Local News

Latest Saturation Patrol Numbers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Sioux Falls Police are releasing the results of a recent "saturation patrol" from earlier this month. The joint effort by SFPD, State Highway Patrol and other law enforcement from August 14th into the 15th resulted in more than 150 total citations. Officers and deputies were on ...
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A Sioux Falls Man is Facing Rape Charges
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - A Sioux Falls man is facing rape charges after an alleged incident involving a juvenile. Nineteen-year-old Steven Bradley Yates was placed into custody after the incident Monday morning. A 911 caller told dispatch they had seen an adult male with a teen in the area of 15th Street and West...
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A Man was Arrested for Walking Down a Public Road Naked in Mead
MEAD, S.D. (KELO.com) - An unusual case in Mead County this week, as sheriff's deputies arrested a man who was walking down a public road in the nude. He was reported by witnesses who say they saw him going through parked cars. The deputies who responded were called away from their normal patrol outside Black Hawk Elem...
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An Inmate has Passed Away
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - An inmate serving life in prison at Jameson Prison in Sioux Falls is dead. The South Dakota Department of Corrections announced the passing of 66-year-old Benny Laible yesterday. Laible was serving life for second-degree murder in Miner County. It appears he passed away from natural cause...
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Slow Down in School Zones
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office is reminding drivers to slow down in school zones. Reduce your speed, put your phones away, and watch for students walking and on bicycles Deputies have increased patrols in the morning drop-offs and afternoon pickup. Your cooperation helps keep these...
Aug 25, 2026
State News

Marty Jackley Joins 16 Other Attorneys General in Raising Concerns Over Climate-Related Financial Activism
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins a coalition of 16 Attorneys General in raising concerns over climate-related financial activism in a letter sent to the "Big 4" accounting firms: Deloitte; Ernst & Young; KPMG; and PricewaterhouseCoopers. "These firms stand t...
Aug 25, 2026

More Women Will Have Access to Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com)- The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) is expanding eligibility for the All Women Count! (AWC!) Program by lowering the minimum age from 30 to 21, allowing more South Dakota women to access breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services. The expanded eligibility will take eff...
Aug 25, 2026

A Union County 4H Member Will Represent South Dakota Nationally
UNION COUNTY, S.D. (KELO.com) - A 4-H member from Union County is about to represent the state on the national livestock stage. Carley Crist of Wakonda has been selected to join South Dakota's delegation at this year's North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky. The expo is happening Nove...
Aug 24, 2026

Appeals Court Dismissed an Appeal by Alleged Gang Members
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - Attorney General Marty Jackley says an Appeals court got it right in dismissing an appeal by alleged gang members. The action opens the way for deporting suspected members of the Tren de Aragua gang. Jackley was among 24 Attorneys General who enacted the Alien Enemies Act to remove violent non...
Aug 21, 2026

Some Canadian Tariffs on Hold for Now
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - A 50% tariff on some Canadian products is on hold for now and that's good news for South Dakota according to Senators Mike Rounds and John Thune. Thune says Canada and Mexico are the top two trading partners for the U.S. as well as for South Dakota. They're both hoping differences can be ...
Aug 20, 2026
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National News
Judge dismisses lawsuit by Elon Musk's X challenging New York hate speech law
NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk's X seeking to void a New York state law requiring social media companies to disclose how they monitor hate speech, extremism, harassment, foreign politi...
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US preparing to ease environmental reviews for Alaska oil and gas drilling
Aug 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Interior Department is preparing to ease environmental review requirements for some oil and gas exploration activities in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve as part of the Trump administration's push to speed energy devel...
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US judge blocks Trump overhaul of funding for fair housing groups
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from restructuring a federal grant program to redirect money away from over 100 non-profit organizations that had historically recei...
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Trump signs order banning some foreign equipment from US energy grid
Aug 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday declaring a national emergency and banning the use of some foreign equipment in the U.S. electricity grid, the White House said. The order cites what the White House des...
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Miley Cyrus pays tribute to godmother Dolly Parton after singer's death at 80
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) - American singer Miley Cyrus said on Wednesday she was heartbroken following the death of her godmother, country music icon Dolly Parton, who died of cancer at age 80 on Tuesday. "The feeling of los...
3h ago
World News
US religious freedom panel urges sanctions against India's RSS during chief's US visit
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. panel on religious freedom has expressed concern about a visit to the U.S. by the chief of the Hindu nationalist group that is the ideological parent of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJ...
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French security chief sees new threats after Leipzig drone attack
By Tim Hepher PARIS, Aug 26 (Reuters) - France is assessing the possibility of attacks against its essential companies and infrastructure after an apparent drone attack on Leipzig/Halle airport earlier this month, the country's top domestic intelligenc...
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French far-left leader Melenchon close to presidential runoff, poll shows
PARIS, Aug 26 (Reuters) - French far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon is seen as the possible rival to far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in next year's presidential run-off, a second poll showed this week, stressing the electorate's growing polarisatio...
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Nigerian gunmen raise over $5 million from mass kidnappings, study finds
By Ben Ezeamalu LAGOS, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Nigerian kidnappers have collected nearly $5.8 million in ransom payments in the last year from civilian abductions, crime that is crippling education and eroding public trust in the government, a security cons...
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Explainer-Haiti's conflict in numbers as gangs inflict another night of terror
By Sarah Morland Aug 26 (Reuters) - A night of terror in Haiti's hillside town of Kenscoff - which has faced more than a dozen attacks since last year - has shocked the nation even as Haiti prepares to hold its first election in a decade and foreign na...
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Sports News
Big Ten extends contract of commissioner Tony Petitti to 2033
By Field Level Media Aug 26 (Field Level Media) - The Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday that commissioner Tony Petitti has agreed to a five-year contract extension, keeping him in the post through June 2033. The Big Ten's council of presidents a...
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Undrafted QB Tommy Castellanos commits to Texas Tech
By Field Level Media Aug 26 (Field Level Media) - In the wake of a recent court ruling, well-traveled quarterback Tommy Castellanos committed to Texas Tech on Wednesday. Castellanos wasn't selected in the 2025 NFL Draft and participated in the Miami ...
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NFL owners approve Seahawks' sale to Kohsla group for record $9.6 billion
By Field Level Media Aug 26 (Field Level Media) - NFL owners unanimously approved the sale of the Seattle Seahawks for a league- record price of $9.612 billion to a group led by the Khosla family at a special meeting Wednesday in Atlanta. The sale, whi...
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NFL, NFLPA set new penalties for repeat player safety violations
By Field Level Media Aug 26 (Field Level Media) - NFL owners and the league players' association finalized a new system for enforcing penalties for violations of on-field safety rules of emphasis in 2026. Beginning this season, players who commit thre...
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Report: NFL players returning to college can't play in league this season
By Field Level Media Aug 26 (Field Level Media) - The NFL plans to tell its clubs that players returning to play in college will be prohibited from signing this season with a league team, ESPN reported on Wednesday. The report said the NFL will clarify...
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Business News
Exclusive-Trian has no plans to make bid for Wendy's right now, sources say
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management has no plans to make a take-private bid for Wendy's at this time, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The move comes after the investment firm, a longt...
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Trading Day: Hot inflation cools sentiment
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The dollar and U.S. Treasury yields ticked higher and Wall Street treaded water on Wednesday after U.S. inflation figures reminded investors that the Fed could raise interest rates soon. Trading ra...
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Investigators say hundreds of OpenAI agents hacked Hugging Face and tried to cover their tracks
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Independent investigators brought in to examine the hack of Hugging Face say about 700 AI agents spun up by the company OpenAI participated in breach. The number, which has not previously been reported, was disclos...
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CrowdStrike raises annual revenue forecast on strong cybersecurity demand
Aug 26 (Reuters) - CrowdStrike beat second-quarter earnings estimates and raised its annual revenue forecast on Wednesday, as demand for its cloud-based cybersecurity platform continued to grow. Shares of the Austin, Texas-based company rose more tha...
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Nvidia forecasts quarterly revenue above estimates, shares rise
Aug 26 (Reuters) - Nvidia's quarterly revenue more than doubled and the chipmaker forecast third-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, signaling persistent demand for its AI chips. The company also said it expects revenue to grow by...
1h ago
Health News
Agilent raises annual profit forecast on improving lab tools demand
By Bageshri Banerjee Aug 26 (Reuters) - Agilent Technologies raised its annual profit forecast on Wednesday, betting on improving demand for its medical tools and equipment used in lab research and drug development. • Demand conditions are improving ...
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White House to announce new drug pricing deals with biotechs, Bloomberg News reports
Aug 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to announce a new round of drug-pricing agreements with midsize biotech companies on Monday, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The...
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Revolution's lifesaving pancreatic cancer drug wins speedy FDA approval
By Padmanabhan Ananthan and Christy Santhosh Aug 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. FDA has approved Revolution Medicines' groundbreaking pancreatic cancer drug after it was shown to double the survival rate of patients with advanced disease in a large trial, off...
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WHO says Ebola outbreak in Uganda is over, as cases rise in Congo
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in Uganda is over but it is not under control in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, a World Health Organization official told a briefing on Wednesday....
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Health Rounds: Flu vaccine made in baker's yeast could yield longer protection, streamline manufacturing
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays) By Nancy Lapid Aug 26 (Reuters) - We also cover a method for improving speech after a brain injury and a finding on how blood vessel...
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Science News
SpaceX to build $100 billion Starship rocket complex in Louisiana
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - SpaceX unveiled plans on Tuesday to build its largest rocket launch complex yet in southern Louisiana, a $100 billion effort to transform coastal wetlands into a critical base for the company's Starship a...
Aug 25, 2026
New NASA telescope to probe dark energy, dark matter and exoplanets
By Will Dunham Aug 25 (Reuters) - NASA is preparing to launch its next flagship space observatory, one that scientists plan to use to investigate some of the universe's biggest mysteries including dark energy and dark matter, while also testing gravity...
Aug 25, 2026
China postpones Chang'e-7 lunar mission
BEIJING, Aug 23 (Reuters) - China said on Sunday it has postponed its Chang'e-7 lunar mission after a "comprehensive assessment", according to state-run Xinhua news agency. • The uncrewed Chang'e-7 mission "does not meet the conditions for launch...
Aug 23, 2026
NASA-led study shows some Earth microbes could survive on the moon
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - The moon is, to put it mildly, an inhospitable place for people and other living organisms from Earth, with its lack of breathable air, extreme temperatures and exposure to relentless space radiation and en...
Aug 21, 2026
China hunts for lunar ice in one of solar system's coldest places
By Ethan Wang, Shi Bu and Ryan Woo BEIJING, Aug 21 (Reuters) - China is poised to launch Chang'e-7, its most technologically complex lunar mission to date, in its search for frozen stores of water in permanently shadowed craters near the moon's south p...
Aug 21, 2026
Technology News
Nvidia stock jumps after early dip following results; AI fever is unabated
By Lewis Krauskopf and Laura Matthews NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Nvidia investors got a roller coaster ride after the market closed on Wednesday, with its shares jumping after an early dip following the company's quarterly results, highlighting Wall...
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Synopsys raises annual forecasts on AI-driven chip design software demand
Aug 26 (Reuters) - Synopsys on Wednesday raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts, as the AI boom drives investments in chips and infrastructure, boosting demand for the firm's chip design software. AI-related design demand has risen sharply as...
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Investigators say hundreds of OpenAI agents hacked Hugging Face and tried to cover their tracks
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Independent investigators brought in to examine the hack of Hugging Face say about 700 AI agents spun up by the company OpenAI participated in breach. The number, which has not previously been reported, was disclos...
1h ago
Nvidia forecasts quarterly revenue above estimates, shares rise
Aug 26 (Reuters) - Nvidia's quarterly revenue more than doubled and the chipmaker forecast third-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, signaling persistent demand for its AI chips. The company also said it expects revenue to grow by...
1h ago
HP's decline in PC shipments overshadows strong results; shares fall
Aug 26 (Reuters) - HP said on Wednesday its personal computer unit shipments declined in the third quarter, overshadowing the company's strong results and sending its shares down 10% in extended trading. Its total PC shipments dropped 16% for the qua...
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Entertainment News
US judge awards Blake Lively $407,000 for legal bills in Justin Baldoni dispute, much less than she sought
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday awarded Blake Lively $407,000 to cover her legal fees and costs after successfully defending against fellow actor Justin Baldoni's defamation lawsuit stemming from their mov...
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Behind the rhinestones, Dolly Parton built a business empire
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Dolly Parton, the larger-than-life country singer and songwriter who died on Tuesday at age 80, rose from a self-described "dirt poor" upbringing to build a business empire that extended from song royal...
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Miley Cyrus pays tribute to godmother Dolly Parton after singer's death at 80
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) - American singer Miley Cyrus said on Wednesday she was heartbroken following the death of her godmother, country music icon Dolly Parton, who died of cancer at age 80 on Tuesday. "The feeling of los...
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Dolly Parton leaves legacy of literacy, advocacy and charitable giving
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Dolly Parton, the trailblazing country music icon, songwriter and actress who died on Tuesday at age 80, was so much more to millions around the world. She was a symbol of generosity, whose philanthr...
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Tim Curry, actor famed for 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,' dead at 80
By Will Dunham Aug 26 (Reuters) - Tim Curry, the baritone-voiced British actor who pranced to movie fame as a singing, lingerie-clad "sweet transvestite" in the 1975 cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," has died at the age of 80, his manager s...
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