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...

LONDON, Feb ​22 (Reuters) - "One ‌Battle After Another", ‌the ​action-packed ⁠dark ⁠comedy directed ​by ⁠Paul ⁠Thomas Anderson, ​won ​the coveted ‌best film ⁠award from Britain's ⁠BAFTA ‌on ⁠Sunday. (Reporting ​by ‌Paul ​Sandle, ⁠editing by Marie-Loui...

NEW YORK, Feb 22 (Reuters) - New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts governors issued state of emergency ​orders and a halt to ‌non-essential travel as a major storm was expected to bring up to 24 inches of snow and strong winds to ‌the ​re...

Feb 23 (Reuters) - The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) removed an advisory ​from its website ‌that a magnitude 6.5 earthquake had struck Thailand early on Monday. A GFZ spokesperson confirmed ‌that ​the agency ⁠was no longer ⁠reporting a q...

Feb 23 (Reuters) - A magnitude 7 earthquake ​struck just ‌off the north coast of the island of ‌Borneo ​in ⁠the early ⁠hours of Monday, the German Research Centre for ​Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake ⁠was at ⁠a depth ​of 633 ​km (393.33 miles), G...

By Trevor Stynes and Amy Tennery MILAN, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The United States ended a nearly half-century wait for Olympic men's ice hockey gold with a 2-1 overtime victory against Canada in a thrilling final on Sunday, with Jack Hughes delivering thei...

HONG KONG, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Court of Appeal on ​Monday rejected ‌an appeal by 12 pro‑democracy activists in a landmark national security case on ‌a ​subversion conspiracy ⁠that critics ⁠say highlights the China-ruled city's crackdown on d...

By Leila Miller, Emily Green and Lizbeth Diaz Feb 22 (Reuters) - Within hours of the killing of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, better known as El Mencho, in a military raid on Sunday, gunmen suspected to be his supporters blocked highways across ...

Feb 23 (Reuters) - A "massive" Ukrainian missile attack inflicted serious damage on energy ​infrastructure and disrupted ‌supplies of power, heat and water in Russia's Belgorod region on the border ‌with ​Ukraine, the region's ⁠governor said early ⁠on ...

By Jack Kim and Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, Feb 23 (Reuters) - North Korea's ruling Workers' Party re-elected Kim Jong Un as general secretary at a party congress meeting on Sunday, state media said, ​a move seen as underlining his absolute grip on power ‌and...

By Phil Stewart and Laura Gottesdiener WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - A new U.S.-military-led task force specializing in intelligence collection on drug cartels played a role in the Mexican military raid on Sunday that killed the Mexican drug lord know...

The DP World Tour announced Saturday morning that it will allow eight of its members to participate in conflicting LIV Golf events in ​2026 after reaching a compromise. Former world number one ‌and 2023 Masters champion Jon Rahm was not among the eigh...

After heated debate over the "tush push" in 2025, NFL competition committee co-chairman Rich McKay said Sunday that he does not expect an attempt to ban the controversial short-yardage play. "There's no team proposal that I've seen from it," McKay ​sa...

Indiana Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton, already missing this season because of a torn right Achilles tendon, was diagnosed with shingles, coach Rick Carlisle said Sunday. Haliburton, ​25, sustained the Achilles injury in Game 7 ‌of the NBA Finals...

Offseason acquisition Pete Alonso homered for the second time in as many games to fuel the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-4 tie against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday in Lakeland, Fla. Signed to a five-year, $155 million contract in December, Alonso belted a ...

By Aadi Nair CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Curling delivered high drama as well as sporting excellence at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, with Sweden at the heart of it all. The competitions were overshadowed by a storm that ​ensued ...

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan may raise interest rates as soon as March if the yen renews its slide ahead of a U.S.-Japan summit expected to be held during the month, former central bank board member Makoto Sakurai told Re...

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The dollar fell on Monday as traders took the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down most of President Donald Trump's tariffs as supportive for global growth, though confusion and risk of conflict in...

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures and the dollar slid in Asia on Monday as confusion over U.S. tariffs revived the "sell America" trade, while confidence in the entire AI sector was set to be tested by results from tech-diva ...

LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - British corporate sectors that once drove national productivity growth have fallen behind the global ​leaders and the government's strategy for ‌improvement must be hard-edged, the Boston Consulting Group, a consultancy, said...

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Oil prices slid 1% on Monday with the U.S. and Iran headed for a third round of nuclear talks, easing concerns about ​a potential conflict, while President Donald Trump created uncertainty ‌for global growt...

By Sneha S K and Kunal Das Feb 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vanda Pharmaceuticals' drug for the treatment of two serious mental health conditions, the ​company said on Friday, sending its shares surging 30% in ‌ext...

By Marcelo Teixeira NEW YORK, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. sugar industry could be impacted by regulatory changes as the federal government prepares to implement stricter dietary guidelines that could further ​reduce domestic demand for the sweetener, ...

By Siddhi Mahatole Feb 20 (Reuters) - Measles cases in South Carolina surged to 973 on Friday, state health data showed, including ​11 additional infections since Tuesday. Officials warned ‌the widening outbreak could last weeks or months amid lagging ...

By Joseph Ax NEW YORK, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The last remaining group of striking nurses in New York City has reached a tentative ​agreement with their hospital, the nurses' labor ‌union said on Friday, potentially ending what the union called the largest...

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Members of the U.S. Make America Healthy Again movement that backs Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. say an executive order this week to boost domestic production of the weedkiller glyphosate risks th...

Feb 21 (Reuters) - NASA is taking steps to potentially roll back the Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft ​to its Vehicle Assembly Building after ‌observing an interrupted flow of helium, the space agency said on Saturday. "This will almost assuredly...

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - NASA officials on Friday said the agency was targeting March 6 for the launch ​of four astronauts around the moon ‌and back as part of its Artemis II mission after overcoming rocket-fueling snags in a sec...

By Nandita Bose and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would direct federal agencies to begin releasing government files related to aliens and unidentified flying objects, pointing to what he desc...

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - NASA on Thursday released a sweeping report on Boeing's botched Starliner mission that kept two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station for nine months, detailing communication breakdowns and ...

By Will Dunham Feb 19 (Reuters) - It was not an easy task for a team of dinosaur-hunting scientists to reach the remote site called Jenguebi in northern Niger deep in the Sahara Desert. It was fitting that the closest locality was named Sirig Taghat, m...

Feb 21 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates ​has thwarted ‌organised cyber attacks targeting the country's digital infrastructure ‌and ​vital ⁠sectors, the ⁠state news agency said on Saturday. The attacks "included attempts ​to infiltrate networks, ⁠de...

By Andreas Rinke STUTTGART, Germany, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Germany's ruling conservatives on Saturday passed a motion to ban social media use for under 14s and introduce more stringent digital verification checks for teenagers, building momentum for such ...

ISTANBUL, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Turkey's data protection authority ​said late ‌on Friday that it has launched a review ‌into ​six ⁠major social ⁠media platforms to assess how they handle children's ​personal data. In a statement, ⁠the ⁠Personal Data Prote...

Feb 20 (Reuters) - OpenAI is targeting roughly $600 billion in total compute spend through 2030, a source familiar with the matter ​told Reuters on Friday, as the ChatGPT ‌maker lays groundwork for an IPO that could value it at up to $1 trillion. OpenA...

By Jaspreet Singh Feb 20 (Reuters) - Microsoft said on Friday gaming head Phil Spencer is retiring after 38 years at the software maker, in a major leadership shake-up. The company named insider Asha ​Sharma as the executive vice president and CEO of ‌...

(In the ANIMATED FILM category, corrects to clarify that the film is ​titled "Zootropolis 2" in ‌the UK and "Zootopia 2" in the U.S. and elsewhere) LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The 2026 BAFTA Film ‌Awards, ​Britain's top movie ⁠honours, were handed ⁠out ...

LONDON, Feb ​22 (Reuters) - "One ‌Battle After Another", ‌the ​action-packed ⁠dark ⁠comedy directed ​by ⁠Paul ⁠Thomas Anderson, ​won ​the coveted ‌best film ⁠award from Britain's ⁠BAFTA ‌on ⁠Sunday. (Reporting ​by ‌Paul ​Sandle, ⁠editing by Marie-Loui...

BERLIN, Feb 22 (Reuters) - A Palestinian-Syrian film director accused Germany of being "partners in the genocide in Gaza by Israel" at the Berlin Film Festival, prompting a German minister to walk out of the awards ceremony. The remarks by Abdallah Al-...

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Paul Sandle LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Dark comedy "One Battle After Another" was the big winner at Britain's top movie awards on Sunday, picking up six BAFTAs including best film and best ​director for Paul Thomas Anderso...

Feb 21 (Reuters) - American salsa legend Willie Colon, the pioneering trombonist, vocalist and composer, died on Saturday at age 75, his family said in a statement. "While ​we grieve his absence, we also rejoice in ‌the timeless gift of his music and t...