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Former Minnesota Vikings head coach Bud Grant has died
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Minnesota Vikings announced today former head coach Bud Grant has died. In a statement, the organization said "We are absolutely devastated to announce legendary Minnesota Vikings head coach and Hall of Famer Bud Grant has passed away this morning...We, like all Vikings and NFL ...
Mar 11, 2023
Your home for the Super Bowl is Fox Sports Radio FM 98.1/AM 1230, KWSN.com and the KWSN Mobile App
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KWSN.com) -- Fox Sports 98.1/AM 1230 KWSN Sioux Falls and Westwood One will be the exclusive network radio home of the Super Bowl. Addionally, listeners will now be able to stream the game live on KWSN.com and on their phone on the KWSN mobile app, for free. This year's contest is scheduled to be pla...
Feb 08, 2023
Vikings fire defensive coordinator Donatell after rough year
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings have fired defensive coordinator Ed Donatell in an unsurprising decision on the veteran coach after a dismal finish by his defense. The Vikings ranked second worst in yards allowed in the NFL and fourth worst in points allowed during the regular season. They gave up 431 yards an...
Jan 20, 2023
SDSU Football Coach John Stiegelmeier retires; Program promotes Jimmy Rogers to Head Coach
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Longtime South Dakota State coach John Stiegelmeier announced his retirement Thursday, less than two weeks after the school won its first Football Championship Subdivision title. Defensive coordinator Jimmy Rogers was named Stiegelmeier's successor and was introduced Friday at a press co...
Jan 20, 2023
Chris Paddack, Twins finalize $12.5 million, 3-year contract
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Right-hander Chris Paddack and the Minnesota Twins finalized a $12,525,000, three-year contract on Wednesday, an agreement that allows the pitcher to earn an additional $2.5 million in the deal's final season. Paddack, recovering from Tommy John surgery, agreed Friday to a $2.4 million, one-year cont...
Jan 19, 2023
Sports News
Anthony Rizzo stays hot as Yankees get past Tigers
Anthony Rizzo continues to deliver offensively Saturday afternoon, with a three-run home run to cap a four-run third inning that lifted the host New York Yankees to a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The Yankees have won the first two games of the...
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Soccer-Real Madrid secure LaLiga title after Girona thrash Barcelona 4-2
(Reuters) -Real Madrid claimed a record-extending 36th LaLiga title on Saturday after Girona fought-back to beat Barcelona 4-2, a result that left Carlo Ancelotti's side with an unassailable lead in the standings. Real Madrid, who have lost only once i...
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Cavs, Magic set for decisive Game 7 in Cleveland
The Cleveland Cavaliers recorded 48 wins during the regular season, one more than the Orlando Magic. As a result, the Cavaliers were able to lock up the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference -- and more importantly, home-court advantage for their firs...
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Motor racing-Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins Miami sprint race
By Steve Keating MIAMI (Reuters) - Red Bull's triple world champion Max Verstappen completed a sweep of the first two sprint races of the Formula One season on Saturday with a win at the Miami Grand Prix. In another dominating display the 26-year-o...
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Cycling-Narvaez outsprints Pogacar to win Giro d'Italia stage one
(Reuters) - Jhonatan Narvaez outsprinted Giro d'Italia favourite Tadej Pogacar to win Saturday's stage one 140-kilometre ride from Venaria Reale to Turin, with the Ecuadorian taking the leader's maglia rosa jersey. Narvaez had the legs not only to ...
4h ago
Local News
Officers justified in shooting suspect
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Attorney General Marty Jackley says Sioux Falls police officers were justified in shooting a man last month. Police were trying to serve a mental health detention warrant for Daniel McKillip. He refused to comply and armed himself with two knives. McKillip survived the shooting and was ...
May 03, 2024
Higher education opportunity for former prisoners
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- You could consider it a second chance powered by higher education. South Dakota State University was awarded a three-year, 150-thousand dollar grant by the Mellon foundation's Higher Education in Prison program. The effort is being led by Vice-Provost, Dr. Victor Taylor. He says it's pers...
Apr 30, 2024
Witness gives his account of deadly accident
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are still working on the investigation into the deadly weekend crash that killed two teenagers, and probably will be working on it for several weeks. In the meantime they're relying on clips from neighborhood surveillance cameras - and witnesses like Steve Blumke who sa...
Apr 30, 2024
Two teens die in tragic crash
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It was the most catastrophic accident he's seen in 17 years of police work. Sioux Falls Police Lieutenant Andrew Siebenborn arrived shortly after a deadly crash that killed two young teenagers at about 6 Saturday morning at 18th and Second Avenue. The crash took the lives of two 15 year o...
Apr 30, 2024
Two juveniles killed in Sioux Falls crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- An early Saturday morning crash has killed two juveniles. At 6 am a Dodge Durango SUV lost control and collided with a tree and a house at the intersection of East 18th Street and 2nd Avenue. There were at least 7 juveniles in the vehicle, with two pronounced dead at the scene and 5 take...
Apr 27, 2024
State News
Noem's "tall tale" about "short dictator" proven false
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Kristi Noem's new tome is a battleground between fact and fiction. The Governor's camp is attempting to clarify the circumstances around two alleged interactions with foreign leaders that she writes about in her forthcoming book, "No Going Back." The truth of those incidents - a can...
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New home buying program aimed to keep college grads in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) -- It's an initiative to stem the tide of South Dakota's "brain drain." South Dakota Housing has introduced a new initiative to assist recent graduates in purchasing their first home in South Dakota. The program is open to those who have not owned a home in the past three years, purcha...
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South Dakota gets funding to get the lead out
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO.com) -- Lead drinking water pipes are on their way out. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has committed millions of dollars to South Dakota and five other states to identify and replace lead service lines, thereby preventing exposure to lead in drinking water. This funding is part of Presi...
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Firearms search warrant reveals possible bomb making operation
FLORENCE, SD (KELO.com) -- Three people have been arrested following the discovery of a possible bomb-making operation in Codington County. John Felice was arrested Friday. Christopher and Katelyn Gamble were arrested Thursday on drug, firearms, explosives and child abuse charges. The discovery of the bomb-making op...
May 03, 2024
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South Dakota economy leads the region
OMAHA, NE (KELO.com) -- Our regional economy is stuck in neutral,but South Dakota continues to shine. The April "Mid-America Business Conditions Index" from Creighton University bounced to its best reading since last September, but it's barely into positive territory. Higher interest rates are holding the e...
May 02, 2024
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National News
Death toll from rains in southern Brazil climbs to 56, some 70 still missing
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The death toll from rains in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul rose to 56, local authorities said on Saturday morning, while dozens still have not been accounted for. Rio Grande do Sul's civil defense authority ...
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Explainer-How US campus protests over Gaza differ from Vietnam war era
By Andrea Shalal and Bianca Flowers WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deep generational divide, anti-war protests on college campuses and a looming Chicago Democratic convention invite comparisons between today's protests against Israel's attacks in Gaza an...
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Analysis-Trump vows to fight 'anti-white feeling' in US. His allies have a plan
By Gram Slattery and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's pledge to fight what he calls "anti-white feeling" in the U.S. will likely embolden allies who seek to dismantle government and corporate programs created to battle racism and ...
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Floods in Indonesia's South Sulawesi kill 14
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed 14 people in South Sulawesi, while 115 people were evacuated, the country's disaster management agency said on Saturday. The early morning floods in Luwuk Regency affecte...
16h ago
New Zealand signs MOU with German institute on Antarctica cooperation
(Reuters) - New Zealand said on Saturday that its Antarctic agency signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute to foster cooperation between the two polar science bodies, amid China's growing presence in Antarctica....
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World News
Netherlands prepares for World War II remembrance amid Gaza security fears
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands was preparing for its annual World War II remembrance ceremony in Amsterdam on Saturday with restricted public access and heightened security as a result of the war in Gaza. The city of Amsterdam announced earl...
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Dead bodies in Mexico likely are missing U.S., Australian surfers
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The three dead bodies found in Mexico's Baja California state are highly like to be the American and two Australian tourists who went missing last week, a senior official from the region said on Saturday. "All three bodies m...
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Russian Su-25 jet shot down over eastern Ukraine, Zelenskiy says
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian Su-25 fighter-bomber over the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. "It is important to be very focused these days," he said in his nightly video add...
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Germany denounces rising political violence after MEP seriously hurt
By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) - German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser on Saturday vowed to fight a surge in violence against politicians after a German member of the European Parliament had to be taken to hospital after being at...
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Sadiq Khan wins re-election as London mayor
LONDON (Reuters) - Sadiq Khan was re-elected as London's mayor, final results showed on Saturday, helping to cement the Labour Party's commanding lead over the governing Conservatives in local polls ahead of Britain's national election later this y...
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Business News
Warren Buffett says Berkshire sold entire Paramount holdings at a loss
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett said on Saturday Berkshire Hathaway sold its entire holding in Paramount at a loss, a decision he said was his sole responsibility. "It was 100% my decision and we've sold it all and we lost quite a bit of money,...
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Warren Buffett says taxes may rise to offset widening US deficits
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett said he expects the U.S. government to increase taxes to tackle widening fiscal deficits rather than reduce spending. "I think higher taxes are likely," he said on Saturday at Berkshire Hathaway's annual sharehol...
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Ping An votes against reappointment of HSBC CEO as director, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) - HSBC Holdings Plc's biggest Asian investor, China's Ping An Insurance Group Co, voted against the reappointment of departing chief executive Noel Quinn as a director at the bank's shareholder meeting, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday...
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Buffett talks succession and Berkshire's future at annual meeting
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett took the stage at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting on Saturday, paying tribute to his longtime business partner Charlie Munger, outlining the expanded roles of the executives who are designated to eventually succeed hi...
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Berkshire exec calls wildfire claims against utility 'unfounded'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate led by Warren Buffett, will fight all lawsuits brought against its utility business due to wildfires as the cases are "unfounded," a top executive said on Saturday. Greg Abel, who is widely ...
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Health News
Canada toughens import requirements on US breeding cattle over bird flu concerns
(Reuters) - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has toughened import requirements on U.S. breeding cattle over the H5N1 bird flu virus, the agency said in a statement on Friday. The first confirmed case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (...
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At least 42 die from measles outbreak in northeast Nigeria
By Percy Dabang YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least 42 deaths have been recorded from a measles outbreak in just over a week in Nigeria's northeastern state of Adamawa, the state's health commissioner said on Friday. Measles is a highly contagious, ...
May 03, 2024
US health officials warn dairy workers are at risk from bird flu
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Friday warned that dairy workers remain at risk from the H5N1 bird flu virus that is infecting dairy herds, and urged them to wear protective gear to avoid infection. The U.S. CDC ur...
May 03, 2024
Drugmaker Amneal agrees to $270 million U.S. opioid settlement
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Amneal Pharmaceuticals said on Friday it had reached a deal valued at more than $270 million to resolve claims it helped fuel the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic, becoming the latest drug company to settle lawsuits over the ...
May 03, 2024
US FTC seeks more information on Novo Nordisk parent-Catalent deal
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sought additional information about a $16.5 billion deal by Novo Nordisk's parent to buy manufacturing subcontractor Catalent. The deal was announced in February and Novo Nordisk Foundation has sinc...
May 03, 2024
Science News
German company launches candle wax-powered rocket on test flight into space
BERLIN (Reuters) - German company HyImpulse successfully launched on Friday a candle wax-powered rocket capable of carrying commercial satellites on a test suborbital flight into space for the first time. "We're signalling Germany's prowess as a sp...
May 03, 2024
Factbox-China's missions to the moon - past, present and future
By Albee Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday launched a mission to collect samples from the moon's "hidden" side, a first in space exploration history, and marked a new phase in China's 20-year-old Chang'e lunar programme, named ...
May 03, 2024
Scientists discover possible hammerhead shark nursery in Ecuador's Galapagos
QUITO (Reuters) - A team of researchers has discovered a potential breeding ground for smooth hammerhead sharks off an island in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago, in what would be a "very rare" sighting, the national park said in a statement on Thur...
May 02, 2024
Orangutan's use of medicinal plant to treat wound intrigues scientists
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - In June 2022, a male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus sustained a facial wound below the right eye, apparently during a fight with another male orangutan at the Suaq Balimbing research site, a protected rainforest area in I...
May 02, 2024
Scientists explore how to improve crop yields - on Mars
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - For future human bases or colonies on Mars to be self-sustaining, a reliable source of home-grown food will be a must. It simply would be too costly and risky to rely upon rocket deliveries to meet the food needs of colon...
May 01, 2024
Technology News
Atos creditors reach deal to rescue debt-laden group, La Tribune says
PARIS (Reuters) - Creditors have reached an agreement that could rescue tech firm Atos, which secures communications for the French army and is set to manage cybersecurity for this summer's Paris Olympic Games, La Tribune newspaper reported on Satu...
7h ago
Russian suspected cybercrime kingpin pleads guilty in US, TASS reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Alexander Vinnik, a Russian suspected cybercrime kingpin who was arrested in Greece in 2017, convicted of money laundering in France three years later and is now awaiting trial in California, has pleaded partially guilty, TASS ne...
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Luminar to cut nearly 20% jobs as part of restructuring
(Reuters) - Luminar Technologies, a maker of lidar sensors for self-driving cars, said on Friday that it would cut its workforce by about 20%, as part of a restructuring plan for the current year. As of December last year, the company had nearly 80...
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Stablecoin Tether steps up monitoring in bid to combat illicit finance
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - The world's largest stablecoin, Tether, has stepped up monitoring of how its tokens are used in broader crypto markets and payments in a bid to combat illicit finance, Tether said in a statement on Thursday....
May 03, 2024
Exclusive-Stanford AI leader Fei-Fei Li building 'spatial intelligence' startup
By Katie Paul, Anna Tong and Krystal Hu NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Prominent computer scientist Fei-Fei Li is building a startup that uses human-like processing of visual data to make artificial intelligence (AI) capable of advanced reasoni...
May 03, 2024
Entertainment News
Europapa or Baby Lasagna? Contestants to look out for at Eurovision 2024
By Isabelle Yr Carlsson COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The Eurovision Song Contest, a music kitsch-fest watched by some 200 million people, kicks off in Malmö, Sweden on Sunday with its "turquoise carpet" gala, in what fans say is a wide-open year with hal...
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Biden to honor Olympian Katie Ledecky, actor Michelle Yeoh with Medal of Freedom
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A winner of seven Olympic gold medals, a leader of the Mississippi civil rights struggle and a pioneer of television's tabloid talk show genre are part of this year's class of Presidential Medal of Freedom...
May 03, 2024
Universal Music Group first-quarter core earnings beat forecast
(Reuters) - Universal Music Group on Thursday posted first-quarter adjusted core profit that beat expectations, helped by the success of its star Taylor Swift. The world's biggest music label posted adjusted core earnings (EBITDA) of 591 million eu...
May 02, 2024
John Cleese says farce best in theatre as he brings 'Fawlty Towers' to stage
By Natasha Mulenga LONDON (Reuters) - John Cleese says farce is best seen in the theatre as he brings a new stage version of his classic 1970s comedy show "Fawlty Towers" to London's West End. "Fawlty Towers The Play" has been adapted by Cleese, wh...
May 02, 2024
Jewish community anxious ahead of Sweden Eurovision anti-Israel protests
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Planned protests against Israel taking part in this year's Eurovision Song Contest have made members of the Jewish community in Swedish host city Malmo anxious, a representative of the community ...
May 02, 2024