S.D. (KELO.com) - Lincoln County has joined the list of counties approving a half-penny sales tax increase to provide property tax relief for homeowners. The half-penny sales tax option was initiated by Governor Larry Rhoden to give counties a local option to reduce property taxes. Seven counties have approved ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO.com) - A Brookings man has been indicted on child pornography and rape charges. The charges against Daniel Groon stem from incidents involving a child in 2008, who is now an adult. The victim disclosed allegations of sexual abuse during police interviews. Groon is being held on $50-thousand bond.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The South Dakota Department of Corrections is the reporting a second inmate death this week. 25-year old Chico Baker passed away Tuesday. He was serving time for a reckless burning charge in Lincoln County.

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota is in line to receive over $52.5 Million in a landmark settlement with META Platforms. META will pay $17.1 Billion to 29 states in one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history. The company's social media platforms were men...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - State officials are considering a merger of the fourth and seventh circuit courts. Currently, the two systems work together when needed, but court administrators say it would make more sense to just combine the circuits together permanently. A proposal would create a new Chief Clerk of Court p...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - South Dakota hunters will have up to 8,000 more acres to seek their prey this fall. The North and South Dakota chapters of the National Wild Turkey Federation and Pheasants Forever are partnering to gain access to more private land. You can find maps to locate the new areas on the GF & P W...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins a coalition of 16 Attorneys General in raising concerns over climate-related financial activism in a letter sent to the "Big 4" accounting firms: Deloitte; Ernst & Young; KPMG; and PricewaterhouseCoopers. "These firms stand t...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com)- The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) is expanding eligibility for the All Women Count! (AWC!) Program by lowering the minimum age from 30 to 21, allowing more South Dakota women to access breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services. The expanded eligibility will take eff...

Aug 27 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Dolly ​has ‌formed over the central tropical ‌Atlantic, ​the ⁠U.S. National ⁠Hurricane Center said on Thursday. Dolly ​was about ⁠1,555 ⁠miles (2,505 km) ​east of ​the Leeward islands, ‌packing maximum sustained ⁠winds...

TRISHULI, Nepal / BEIJING, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Nepal and China both warned on Thursday of fresh risks of flooding in the Himalayas as two lakes that have developed on either side of their ​border threaten to burst in a region still grappling with ‌this ...

Aug 27 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday he expects a new contribution of hundreds of millions of dollars the United ​States owes to the U.N. budget very ‌soon. Reuters reported last week that the Trump admi...

WASHINGTON, Aug ​27 (Reuters) - ‌The U.S. ‌Postal ​Service ⁠said ⁠on Thursday ​that ⁠new ⁠requirements ​for ​mail-in voting ‌are ⁠now in ⁠effect ‌as ⁠court ​challenges ‌continued. (Reporting by ​David ⁠Shepardson, Katharine ​Jackson)...

By Dan Burns Aug 27 (Reuters) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits for the first time fell for a second week while the overall number of people on jobless relief rolls slid to the lowest level in a month, signaling a stable labor mar...

BRUSSELS, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Poland does not want to have nuclear warheads on its territory, Deputy Defence Minister Pawel Zalewski said on Thursday. "No - that is ​what I would like to say very clearly ‌and openly. Poland does not want to have nuclear...

PARIS, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Business leaders have no reason to worry about the National Rally's policy plans, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Thursday, ahead of ​a first, early presidential debate. Blue-chip French stocks hit ‌a one-month l...

TRISHULI, Nepal / BEIJING, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Nepal and China both warned on Thursday of fresh risks of flooding in the Himalayas as two lakes that have developed on either side of their ​border threaten to burst in a region still grappling with ‌this ...

Aug 27 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday he expects a new contribution of hundreds of millions of dollars the United ​States owes to the U.N. budget very ‌soon. Reuters reported last week that the Trump admi...

By Dmitry Antonov and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Russia warned on Thursday that it could strike British military targets inside and outside Ukraine in response to Ukrainian attacks on targets inside Russia using long-range British cruise ...

By Nestor Corrales MANILA, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Meta and gaming platform Roblox have agreed to strengthen child-safety protections for Philippine users, Information and Communications Technology Secretary Henry Aguda said on Thursday. The measures includ...

STOCKHOLM, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Sweden's centre-right coalition raised its forecast for GDP growth ahead of an election next month and said its policies to boost ​households and businesses meant Sweden's economy would ‌outpace European rivals over the co...

By Michael S. Derby Aug 27 (Reuters) - Two Federal Reserve officials on Thursday shared their ongoing concerns about the U.S. inflation outlook, as central bankers gathered in Jackson Hole, Wyoming for the Kansas City Fed's closely watched annual econo...

By Courtney Rozen and Jaspreet Singh Aug 27 (Reuters) - Nvidia's Jensen Huang and OpenAI's Sam Altman are scheduled to appear ​at a tech-focused Group of 20 ‌ministerial meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina next week, according to a source familiar with ...

By Kenrick Cai and Heekyong Yang WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug 27 (Reuters) - South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix on Thursday held a groundbreaking ceremony for an advanced packaging and research facility in Indiana worth more than $4 billion, expanding its...

By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England, Aug 27 (Reuters) - UEFA has asked a U.S. federal court for permission to ​obtain testimony and documents from ‌FIFA entities in Florida for use in a planned criminal complaint in Switzerland against FIFA President Gia...

By Shrivathsa Sridhar BENGALURU, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Aryna Sabalenka will attempt to become the first woman since Serena Williams to capture three consecutive titles at the U.S. Open, though a sharp dip in form has clouded what once ​looked like an inev...

By Chiranjit Ojha Aug 27 (Reuters) - The following are some of the other contenders for the women's singles title at the U.S. Open, which begins on Sunday: NAOMI OSAKA (JAPAN) * World ranking: 13 Twice champion Osaka showed glimpses of her old self whe...

By Rory Carroll Aug 27 (Reuters) - Philippine tennis trailblazer Alexandra Eala has emerged as one of the sport's fastest-rising players after a breakthrough season, and her growing fan base and ​improving game could make her one of the main ‌attractio...

By Janina Nuno Rios Aug 27 (Reuters) - Iga Swiatek heads to the U.S. Open chasing a seventh Grand Slam title after her first trophy of the season in Canada offered signs that ​the former world number one is rediscovering the form that ‌made her a domin...

Aug 27 (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency on Thursday disclosed a shortage of an injectable medicine used to treat ​schizophrenia in some member EU states ‌due to issues at contract manufacturer Pharmathen International. Paliperidone palmitate, ...

Aug 27 (Reuters) - The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations will provide up to $16.5 million to Egypt-based pharmaceutical company Minapharm Group to ​advance an experimental Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine ‌into human trials in Africa, the organiz...

By Robin Respaut Aug 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. advisory committee on autism is set to propose that federal agencies nearly double investment in research and initiatives focusing on medical care, housing, aging, and other priorities to support people with t...

SHANGHAI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - China's drug regulator has approved Johnson & Johnson's oral pill for psoriasis, the ​company said on Thursday, ‌intensifying competition in the world's second-largest pharmaceutical market with rivals including Bristol Mye...

By Aditya Kalra and Richa Naidu NEW DELHI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Nestle wants India to consult with companies when drafting rules for front-of-pack health labelling on food and drinks to ensure it is done "scientifically," its chief executive said, amid a...

By Maria Rugamer Aug 27 (Reuters) - German rocket startup Isar Aerospace has secured about 200 million euros ($233 million) from the European ​Space Agency (ESA) under a programme aimed ‌at boosting Europe's launch industry, the company said on Thursda...

SYDNEY, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A swarm of giant cockroaches may sound like the stuff of nightmares, but Australian researchers say the insects could one day be used by search-and-rescue teams to deliver lifesaving drugs to people trapped after disasters. S...

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - SpaceX unveiled plans on Tuesday to build its largest rocket launch complex yet in southern Louisiana, a $100 billion effort to transform coastal wetlands into a critical base for the company's Starship a...

By Will Dunham Aug 25 (Reuters) - NASA is preparing to launch its next flagship space observatory, one that scientists plan to use to investigate some of the universe's biggest mysteries including dark energy and dark matter, while also testing gravity...

BEIJING, Aug 23 (Reuters) - China said on Sunday it has ​postponed its Chang'e-7 ‌lunar mission after a "comprehensive assessment", according to state-run Xinhua news agency. • ‌The ​uncrewed ⁠Chang'e-7 mission "does not ⁠meet the conditions for launch...

By Courtney Rozen and Jaspreet Singh Aug 27 (Reuters) - Nvidia's Jensen Huang and OpenAI's Sam Altman are scheduled to appear ​at a tech-focused Group of 20 ‌ministerial meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina next week, according to a source familiar with ...

Aug 27 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms emerged from its biggest legal challenge in the U.S. with its core business intact. The social media giant agreed on Wednesday to pay as much as $18 billion over a decade and limit how teenagers use Facebook and Instag...

By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Russian-speaking hackers used SpaceX's AI coding assistant, Cursor, to help break in to a Belgian chemical company and at least six other firms earlier this year, according to data reviewed by Reuters a...

Aug 27 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering a new round of sweeping tariffs on semiconductors, Politico reported on Thursday citing eight ​people familiar with discussions. A new tariff proposal ‌could tax a wider range of tech goods. In...

TOKYO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Kioxia and U.S.-based Sandisk said on Thursday they planned ​to invest more than $31 ‌billion in Japan through 2032 to drive semiconductor technology and expand production capacity, as the AI boom ‌boosts ​demand for m...

By Hanna Rantala LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman reunite to reprise the roles of cursed witch sisters Sally and Gillian Owens in "Practical Magic 2," a sequel that arrives in cinemas almost three decades ​after the original ...

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday awarded Blake Lively $407,000 to cover her legal fees and costs after successfully defending against fellow actor Justin Baldoni's defamation lawsuit ​stemming from their mov...

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Dolly Parton, the larger-than-life country singer and songwriter who died on Tuesday at age 80, rose from a self-described "dirt poor" upbringing to build a business ​empire that extended from song royal...

By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) - American singer Miley Cyrus said on Wednesday she was heartbroken following the death of her godmother, country music icon Dolly Parton, who died of cancer at ​age 80 on Tuesday. "The feeling of los...

By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Dolly Parton, the trailblazing country music icon, songwriter and actress who died on Tuesday at age 80, was so much more to millions around the world. She was a symbol of generosity, whose philanthr...