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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
NBA roundup: Anthony Edwards' 32 points propel Wolves past Jazz
Anthony Edwards scored 13 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 114-104 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night in Salt Lake City. Edwards started slowly but made 13 of 23 shots from the floor, including one of ...
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Ice hockey-Konstantin Koltsov, former NHL player and boyfriend of Sabalenka, dead at 42
(Reuters) - Konstantin Koltsov, the Belarusian former pro ice hockey player and boyfriend of tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, has died at the age of 42, Russian club Salavat Yulaev said in a statement on Tuesday. Forward Koltsov played for the Belaru...
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Tennis-Raducanu withdraws from Miami Open - media reports say
(Reuters) - Britain's Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the Miami Open on the eve of her first-round match due to a lower back injury, multiple news outlets reported on Monday. The former U.S. Open champion missed most of last season after having su...
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Soccer-Messi sidelined for Argentina friendlies with injury
(Reuters) - Argentina captain Lionel Messi is out of this month's friendlies in the United States due to a hamstring injury, the country's FA (AFA) said on Monday. The 36-year-old forward missed Inter Miami's Major League Soccer game at DC United o...
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Spring training roundup: Dane Myers hits walk-off HR for Marlins
Dane Myers hit a walk-off home run with two outs and two strikes to lift the Miami Marlins to a 6-5 win over the Houston Astros in spring training action on Monday in Jupiter, Fla. Myers' third homer of the spring came off Cole McDonald (0-2), who had...
8h ago
Local News
Sioux Falls man convicted of sex trafficking
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man has been convicted of sex trafficking. Odarie Massiah, age 34, was found guilty of Sex Trafficking of an Adult by Force or Coercion following a three-day court trial in federal district court in Sioux Falls. Between July 1, 2020, and September 24, 2022, Massiah recruite...
Mar 16, 2024
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Death Investigation at Mitchell's I-90 Truck Stop
MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) - Attorney General Marty Jackley and the Mitchell Police Department announced a death investigation at a Mitchell truck stop. The partially dismembered body of 57 year old Melody Fae Gooch of Detroit, MI was discovered on Monday night at the Mitchell I-90 Travel Center. 50 year old Anthony Harri...
Mar 14, 2024
Mitchell job recruitment package hitting the mark
MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- "Move to Mitchell, get a thousand bucks." It's a phrase that evidently has a nice ring to it. So nice, it has convinced 26 families to move to Mitchell for jobs. And that has convinced the Mitchell Development Corporation to start it all over again with another 25-thousand dollar...
Mar 12, 2024
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Good news in latest crime stats for Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The latest crime stats are out for Sioux Falls - and Mayor Paul TenHaken says they're good. Police Chief Jon Thum says the number of drug offenses and car thefts mushroomed, but the violent crime rate dropped. Violent crime in the city did increase in one area - offenses against law enforc...
Mar 12, 2024
Teacher Pathway Program tuition gift
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Education Foundation received a donation for their teacher pathway program. The program allows high school students interested in the teaching profession to take college courses through USD- Sioux Falls. Executive director Allison Struck says the program helps students ge...
Mar 08, 2024
State News
Hockey comes to Watertown
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Minor League hockey is coming to Watertown! The North American Hockey League has approved the membership application for Watertown's team, which will be known as the Shamrocks. The Watertown Shamrocks will compete in the Central Division beginning in the 2024-25 season. The Shamrocks will ...
Mar 16, 2024
Texas ranchers get help from South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Help is on the way from South Dakota. The Akaska Development Corporation is coordinating the transportation to get hay and feed donations from South Dakota to cattle producers in Texas devastated by recent wildfires. Texas Rancher Billy Hall says they're doing what they can to manage the...
Mar 16, 2024
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Minimum teacher pay becomes law
MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- An important step in climbing out of the basement on teacher pay. Governor Kristi Noem has signed a bill that sets a minimum base pay for teachers of 45-thousand dollars. House Education Committee Chairman Mike Stevens says it's about more than the money. Governor Noem says the legislation ...
Mar 14, 2024
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South Dakota DCI helping investigate Colorado crime lab scientist
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota's Division of Criminal Investigation is helping to untangle 15 years worth of Colorado Crime Lab work. A former Colorado crime lab scientist is accused of mishandling DNA testing in 650 cases. Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota's crime lab has a strong national repu...
Mar 14, 2024
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New funding pushing Lewis & Clark toward completion
TEA, SD (KELO.com) -- They're beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. That's the reaction from officials of the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System to the newest round of federal funding. Executive director Troy Larson says Congress approved nearly 19-million dollars for the project. Larson says the ...
Mar 12, 2024
National News
48 HOURS: Gensler's design guru salutes London's nooks and crannies
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - As head of one of the world's largest architecture and design firms, Julia Simet appreciates all of London's nooks and crannies. Simet, who is the newly appointed co-CEO (with Jordan Goldstein) of Gensler, takes...
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Activist investor Nelson Peltz to vote for Donald Trump, FT reports
(Reuters) - Billionaire investor Nelson Peltz plans to vote for Donald Trump, citing concerns over 81-year-old President Biden's fitness for office, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. "It will probably be Trump and I'm not happy about that," ...
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More than 60% of US abortions in 2023 were done by pill, study shows
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - The proportion of U.S. abortions administered by medication rose to more than 60% in 2023, following a dramatic decline in surgical abortion access after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a report said o...
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New York mayor accused of sexually assaulting transit co-worker in 1993
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - A former New York City employee filed suit on Monday accusing Mayor Eric Adams of sexually assaulting her in 1993, when both worked for the municipal transit police bureau, after she went to him seeking help in navigatin...
4h ago
Reddit, YouTube must face lawsuits claiming they enabled Buffalo mass shooter
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Reddit and Google's YouTube were ordered by a New York state judge to face lawsuits seeking to hold them responsible for helping enable the avowed white supremacist who killed 10 Black people in 2022 at a Bu...
5h ago
World News
Philippines foreign minister says challenge is how to sustain, elevate US-Philippines alliance
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' foreign minister said on Tuesday the challenge ahead was how to sustain and further elevate relations between his country and long-term ally, the United States. Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo thanked visiting U...
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Philippines sees up to $6 billion of investments in casino sector in next 5 years
By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - Foreign and domestic firms are expected to invest much as $6 billion in the Philippines' casino sector in the next five years, the head of its gaming regulator said, bolstering its status among Asia's top g...
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Blinken to visit Middle East this week as US pushes for ceasefire in Gaza
(Reuters) - United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit the Middle East this week, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, as Washington pushes for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza to allow the release of hostages kidn...
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Bangladesh, Pakistan and India bottom in air quality rankings in 2023, data shows
By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Pakistan remained one of the world's three smoggiest countries in 2023, as Bangladesh and India replaced Chad and Iran, with particulate matter about 15 times the level recommended by the World Health Organiza...
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Taiwan's vice president-elect makes Czech visit after US trip
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's vice president-elect and former de facto ambassador to Washington, Hsiao Bi-khim, is on a visit to the Czech Republic following a low-key trip to the United States, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Hsiao, who takes ...
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Business News
Analysis-Chinese developer Vanke's credit pursuit clouded by clamour for collateral
By Engen Tham, Ziyi Tang and Clare Jim SHANGHAI/BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - A rare Beijing directive to help Vanke beat a liquidity crisis has left lenders scrabbling for the assets that the state-backed developer has proposed for collateral, as ...
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Macquarie and Canada's PSP start AirTrunk data centre sales process, source says
By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Macquarie Group and Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board are starting a sales process for their AirTrunk data centre business, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. The...
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Morning Bid: Bank of Japan goes big
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee In a well-telegraphed move, the Bank of Japan delivered what investors had been waiting for - ending its negative interest rate policy after eight years. The pivot marks the cou...
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BOJ's long battle with deflation and the great unwinding
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) ended eight years of negative interest rates and other pieces of unorthodox policy on Tuesday, making a historic shift away from decades of massive monetary stimulus. Here is a timeline of key moments in th...
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Factbox-What happens to BOJ's stimulus tools?
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan ended eight years of negative interest rates and other remnants of its unorthodox policy, making a historic shift away from a focus of reflating growth with decades of massive monetary stimulus. B...
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Health News
Kroger to sell specialty pharmacy business to Elevance Health's CarelonRx
(Reuters) - Grocer Kroger said on Monday it had entered a definitive agreement for the sale of its specialty pharmacy business to CarelonRx, a unit of U.S. health insurer Elevance Health. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The reta...
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US CDC urges measles vaccinations amid rising cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday issued a health advisory urging people, particularly children and international travelers, to get vaccinated against measles due to the increase in cases this year. The...
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US approves first gene therapy for rare genetic disease
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it had approved UK-based Orchard Therapeutics' gene therapy for the treatment of children with a rare hereditary disease called metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). (Reporting by Mari...
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EPA to ban last form of asbestos used in US
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday finalized a rule that would ban using and importing cancer-causing asbestos, a material still used in some vehicles and in some industrial facilities in the U.S., the first c...
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Musk defends his ketamine use as beneficial for investors in new video
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - CEO Elon Musk said his ketamine prescription was beneficial for Tesla's investors in a video interview with former CNN anchor Don Lemon posted online on Monday. Musk said the drug helps him manage a "negative chemical sta...
14h ago
Science News
FAA to oversee SpaceX-led investigation into Starship mishap
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it will oversee a SpaceX-led investigation into a mishap involving both the booster and the Starship vehicle. SpaceX's Starship rocket, designed to eventually send astronauts to ...
Mar 14, 2024
Chemicals in plastics far more numerous than previous estimates, report says
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - At least 3,000 more chemicals are in plastics - from food packaging to toys to medical devices - than previously estimated by environment agencies, a report published on Thursday found, raising questions over pol...
Mar 14, 2024
South Korea scientists tout 'beef rice' as source of protein for the future
By Hyun Young Yi and Daewoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean researchers have grown beef cells in rice grains in what they say is a major step towards achieving a sustainable, affordable and environmentally friendly source of protein that could...
Mar 14, 2024
Study documents headaches experienced by astronauts in space
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Research in the expanding field of space medicine has identified many ways in which a microgravity environment and other factors can meddle with the human body during space missions. A new study has added to th...
Mar 14, 2024
China launch of DRO-A/B satellite on Wednesday not successful - state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's launch of a DRO-A/B satellite from Xichang satellite launch centre on Wednesday was not successful, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday. The satellite did not enter the designated orbit, Xinhua said. (R...
Mar 14, 2024
Technology News
UK deputy PM launches global push to protect elections from AI, misinformation
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Democratic countries around the world should band together to confront the threat of AI used by malign states to threaten free elections and spread misinformation, British Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden said on ...
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China's Longi says it will lay off about 5% of employees
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Longi Green Technology Energy, the world's largest solar manufacturer, will lay off about 5% of its employees, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. It added that a media report saying the company had plans to lay ...
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Nvidia's new software tools meant for companies adding AI to business
By Anna Tong and Stephen Nellis SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Nvidia on Monday unveiled software aimed at making it easier for businesses to incorporate artificial intelligence systems into their work, broadening the chipmaker's offerings. The release highl...
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Trading app Robinhood drops margin investing in UK launch
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - Trading platform Robinhood has "paused" its plan to lend to UK-based customers to allow them to make leveraged trades pending further talks with regulators, as it launches its UK business, the company said. ...
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Nvidia launches cloud-based research platform for 6G research and testing
(Reuters) - Nvidia on Monday unveiled an AI-powered software platform that allows research into 6G technology through simulating communications environments in the cloud. The new technology for communications known as 6G - the successor to 5G - is ...
8h ago
Entertainment News
Rita Moreno revels in 'mean snake of a woman' role in 'The Prank'
By Omar Younis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Rita Moreno, flush with first-hand experience, had no problem channeling a hard-as-nails high school physics teacher in the film "The Prank." "She is based on all the bitches who were mean to me when I...
Mar 15, 2024
Beyoncé makes her mark on country music, shining light on genre's Black roots
By Kat Stafford and ALEXANDRA SARABIA (Reuters) - Texas native and singer-songwriter Denitia was deeply moved when she heard the first notes of Beyoncé's hit country song, "Texas Hold 'Em." But it was more than the exhilarating, catchy thrum of th...
Mar 15, 2024
'Squid Game' actor O Yeong-su gets suspended sentence in sexual harassment case
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean actor O Yeong-su, who starred in the first season of the hit Netflix series "Squid Game", was convicted on Friday on charges of sexual harassment and handed a suspended prison sentence, a court official ...
Mar 15, 2024
Alec Baldwin asks judge to dismiss charges in 'Rust' shooting
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Actor Alec Baldwin's lawyers on Thursday asked a judge to dismiss manslaughter charges against him for the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming of the Western movie "Rust," alleging pros...
Mar 15, 2024
'Road House' remake honors Patrick Swayze, says Jake Gyllenhaal
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Celebrating the legacy of late actor Patrick Swayze was essential in remaking his 1989 hit movie "Road House," says the new film's star Jake Gyllenhaal. In the 2024 version Gyllenhaal plays former Ultimate Fighti...
Mar 15, 2024