Local News
Eleven inmates indicted in prison disturbances
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Attorney General Marty Jackley wasted little time in securing indictments against inmates involved in last month's prison disturbances. He signed a criminal complaint against the eleven inmates Tuesday morning. The inmates were indicted by a Minnehaha County Grand Jury Tuesday afternoon....
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Former Sioux Falls Mayoral/City Councilor candidate arrested
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Assault charges landed a former Sioux Falls Mayoral and City Council candidate in jail. 62 year old David Zokaites is accused of trying to strangle a woman, and of preventing her from calling for help. A judge released him with instructions to stay away from the victim and to make no con...
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Daughter's death provides gift of life for best friend
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- The gift of life for a best friend as the result of a horrible tragedy. Randy and Val Demers of Brookings have experienced the highs and lows of life this month. Their 34-year old daughter Heidi lost her life as the result of a seizure. Following their daughter's wishes to donate her orga...
Apr 23, 2024
SDSU team advances in NASA lunar competition - again!
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- Students at SDSU are making a habit out of scoring well in NASA competitions. They've been working hard since last summer on the "Break the Ice" lunar excavator. The team is under the watchful eye of Dr. Todd Letcher. Now, a second team working on a new project has also advanced ...
Apr 23, 2024
Interactive video reveals dangers of child sextortion
WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- It's called "No Escape Room", and it gives parents real-life scenarios on how easily their children can be trapped in a sextortion scheme. The interactive video is produced by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Michelle DeLaune is President & CEO of the ...
Apr 22, 2024
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State News
Legislative panel established to make preparations for arrival of new bombers, airmen and airwomen
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, SD (KELO.com) -- The B-21 Raiders and 14-thousand airmen and airwomen are on their way to South Dakota's Ellsworth Airforce Base. State Senate Majority Leader Casey Crabtree says the state has to be ready to receive them. The Legislature's Executive Board has appointed members to the Ellswor...
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Transportation Secretary: Barriers to Amtrak service in South Dakota
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- If you're hoping to see Amtrak passenger service in South Dakota don't pack your bags too soon. State Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt says the cost would be monumental, and probably prohibitive. The other problem is ridership. South Dakota's low population probably wouldn't support the co...
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Gov. Noem: Pictures prove cartels operating on SD Reservations
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- She says her office has pictures to prove it. Governor Kristi Noem says drug cartels are doing big business on South Dakota Reservations, and tribal leaders are turning a blind eye to it. She says she wants to help, but tribal leaders have banned her from several reservations.
Apr 22, 2024
Dusty Johnson pushing back on efforts to oust House Speaker
WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- Congress is back to its threats to remove the House Speaker, and that has Congressman Dusty Johnson back on the warpath. Johnson says it's time for everyone to realize the government is deeply divided, which means no one gets everything they want. The latest issue of division is aid to Uk...
Apr 22, 2024
E15 gasoline extension approved by EPA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO.com) -- It's a victory for farmers and ethanol producers. On Friday The Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 gasoline - gasoline blended with 15% ethanol - to be sold during the summer driving season. Senator John Thune hopes this will lead to a permanent a...
Apr 20, 2024
National News
Alberta warns of critical time for wildfire risk as evacuations start
By Nia Williams (Reuters) - Alberta introduced more fire restrictions on Wednesday, as officials said the 2024 wildfire season had started earlier than usual due to ongoing drought and warned that the western Canadian province was entering a critic...
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Arizona Democrats say they will try again to repeal 1864 abortion ban
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Democrats in Arizona's House of Representatives said on Wednesday they would try once more to repeal an 1864 ban on abortion that may go into effect next month if not knocked down. The Arizona House Democrats said on soci...
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Air quality in some parts of US worst in 25 years, report says
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - About 44 million Americans live in cities or counties that received a failing grade for air quality, which has deteriorated to its worst in 25 years across a swath of the U.S., in part because of wildfires, a report releas...
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Starbucks loses appeal over union election at Seattle store
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday rejected Starbucks' claims that an election won by a union at the coffee company's flagship Seattle store was invalid because it was held via mail ballot during the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Biden's re-election campaign won't stop using TikTok
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden's reelection campaign plans to continue using TikTok, a campaign official said on Wednesday, shortly after the U.S. president signed into law a bill that would ban the app if its Chinese owner fails ...
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World News
Saudi King Salman leaves hospital after medical checks - state television
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz left King Faisal Specialist Hospital after completing a routine check-up, state TV reported on Wednesday, citing a statement from the royal court. (Reporting by Ahmed Tolba and Yomna Ehab;...
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Israel's Netanyahu says 'more has to be done' to stop pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday "more has to be done" to stop pro-Palestinian protests that have spread across U.S. campuses in recent weeks. "What's happening in America's college campuses is horri...
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Israeli push to legalize settlements in West Bank 'dangerous and reckless,' US says
By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legalizing settler outposts in the Israeli-occupied West Bank would be "dangerous and reckless," the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday in response to reports Israel's Finance Minis...
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US urges all armed forces in Sudan to halt North Darfur attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday called on all armed forces in Sudan to immediately cease attacks in al-Fashir, North Darfur, as Sudan's army battles the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for control of the vast north Afr...
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Cuba apologizes to Canada for delivering wrong body to grieving family
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba apologized to Canada on Wednesday after authorities accidentally delivered the remains of another man to a Canadian family grieving the loss of a loved one who died while vacationing on the Caribbean island in March. Faraj J...
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Sports News
Report: Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown gets $120M extension
The Detroit Lions have agreed to a four-year, $120 million extension with All-Pro wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, NFL Network reported Wednesday. The deal runs through 2028 and reportedly includes $77 million guaranteed, supplanting Cooper Kupp's $75...
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Report: Trophy Trust to return 2005 Heisman to Reggie Bush
Due to an evolving landscape in college football, the Heisman Trust is set to return the 2005 Heisman Trophy to Reggie Bush, ESPN reported on Wednesday. Bush won the 2005 Heisman Trophy in his final season at Southern California, where he amassed 3,16...
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Cycling-Chile replace Argentina as 2025 Track World Championships hosts
(Reuters) - The 2025 Track Cycling World Championships will be held in Santiago, Chile and not San Juan, Argentina as previously announced, the sport's governing body the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) said on Wednesday. Argentina had been sel...
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Olympics-Parisians warm up for Olympics with workouts in Louvre museum
By Louise Dalmasso PARIS (Reuters) - Parisians warmed up for the coming Olympics with a series of workouts inside the renowned Louvre Museum on Wednesday, part of a programme to meld sports and culture as the French capital girds to host the Summer...
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Olympics-Salt Lake City poised for 2034 Olympics award
By Rory Carroll NEW YORK (Reuters) - Salt Lake City is all but guaranteed to be awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics later this year and officials said its robust infrastructure and enthusiastic public support have paved the way. Utah's capital city ho...
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Business News
Caterpillar, Deere inventories in focus as machinery demand plateaus
By Deborah Mary Sophia (Reuters) - Equipment inventories will be in focus when Caterpillar, Deere and CNH Industrial report quarterly results in the coming weeks, as investors await clues on demand in what is expected to be a lukewarm year for the ...
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Buttigieg says Boeing must meet FAA quality plan before raising 737 MAX output
By David Shepardson ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Wednesday that Boeing must meet a government mandate to address systemic quality-control issues within 90 days before it will be able to boost ...
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UBS faces new lawsuit by Appaloosa over Credit Suisse $17 billion bond wipeout
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A new lawsuit by U.S. hedge fund Appaloosa LP accuses the former Credit Suisse of misleading investors about its health before $17 billion of its bonds were written down to zero in a government-orchestrated rescue by...
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Goldman CEO's leadership criticized by ethics group at annual meeting
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Reuters) - The conservative-leaning National Legal and Policy Center criticized Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon's leadership at the bank's annual meeting on Wednesday. "Mr. Solomon's poor decision making led to substantial los...
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Bank of America shareholders reject proposal to split CEO, chair roles
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America shareholders rejected a proposal to divide the CEO and chairman roles held by Brian Moynihan on Wednesday at the company's virtual annual meeting. Proxy advisers had recommend investors vote for the bank to sepa...
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Health News
Arizona Democrats say they will try again to repeal 1864 abortion ban
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Democrats in Arizona's House of Representatives said on Wednesday they would try once more to repeal an 1864 ban on abortion that may go into effect next month if not knocked down. The Arizona House Democrats said on soci...
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US requires bird flu tests for any cattle moving for interstate commerce
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday said it would require dairy cattle moving for interstate commerce to be tested for bird flu, and said all laboratories and states in the country must report positive tests in cattl...
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Saudi Arabian healthcare group Fakeeh Care Group announces IPO
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Fakeeh Care Group, one of the largest private hospital groups in the kingdom, said on Wednesday it planned to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO) through the sale of a 21.47% stake in existing and new shar...
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India inspects spice makers MDH, Everest over alleged contamination
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India is inspecting facilities of spice makers MDH and Everest for compliance with quality standards after sales of some of their products were halted in Hong Kong and Singapore for allegedly containing high levels of a cancer...
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Biden administration toughens school nutrition standards
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday announced new rules limiting the sugar and sodium content of meals served to millions of children at U.S. public schools. The standards unveiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture are part of Pre...
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Science News
Huge energetic flare from magnetic neutron star detected
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Magnetars are among the universe's most extreme objects - a class of the compact stellar remnants called neutron stars that possess immensely strong magnetic fields. Once in a while, they produce enormous erupt...
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Factbox-Shenzhou-18 caps over two decades of Chinese human spaceflight
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will send three astronauts into low-Earth orbit on Thursday in the country's 13th crewed mission to space, marking more than two decades of Chinese human spaceflight. Of the 13 crewed missions, half were visits to China's ...
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US, Russia set for a showdown at UN over nuclear weapons in space
By Michelle Nichols and Joey Roulette UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Russia are set to face off over nuclear weapons in space on Wednesday at the United Nations Security Council, which is due to vote on a U.S.-drafted r...
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Three Russians parachute from stratosphere to North Pole
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three Russians set a world record for parachuting from the Earth's stratosphere to the North Pole last week in a mission that also served as a test of a new prototype communications system for use in the Arctic, an organiser of t...
Apr 19, 2024
Fossils of colossal snake Vasuki unearthed in India mine
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fossil vertebrae unearthed in a lignite mine are the remains of one of the largest snakes that ever lived, a monster estimated at up to 49 feet (15 meters) in length - longer than a T. rex - that prowled the sw...
Apr 18, 2024
Technology News
TSMC says 'A16' chipmaking technology will start production in late 2026
SANTA CLARA, California (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co said on Wednesday that a new chip manufacturing technology called "A16" will enter production in the second half of 2026. At a conference in Santa Clara, California, TSMC's c...
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TikTok CEO expects to defeat US restrictions: 'We aren't going anywhere'
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -TikTok's chief executive said on Wednesday that the company expects to win a legal challenge to block legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden that he said would ban the popular short video app used b...
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TikTok artists and advertisers to stay with app until 'door slams shut'
By Sheila Dang, Dawn Chmielewski and Danielle Broadway (Reuters) - Ban or no ban, TikTok's partners in the music and advertising world plan to stick with the massively popular short-form video platform until the bitter end, seven industry leaders t...
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ASML CEO says US restricts servicing some China equipment, won't hurt earnings
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The outgoing chief executive of top semiconductor equipment supplier ASML said on Wednesday that the U.S. government will prevent the company from servicing some machines it has previously sold to Chinese cust...
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Interpublic faces muted ad spending amid Middle East conflict
(Reuters) - Interpublic reported sharp revenue drops in some of its international markets on Wednesday, including the Middle East, as geopolitical uncertainty weighs on advertisement budgets. Growing tensions in the Middle East have clouded growth ...
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Entertainment News
Young Russians dance to K-pop and watch anime amid Asian culture boom
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A few years ago, Karina Marakshina had to explain what K-pop was when asked to describe the musical style of her Moscow dance studio. Now she says she hears it blasting out from nearly every mall where she shops. Russia shares a ...
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Eurovision euphoria boosts travel to Sweden's Malmo, eDreams says
(Reuters) - Eurovision fever boosted travel searches for the Swedish coastal city of Malmo by 176% between September 2023 and April 2024, Spanish online travel booking company eDreams ODIGEO said on Wednesday. The Eurovision song contest, the world...
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Record giant HYBE audits 'NewJeans' label as infighting returns to K-pop
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's largest music company is auditing the management of one of its labels as it suspects they are planning to break away, the latest case of infighting in K-pop, one of the world's most popular and profitable mu...
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John Lennon's lost 1960s acoustic guitar to go up for auction
By Lisa Keddie and Will Russell LONDON (Reuters) - A previously lost 12-string acoustic guitar that belonged to the late John Lennon will go up for sale at an auction in May after it was recently found in the attic of a home in Britain. The auction...
Apr 23, 2024
Germany's RTL acquires Nickelodeon rights for children's TV network
BERLIN (Reuters) - Super RTL, a children's television network belonging to Bertelsmann's RTL Group, has struck a deal to acquire Nickelodeon series in Germany, the group said in a statement on Tuesday. Under the agreement, Super RTL will acquire a ...
Apr 23, 2024