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Coyotes travel to Brookings to face rival Jackrabbits
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...
Oct 26, 2024

Cougars travel to Wayne State to battle the Wildcats
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
Oct 26, 2024

Augie to collide with Minnesota State in Mankato
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...
Oct 26, 2024

Stampede overpower Storm 7-5
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...
Oct 19, 2024

Coyotes travel to Youngstown to take on the Penguins
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....
Oct 19, 2024
Sports News
Golf-Woods to sit out Jupiter Links' TGL match next week
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Tiger Woods will miss a TGL match for the first time next week, according to the lineups revealed on Friday by the tech-infused indoor golf league he co-founded based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The decision opens t...
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Union acquire M Indiana Vassilev from St. Louis City
The Philadelphia Union acquired midfielder Indiana Vassilev from St. Louis City SC on Friday in exchange for up to $1.25 million in general allocation money. St. Louis City will receive $400,000 in 2025, $600,000 in 2026 and up to an additional $250,0...
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CF Montreal captain Samuel Piette inks 3-year extension
CF Montreal midfielder Samuel Piette signed a contract extension on Friday that spans through the 2027 season. Financial terms were not disclosed by the team, which also holds an option year for 2028. "It is with great honor that we see our team capt...
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Tony Finau joins TGL's Los Angeles GC for one match
Tony Finau signed a one-match contract to compete with Los Angeles Golf Club against New York Golf Club, the TGL team announced on Friday. Finau will join Los Angeles GC on Monday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., with Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood unava...
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Canucks G Kevin Lankinen inks 5-year extension
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen signed a five-year, $22.5 million contract extension on Friday. Lankinen, 29, has stepped up in place of the injured Thatcher Demko, posting a 19-8-7 record with four shutouts, a 2.53 goals-against average a...
15m ago
Local News

Cold weather means crowded conditions at Dudley Hospitality House
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- This week's bitter cold has created record crowds at the Bishop Dudley Hospitality House in downtown Sioux Falls. It's 'standing room only' by day...with night guests sleeping wherever they can find floor space. Dudley House officials say the kitchen has run out of food every day this we...
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Legislators push for more control over long-term leases following One Stop questions
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Some push back in the legislature on the long-term leases for the One Stop government centers in Sioux Falls and Rapid City. The state Senate Appropriations committee voted unanimously this morning to require legislative approval for long-term state building leases. That's a direct respo...
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Parks & Rec Department working on 2030 master plan, seeking input
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- They're planning the future for Sioux Falls Park and Recreation, and they want to hear from you. Parks & Rec department leaders have been working on the 2030 Park System master plan for several months. Project Manager Mike Patton says it's a tool that will be heavily used. You can co...
Feb 20, 2025

Fencing off vacant downtown lot put on hold in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The idea of fencing off part of downtown is on hold in Sioux Falls. The City Council deferred action on a proposal last night to lease a vacant lot near the Bishop Dudley House, and build a fence around it. Police Chief Jon Thum says it's a troubled area of downtown. Chief Thum believes ...
Feb 19, 2025

Raw crime numbers up, per-capita numbers down in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- How safe is the city of Sioux Falls??? Mayor Paul TenHaken and area law enforcement officials released the semi-annual crime stats Tuesday. Police Chief Jon Thum says the public has been focused on one glaring number. The Mayor says the addition of about six thousand new residents had an...
Feb 19, 2025
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State News

Higher childcare assistance payments ruled out
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- With a tight budget this year, it's hard to get any new money from Pierre. A legislative committee killed a bill today that would ahve increased childcare assistance rates from the current 75 percent, up to 90 percent. During testimony, it was revealed that South Dakota already ranks among th...
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Governor Rhoden pressing for approval of prison plan
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Governor Larry Rhoden is in Washington, attending his first National Governor's Association conference. But, he didn't leave the state without another round of trying to convince legislators to approve plans to fund and build a new men's prison in Lincoln County. There's a move to rename the ...
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Prison funding bill goes to South Dakota House for debate
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Another committee hearing, and the prison funding bill is still alive. The Legislature's Joint Appropriations committee heard another hour of testimony this morning on a proposal to build an 825-million dollar men's penitentiary in Lincoln County. That's the guaranteed maximum price for the n...
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Prison lockdown enters second day
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Still no word on the reason behind a lockdown of the entire South Dakota prison system that began Tuesday morning. Officials say it wasn't because of any disturbance or assault, but other than that, are not releasing any information. No timeline has been given on how long it will last. ...
Feb 19, 2025

Legislators hesitant to approve funding and construction of new men's prison
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The location of a proposed new men's penitentiary between Harrisburg and Canton is a major stumbling block, but it isn't the only problem. Republican Representative Kevin Jensen of Canton is one of the most vocal opponents of a plan to build a new men's penitentiary in his legislative district...
Feb 19, 2025
National News
Countries warn against delaying global climate assessment after US exit
By Kate Abnett and Valerie Volcovici BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Union, Britain and climate-vulnerable developing countries have raised concerns about delays to the next global assessment of climate change, by the U.N.'s climate sc...
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US science agency reclassifies hundreds of workers as probationary, US lawmaker says
By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - National Science Foundation administrators reclassified hundreds of employees from permanent to probationary status in violation of labor contracts, according to a U.S. lawmaker and agency employee. The agency...
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US consumer sentiment plunges in February on tariff worries
(Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment dropped more than expected in February to a 15-month low and inflation expectations rocketed as households worried that President Donald Trump's plans for steep and broad-based tariffs would eat into their purcha...
56m ago
Fed's Jefferson says AI is speeding investors' reactions to central bankers' messages
(Reuters) - Artificial intelligence is speeding the rate at which investors react to specific sentences in central bankers' speeches and in statements describing their policy actions, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said on Friday, but ...
57m ago
British actor Sam Riley channels washed-up tennis coach in vacation noir 'Islands'
By Hanna Rantala and Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) - British actor Sam Riley, who shot to fame playing Ian Curtis in 2007's "Control", said he could relate to the feelings of wasted potential that plague his character in "Islands", a vacation noi...
1h ago
World News
Influx of 40,000 fleeing Congo war worsens Burundi humanitarian plight, UN says
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) - Burundi is facing a rapidly worsening humanitarian situation as more than 40,000 people have fled there in two weeks to escape fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the U.N. said on Friday. "Last...
39m ago
Chechen teen held for planning attack on Israeli Embassy in Berlin, Bild reports
BERLIN (Reuters) - An 18-year-old ethnic Chechen has been arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Berlin, German newspaper Bild reported on Friday. German police confirmed the Russian national was detained on Thursday ...
39m ago
Egypt's Sisi leaves Riyadh after meeting on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
DUBAI (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi left Riyadh after participating in an informal meeting on Friday to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with Gulf Arab states and Jordan, the presidency said in a statement on Facebook....
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Austrian liberals join talks on forming a centrist coalition government
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Austria's conservative People's Party (OVP) and Social Democrats (SPO) said on Friday they had widened their talks aimed at forming a coalition government to include the small, liberal Neos party so as to have a sol...
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FATF global financial crime watchdog removes Philippines from 'grey' list
PARIS (Reuters) - The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global anti-money laundering watchdog, said on Friday it had removed the Philippines from its 'grey' list of countries under increased scrutiny, while it added Laos and Nepal to that list....
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Business News
ConocoPhillips to sell interest in Ursa and Europa Fields to Shell for $735 million
(Reuters) - ConocoPhillips said on Friday it would sell its interests in the Ursa and Europa Fields to Shell for $735 million. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the second quarter of 2025. "This transaction reflects our ongoing com...
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Bank of Canada head wants review to leave 2% inflation target unchanged
By Promit Mukherjee and David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Feb 21 (Reuters) - he Bank of Canada's 2% inflation target should be maintained in a review set for 2026, Governor Tiff Macklem said on Friday, saying central bank needed to focus on risks such as the imp...
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Trump adviser says he expects Zelenskiy to sign minerals agreement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House national security adviser Mike Waltz said on Friday he expects Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to sign a minerals agreement with the United States as part of efforts to end the Ukraine war. "Here's the botto...
56m ago
US consumer sentiment plunges in February on tariff worries
(Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment dropped more than expected in February to a 15-month low and inflation expectations rocketed as households worried that President Donald Trump's plans for steep and broad-based tariffs would eat into their purcha...
56m ago
Exclusive-Google to be hit with EU charges of breaching Big Tech rules, sources say
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech after proposed changes to its search results failed to address the EU antitrust regulator's concerns and ...
57m ago
Health News
US FDA approves Mirum Pharma's genetic disorder drug
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has approved Mirum Pharmaceuticals' drug to treat a type of rare disorder, which affects the body's ability to metabolize fats known as cholesterol. Patients with the disorder known as ...
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Shortage of Novo's Wegovy and Ozempic is resolved, FDA website shows
(Reuters) -A shortage of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk's popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs, Wegovy and Ozempic, has been resolved, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's website showed on Friday. The resolution could potentially restrict how tele...
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Brazil's Lula to tap Padilha as health chief, CNN Brasil reports
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will tap his Institutional Relations Minister Alexandre Padilha to be the next health minister by early next week, replacing Nisia Trindade, CNN Brasil reported on Friday. (Report...
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Bluebird bio to be taken private by Carlyle and SK Capital amid cash crunch
(Reuters) - Gene therapy maker Bluebird bio said on Friday it would be taken private by Carlyle and SK Capital Partners, ending its tumultuous journey in the public markets as it struggled with a severe cash crunch. Bluebird bio, which raised going...
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US aid freeze sows disruption in HIV, malaria product supply chains
By Jennifer Rigby and Lisa Baertlein LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. government's foreign aid freeze has upended the supply chain for medical products crucial for fighting diseases including HIV and malaria in some of the world's poorest countries, and...
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Science News
Airbus CEO hints at MBDA-like venture for European space merger
By Gianluca Lo Nostro (Reuters) - The CEO of Airbus said on Thursday he would be happy if space merger talks with Thales and Leonardo led to a venture like the MBDA European missile project and hopes EU antitrust regulators will take a looser stanc...
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Explainer-How does space travel affect astronaut health?
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The human body was not built for spaceflight, with its microgravity conditions, exposure to high-energy radiation and other issues. As a result, trekking beyond the Earth's confines causes many physiological ch...
15h ago
Key NASA officials' departure casts more uncertainty over US moon program
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -NASA is losing four key senior officials close to its flagship moon program, according to people familiar with the changes, adding more uncertainty over the agency's space exploration trajectory as Elon Musk and P...
Feb 19, 2025
Google develops AI co-scientist to aid researchers
By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) - Google has developed an AI tool to act as a virtual collaborator for biomedical scientists, the U.S. blue chip said on Wednesday. The new tool, tested by scientists at Stanford University in the U.S. and Imperial Coll...
Feb 19, 2025
Astronomers reveal 3D structure of an alien planet's atmosphere
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers for the first time have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of the atmosphere of a planet beyond our solar system, revealing three layers like a wedding cake on a ferociously hot gas planet t...
Feb 19, 2025
Technology News
Crypto exchange Bybit says ether wallet hacked
(Reuters) - Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit said on Friday that an attacker gained control of an ether wallet and transferred the holdings to an unidentified address. Ether cold wallet was the only one that was attacked and all other wallets of the e...
5m ago
Exclusive-Google to be hit with EU charges of breaching Big Tech rules, sources say
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech after proposed changes to its search results failed to address the EU antitrust regulator's concerns and ...
57m ago
AI startup Genspark raises $100 million to compete with Google, source says
By Anna Tong (Reuters) - Search startup Genspark has raised $100 million in a series A funding round, valuing the startup at $530 million, according to a source familiar with the matter, as the race to use artificial intelligence to disrupt Google'...
2h ago
Apple removing end-to-end cloud encryption feature in UK, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) - Apple is pulling its most advanced, end-to-end encrypted security feature for cloud data in the UK after the government ordered the company to build a backdoor for accessing user data, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. (Reporting by A...
2h ago
US securities regulator to drop lawsuit against Coinbase, exchange says
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) - Coinbase said on Friday the U.S. securities regulator planned to withdraw its lawsuit against the crypto exchange, ending a contentious years-long legal battle once considered existential for the trading platform and the ...
3h ago
Entertainment News
British actor Sam Riley channels washed-up tennis coach in vacation noir 'Islands'
By Hanna Rantala and Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) - British actor Sam Riley, who shot to fame playing Ian Curtis in 2007's "Control", said he could relate to the feelings of wasted potential that plague his character in "Islands", a vacation noi...
1h ago
Berlinale documentary revamps classic Holocaust film 'Shoah' for new generation
By Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) - Forty years after the release of French director Claude Lanzmann's seminal work "Shoah", a new documentary at the Berlin Film Festival aims to make the nine-hour-plus opus about the Holocaust relevant for a new ...
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Rising British star Archie Madekwe says 'Lurker' accurately explores male power dynamics
By Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) - Rising British star Archie Madekwe said in Berlin on Friday that the male power dynamics reflected in "Lurker", a thriller about a conniving music fan, chimed with his preparation for the role. "I was continuous...
2h ago
China's 'Ne Zha 2' animated blockbuster fuels nationalist pride, Hollywood hostility
BEIJING (Reuters) - As "Ne Zha 2" shatters box office records, the Chinese animated film about a mythical boy with magical powers has sparked national pride and now hostility towards rival Hollywood offerings such as the latest instalment of "Capta...
11h ago
Argentina court clears 3 accused in singer Liam Payne's death
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -An Argentine court has cleared three of the five people accused of their alleged involvement in singer Liam Payne's death, local media reported on Thursday. The court dismissed charges against businessman Rogelio Nores, a friend...
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