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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
Soccer-Gabon forward Boupendza dies aged 28
(Reuters) -Gabon forward Aaron Boupendza has died at 28 following a fall from the 11th floor of a building in China, the Gabonese Football Federation (FEGAFOOT) said on Wednesday. Boupendza, who joined Zhejiang FC earlier this year, was in good form wi...
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US to take legal action against Maine over Trump executive order on transgender athletes
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday was due to unveil legal action against Maine, in an escalation of President Donald Trump's conflict with the state for refusing to ban transgender athletes from partic...
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Cricket-Pomona to host cricket at LA28 but US team's participation in doubt
By Amlan Chakraborty (Reuters) -A temporary stadium at the Fairgrounds in Pomona, Southern California, will stage men's and women's cricket at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 but the host United States team cannot take their place in the competition f...
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MLB roundup: Cubs end Padres' perfect home start
Nico Hoerner tripled in the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning on Tuesday and the visiting Chicago Cubs handed the San Diego Padres their first home loss, 2-1. With Dansby Swanson placed at second base as the automatic runner, Hoerner lined a ...
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Octogenarian skateboarder shreds concrete in Spain's Bilbao
By Vincent West BILBAO, Spain (Reuters) -Grinning mischievously, Juanjo Urbizu dons a baseball cap, tucks his T-shirt neatly into his sweatpants and adjusts the velcro straps on his elbow pads before positioning his skateboard on the bowl's edge, ready...
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Local News

Mayor: State of the City strong, but challenges ahead
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The State of the City is strong, but there are headwinds on the horizon. Sioux Falls Mayor Paul Tenhaken says among the challenges are federal and state budget cuts and a new property tax relief plan that will cost the city about 25-million dollars a year. The Mayor says that will transl...
Apr 15, 2025

Restaurant owner, manager released on bond in immigration case
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Three people from the Hibachi Grill and Buffet in Sioux Falls who were arrested on federal immigration charges, have been released on bond. They include the restaurant's owner, manager, and a third person. They allegedly employed and harbored undocumented workers over the past decade while...
Apr 15, 2025
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Hibachi owners face potential deportation
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The owners of the Hibachi Grill and Buffet in Sioux Falls restaurant face potential deportation after their arrest for allegedly harboring illegal workers. The government views them as a flight risk, and is arguing in court to keep them in custody. They're accused of housing illegal imm...
Apr 11, 2025
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Dell Rapids student faces misdemeanor for gun in vehicle
DELL RAPIDS,SD (KELO.com) -- Leaving your shotgun in the trunk of your car can lead to trouble - a lesson learned the hard way for a Dell Rapids High School student. A drug-sniffing dog that was part of a routine lockdown drill held on Thursday alerted authorities to the problem. School officials believe the student...
Apr 11, 2025
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Police Chief gets a "kick" out of mentoring
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A good mentor can make the difference between time behind bars or a life well-lived. That is a message Sioux Falls Police Chief Jon Thum champions whenever he can. Friday morning he was working to recruit coaches for the city's neighborhood soccer program. By the way, the chief practices...
Apr 11, 2025
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State News

$5000 Reward being offered in search for missing woman
PARMELEE, SD (KELO,com) -- A five-thousand dollar reward is being offered for information on a missing Rosebud woman. 22-year old Savannah Standing Bear was last seen in Parmelee on march 24th. The Rosebud Sioux Tribe is partnering with federal, state and local law enforcement in the search. Standing Bear was wearin...
Apr 15, 2025

High-risk offender about to be released from prison
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- He's a high-risk offender who's about to go free from prison. 43-year old Moises Aguilar-Hernandez has served his entire sentence and will be released from the Penitentiary in Sioux Falls this Thursday. He was sentenced for sexual contact with a child under the age of 16 in the Huron area, an...
Apr 15, 2025

Summit Carbon Solutions facing deadline
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Summit Carbon Solutions has less than two weeks to offer a plan on how it moves forward on building a carbon capture pipeline through South Dakota. The Public Utilities Commission denied Summit's request for an indefinite suspension of is permit application to build the line. The company is t...
Apr 11, 2025

Former contract worker pleads guilty in Department of Health fraud case
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Another guilty plea in a fraud case involving a state employee. Attorney General Marty Jackley says Renee Strong of Springfield has pleaded guilty to four forgery-related charges. She was accused of falsifying food service inspection reports so she could be paid for work she never performed w...
Apr 09, 2025
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DEI programs in schools threaten federal education funding
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Schools across the country are being warned they could lose federal education funding if they maintain DEI programs. They have to sign a letter of assurance by April 13th to avoid the loss of funds. State Education Secretary Joe Graves hasn't said how South Dakota will respond. Minnesota and...
Apr 09, 2025
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National News
AP accuses Trump White House of defying court order restoring access
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Associated Press accused aides to President Donald Trump of defying a court order restoring its access to press events in the White House after a judge found the news agency had faced unlawful retaliation. In a court filing on...
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US retail sales surge in March due to motor vehicle buying ahead of tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales surged in March as households boosted purchases of motor vehicles ahead of tariffs, though concerns about the economic outlook are hurting discretionary spending. Retail sales increased 1.4% last month after...
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US agency extends support at last minute for cyber vulnerability database
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials have said at the last minute that they're extending support for a critical database of cyber weaknesses whose funding was due to run out on Wednesday. The planned lapse in payments for the MIT...
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Financial institutions' gender balance progress under threat, study shows
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The rise in the number of women holding top jobs at leading financial institutions has slowed over the last year and further progress is under threat as the United States and other countries roll back diversity drives, a...
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Dozens of employees leaving US EIA, putting crucial energy data at risk, sources say
By Arathy Somasekhar and Stephanie Kelly HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government's energy statistics arm is set to lose dozens of employees after the Trump administration's latest round of resignation offers, putting at risk some of the most closel...
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World News
When Canadian hockey and politics collide even democracy is happy to shift its schedule
(Reuters) - In a country where hockey is sacrosanct, Canadian politics has made a tactical shift to avoid clashing with a critical Montreal Canadiens playoff game. Organisers have rescheduled a French-language leaders' debate to avoid forcing voter...
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Latvia's parliament agrees to exit landmines treaty amid potential Russia threat
HELSINKI (Reuters) - The Latvian parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention international treaty that bans the use of anti-personnel landmines amid concerns over the military threat posed by neighbouring Russi...
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US officials head to Europe for high-level talks on Ukraine, Iran
By Gram Slattery, Steve Holland and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Europe this week for talks about ending Russia's war in Ukraine and laying the groundwor...
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EU issues list of 'safe countries' for migrant returns that includes Egypt, Tunisia
By Amina Ismail (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday included countries such as Egypt and Tunisia, where human rights have come under scrutiny, on a list of "safe countries" to which failed asylum seekers could be returned. The EU list,...
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Mexico's Sheinbaum says country will not renew diplomatic relations with Ecuador
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday that Mexico would not renew diplomatic relations with Ecuador as long as Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa remains in office. The rift is a result of Ecuador's raid on the M...
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Business News
US business inventories rise moderately in February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business inventories increased slightly in February amid strong sales growth likely as households stocked up on goods ahead of tariffs on imports. Inventories rose 0.2% after climbing 0.3% in January, the Commerce Depart...
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US crude stocks rise despite large increase in exports, EIA data shows
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. crude stocks rose last week despite a major increase in exports, while fuel inventories fell, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude inventories rose by 515,000 barrels to 442.9 m...
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Tesla's first-quarter registrations in California fell 15%, industry data shows
(Reuters) -Tesla's electric vehicle registrations in California dropped 15.1% during the first quarter, according to industry data, signaling growing challenges for the Elon Musk-led automaker in the crucial U.S. market. The company's quarterly sales g...
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Meta trial: 5 key moments from Zuckerberg's testimony
By Jody Godoy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified this week at a high-stakes trial in Washington where the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is seeking to unwind Meta's acquisitions of prized assets Instagram and WhatsAp...
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Top Bank of Canada officials speak after central bank holds policy rate steady
TORONTO (Reuters) -Below are some key quotes from a news conference by Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers on Wednesday after the central bank held its key policy rate steady at 2.75%. MACKLEM ON 2% INFLATION ...
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Health News
US CDC advisers weigh lower age recommendation for RSV vaccines
(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine experts are expected to vote on expanding access to respiratory syncytial virus shots in the second round of their meeting on Wednesday. Guidelines from the Advisory Committee on ...
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Health Rounds: Appendectomy appears to reduce ulcerative colitis relapses
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays) By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Patients with the chronic inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis might reduce their risk of a ...
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Chiesi CEO vows US expansion despite tariff hurdles
By Giancarlo Navach MILAN (Reuters) -The possible introduction of tariffs in the U.S. on pharmaceutical imports won't stop Italy's Chiesi Group from supplying patients in need of its products, CEO Giuseppe Accogli told Reuters on Wednesday. Family-owne...
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Abbott beats quarterly profit estimate on strong demand for diabetes devices
(Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Wednesday, buoyed by strong demand for diabetes care and other medical devices. The company also maintained its full-year profit forecast of $5.05 to $5.25 per s...
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Analysis-Pharma companies expected to absorb any tariff hit in short term
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) -U.S. tariffs on pharmaceuticals could eventually mean higher prices for brand-name medicines, but in the near term the costs would likely be absorbed by drugmakers rather than patients whose payments are often set by health ...
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Science News
The Bahamas suspends SpaceX landings, pending post-launch probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The government of The Bahamas said on Tuesday it is suspending all SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket landings, pending a full post-launch investigation. "No further clearances will be granted until a full environmental assessment is reviewed...
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Katy Perry launches into space with all-female crew on Blue Origin rocket
(Reuters) - Pop star Katy Perry and five other women launched into space on a Blue Origin rocket and successfully returned to Earth on Monday, marking the first all-female spaceflight in more than 60 years. The crew lifted off from West Texas at 9:...
Apr 14, 2025
Webb telescope documents alien planet's death plunge into a star
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In May 2020, astronomers for the first time observed a planet getting swallowed by its host star. Based on the data at the time, they believed the planet met its doom as the star puffed up late in its lifespan, beco...
Apr 11, 2025
Space startups face uncertainty as US cuts federal spending, report says
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) -U.S. federal budget cuts have started to have some early impact on space startups after funding for such companies dropped 12.5% in the first quarter, according to investment firm Seraphim Space. Elon Musk-led Department of G...
Apr 11, 2025
Jawbone from Taiwan shows geographic reach of enigmatic archaic humans
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -Molecular analysis has determined that a jawbone recovered off Taiwan's coast came from a Denisovan, showing that this enigmatic lineage of archaic humans once inhabited a vast expanse in eastern Eurasia in environments rangin...
Apr 10, 2025
Technology News
Tesla's first-quarter registrations in California fell 15%, industry data shows
(Reuters) -Tesla's electric vehicle registrations in California dropped 15.1% during the first quarter, according to industry data, signaling growing challenges for the Elon Musk-led automaker in the crucial U.S. market. The company's quarterly sales g...
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Meta trial: 5 key moments from Zuckerberg's testimony
By Jody Godoy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified this week at a high-stakes trial in Washington where the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is seeking to unwind Meta's acquisitions of prized assets Instagram and WhatsAp...
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AMD flags $800 million hit from new US curbs on chip exports to China
(Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices expects charges of up to $800 million due to the latest curbs by the Trump administration on exports of advanced processors to China, the company said on Wednesday. Larger rival Nvidia said on Tuesday it would tak...
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China video app Douyin launches program to help foreign trade firms pivot to domestic market
BEIJING (Reuters) - Popular short video platform Douyin, TikTok's sister app in China, launched on Wednesday a program to help Chinese exporters sell their goods domestically, amid an escalating U.S.-China trade war. Douyin is the latest Chinese co...
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Crypto firm DWF Labs buys $25 million of Trump's World Liberty Financial tokens
By Elizabeth Howcroft and Tom Wilson (Reuters) - DWF Labs, an Abu Dhabi-based crypto investor and trading firm, said on Wednesday it had bought $25 million worth of digital tokens issued by the World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture controlled...
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Entertainment News
US game show host Wink Martindale dies at 91
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wink Martindale, a longtime fixture on U.S. television as the host of "Tic-Tac-Dough," "High Rollers" and other game shows, died on Tuesday at age 91, his manager said. Martindale died in Rancho Mirage, California, his manag...
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Dior shows fall fashion collection in gardens of ancient Kyoto temple
KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) - Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri showed her fall fashion collection of loose, minimalist styles in the garden of the Toji Temple in Kyoto on Tuesday night. Models walked down a broad, pebbled path and over a footb...
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Harvey Weinstein faces new sex crimes trial in New York
By Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Harvey Weinstein is set to stand trial on rape and sexual assault charges in Manhattan on Tuesday, a year after a state appeals court overturned the former movie mogul's 2020 conviction. Weinstein, 73, faces one rape c...
Apr 15, 2025
J-pop star Kenshin Kamimura pleads not guilty to indecent assault in Hong Kong
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - J-pop star Kenshin Kamimura pleaded not guilty to a charge of indecent assault before a Hong Kong court on Tuesday, after he was accused of assaulting a woman at a Hong Kong restaurant in March. Kamimura, 25, is...
Apr 15, 2025
Michael B. Jordan steps out of his comfort zone for 'Sinners' dual role
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Actor Michael B. Jordan says he needed no convincing to tackle two lead roles in supernatural action thriller "Sinners", which reunites him with "Creed" and "Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler. Set in Mississip...
Apr 15, 2025