By Aadi Nair CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Magnus Ramsfjell's Norway beat Canada 8-6 to seal their spot in the semi-finals of ​the men's competition at the Winter Olympics, ‌while Britain also made it through after Italy were beaten by S...

By Alan Baldwin CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn captured headlines before and during the Winter Games but fellow U.S. great Mikaela Shiffrin and home favourite Federica Brignone turned out to be the true comeback queens of the...

MILAN, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Host Italy has called on the International Paralympic Committee to review its decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under ​their national flags and with anthems at next month's ‌Milan Cortina Winter Para...

By Lisa Richwine LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Japan's snowboarders put on a jaw-dropping show on the snow-covered slopes of Italy, masterfully jumping, twisting and flipping through the air ​to earn more medals in the sport than any ‌other countr...

By Marleen Kaesebier BORMIO, Italy, Feb 19 (Reuters) - SkiMo's eagerly-awaited debut at the Winter Olympics got underway at a snowy Bormio on Thursday with the heats of the women's and men's sprint competitions. In a change of pace from the ​men's Alpi...

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- It's rivalry day in South Dakota. The Coyotes are in Brookings tonight to square off with the rival Jackrabbits. The Yotes come in ranked number four and the Jacks are ranked number three in the nation. Kickoff is at 6:30. You can hear the Coyote broadcast on 95.7 KQSF, or listen to the Ja...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls (6-2, 5-2 NSIC) continues to receive votes in the AFCA Coaches' Poll as they hit the road to take on Wayne State (6-1, 5-1 NSIC) this weekend in Wayne, Nebraska. Kickoff is at 12 noon. You can hear the game on KWSN 98.1

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The No. 25-ranked Augustana football team (5-2 overall, 5-1 NSIC) travels east for a Top-25 showdown against No. 13 Minnesota State on Saturday afternoon. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. The Vikings and Mavericks will meet for the 55th time in series history with the Mavericks leading 28-2...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Stampede weather a high-scoring game against the Tri-City Storm to take home the win. Newcomers Jake Merens and Ben Willmott made a statement while Stampede returner Gennadi Chaly earned three points to push the Stampede to a 7-5 win. Sioux Falls and Tri-City are back in action Satur...

YOUNGSTOWN, OH (KELO.com) -- The No. 4-ranked University of South Dakota football team (5-1, 3-0 MVFC) takes their four-game win streak into the eastern time zone for their second Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) road trip of the season when they face the Youngstown State Penguins (2-5, 1-2 MVFC) at 5:00 p.m....

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police are warning the public about the illegal use of unlicensed recreational vehicles on city streets. That follows an accident between an ATV being operated by two 11-year-olds, and a car at an intersection in the southwestern part of the city Monday evening. The 11-year o...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's a 1.3 billion dollar investment that will transform downtown Sioux Falls. Shane Smith, the CEO of Smithfield Foods announced the company is moving its plant from Weber Avenue near Falls Park to the Industrial park at I-90 and I-29. Smith noted the century long relationship between t...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls residents are being encouraged to file for the city's property tax refund program. It refunds the municipal portion of property taxes on owner-occupied homes for low income elderly and disabled people. You automatically qualify if you're approved for the state's Assessment Fr...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls City Council members say they need more time to determine spending limits for a trio of swimming pool projects. Tuesday night, the Council decided to delay authorizing spending amounts for the projects. They want to set a cap of 68-million dollars for the Frank Olson, Kuehn P...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Youth Hockey Association girls varsity team will host a "Grey-Out" Game vs Aberdeen on Sunday, February 15 at Scheels Iceplex to honor former standout goaltender and Brandon native, Riley Vander Esch, as she battles diffuse midline glioma, a very rare and aggress...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Leaders of both parties are welcoming the news of improved state revenues in Pierre. Senator Jim Mehlhaff says Republicans are focusing on providing increased funding for the so-called big three: education, state employee salaries and community service providers. Mehlhaff says lawmakers are d...

South Dakota's two largest airports are both in growth mode. The Sioux Falls and Rapid City airports are both working on adding more gates in their terminals. The Sioux Falls project is already underway.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- You may be voting on a constitutional amendment to allow electronic sports wagering. The South Dakota Senate has passed a resolution to place the measure on the November ballot. If it becomes law, 90-percent of the tax proceeds on mobile sports wagering would have to be used for property tax ...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Senate has unanimously approved a property tax break for some homeowners. The proposal reclassifies detached garages as owner-occupied property, which would save property tax payers hundreds of dollars per year. The bill now goes to the state House.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota legislators are getting a fresh look at revenues for the coming budget year. Wednesday morning, Legislative Research Council Fiscal Chief Jeff Mehlhaff told legislators South Dakotans can expect to receive income tax refunds of up to a thousand dollars higher than normal because o...

LAS VEGAS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - On Fridays, it still feels like peak Vegas - rolling suitcases, packed rideshare queues and the familiar churn at Harry Reid International. By Monday, the airport has quieted considerably. "Our peaks are still peaks, and o...

By Chris Kirkham LOS ANGELES, Feb 19 (Reuters) - A legal clash between the Trump administration and California over auto-pollution rules is coming to a head, with enormous financial implications for EV makers including Tesla and traditional automakers ...

By Jefferson Kahinju and Thomas Mukoya TURKANA, Kenya, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Four years after a record drought devastated northern Kenya, failed rains are once again causing starvations, with aid cuts forcing agencies to scale back their efforts and feed ...

LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - "Hamnet" could edge ahead of "One Battle After Another" and "Sinners" to win the top prize at the BAFTAs, as the heartbreaker about Shakespeare, his wife Agnes and the death of their son is likely to win over British ​voters,...

By Ted Hesson and Devika Madhusudhanan Nair WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has given immigration officers broader powers to detain legal refugees awaiting a green card to ensure they are "re-vetted," an apparent expansion of ​t...

By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Feb 19 (Reuters) - At least 34 people were killed on Tuesday when suspected ​Lakurawa Islamist militants launched coordinated attacks ‌on multiple rural villages in Nigeria's northwestern Kebbi state, a security rep...

SOFIA, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's caretaker government led by Andrey Gyurov, deputy governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, ​took over duty on Thursday ‌and pledged to secure conditions for fair elections on April 19. The previous government resign...

WARSAW, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Poland's withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention means it will be able to lay anti-personnel ​mines along its eastern border in ‌the space of 48 hours if a threat emerges, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday, shortly be...

By Inti Landauro PARIS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Despite growing animosity between U.S. President Donald Trump's administration and the French government, Americans flocked to the country in 2025, with U.S. visits rising 17% ​on the previous year, the French...

BERLIN, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Germany currently has no plans to purchase ​additional F-35 fighter ‌jets, a government spokesperson said on Thursday, after sources said Berlin was considering ordering ‌more ​of the ⁠planes, which are ⁠made by U.S. contract...

LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Bank of England interest rate-setter Catherine ​Mann said British ‌inflation data published this week were "good numbers" although there had not ‌been ​as much ⁠improvement in ⁠the underlying figures as the central bank had h...

LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Britain's statistics agency said on Thursday it would cut some of its ​publications under a plan to ‌fix persistent quality problems with core data releases. The Office for National Statistics said it would reduce the number ...

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Farm-machinery maker Deere & Co raised its full-year net income forecast on Thursday benefiting from earlier ​cost-cutting measures that cushioned the impact ‌of soft equipment demand. The company expects net income for 2026 to range...

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Shares of Figma rose around 14% before the bell on Thursday as investors cheered the software design provider's ​strong revenue forecasts and commentary around ‌its artificial intelligence ambitions. Figma has become a popular choice...

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Teck Resources beat fourth-quarter profit expectations on Thursday, helped by a surge in copper prices and production, as the Canadian miner advanced ​its proposed merger with Anglo American. The beat underscores ‌Teck's growing leve...

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Hims & Hers Health said on Thursday it will acquire Australian digital health company ​Eucalyptus in a deal ‌valued at up to $1.15 billion, as the U.S. telehealth platform seeks to broaden its personalized care business into new inte...

By Michael Erman NEW YORK, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Online telehealth company Hims & Hers Health, seeking growth drivers as its original sexual-health franchises matured, may have overstepped with a risky launch of weight-loss pills that drew swift blowback ...

By Patricia Weiss FRANKFURT, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. President's executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to ensure U.S. supply ​of glyphosate underscores U.S. farmers' needs to have ‌access to the herbicide, Bayer said on Thursday, addi...

TOKYO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Japan's health ministry said on Thursday a ​panel of specialists ‌had endorsed Sumitomo Pharma's iPS cell-derived treatment for Parkinson's disease, paving the way ‌for ​the world's first ⁠medical products ⁠based on the techno...

By Dietrich Knauth and Diana Novak Jones Feb 19 (Reuters) - Bayer's Monsanto unit has proposed a $7.25 billion nationwide class settlement to resolve both current and future lawsuits alleging that its Roundup weedkiller caused cancer, billing it as a l...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - For more than a century, biology textbooks have stated that vision among vertebrates - people included - is built from two clearly defined cell types: rods for processing dim light and cones for bright ligh...

Feb 17 (Reuters) - Satellite startup Sateliot and space engineering firm PLD Space have signed a deal to launch two 5G satellites in what will be the ​first such private mission carried out solely by ‌Spanish companies, they said on Tuesday. Private ro...

BRUSSELS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - British company SatVu, which uses satellites to provide high-resolution thermal imagery from space, ​has raised 30 million pounds ($40.8 million) ‌in new funding, including backing from the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), it sa...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Astronomers have observed a planetary system that challenges current planet formation theories, with a rocky planet that formed beyond the orbits of its gaseous neighbors, possibly after much of the planet-...

BEIJING, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Chinese officials on Thursday handed over a satellite ground station to Namibia outside the southern African nation's capital ​Windhoek, Chinese state media reported, marking another ‌step forward in China's expanding space ...

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Shares of Figma rose around 14% before the bell on Thursday as investors cheered the software design provider's ​strong revenue forecasts and commentary around ‌its artificial intelligence ambitions. Figma has become a popular choice...

By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi nudged speakers at the India AI summit to join and raise their ​hands in a symbolic show of unity, most executives ‌obliged. Two did not: rivals Sam Altman of Op...

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Senior executives from global artificial intelligence firms joined world leaders in India this week for a major AI summit. Here is a list of all the ​major deals struck during the India AI Impact Summit ‌in New Delhi. INDIA'S RELIANC...

JAKARTA, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google and Southeast Asian technology conglomerate Sea Ltd announced a new tie-up ​on Thursday that will develop artificial ‌intelligence tools for Sea's e-commerce and gaming products. Under the newly-signed ...

By Chandini Monnappa, Surbhi Misra and Urvi Dugar BENGALURU, Feb 19 (Reuters) - India's biggest conglomerates are stepping up a push into AI and data infrastructure, with Reliance committing about $110 billion and Adani pledging $100 billion ​to positi...

LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - "Hamnet" could edge ahead of "One Battle After Another" and "Sinners" to win the top prize at the BAFTAs, as the heartbreaker about Shakespeare, his wife Agnes and the death of their son is likely to win over British ​voters,...

Feb 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has summoned some of the country's major theater chains to private conversations about the potential impact ​of a sale of Warner Bros Discovery, Bloomberg ‌News reported on Wednesday. Reuters could not ind...

By Linda Pasquini Feb 18 (Reuters) - Japanese director Yoshitoshi Shinomiya wanted his anime feature film debut "A New Dawn" to convey the value of preserving tradition and landscape in the face of technological ​progress, globalization and industriali...

BERLIN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - "Flies," a Berlin Film Festival competition entry, is a tale about how opening up to others could allow in something special, said its Mexican director Fernando Eimbcke. "It's a ​story about loneliness, about grief, about how...

BERLIN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - British composer Max Richter received the Berlinale Camera award for his special contribution to filmmaking on ​Wednesday at a ceremony with Oscar-winning ‌director Chloe Zhao, with whom he recently collaborated on the Shakes...