Local News

First National Bank Field in Brandon Suffered Heavy Smoke Damage
BRANDON, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The Brandon Valley Baseball Association says a fire broke out under the grandstand last night at First National Bank Field. Everything under the grandstand is a total loss. Heavy smoke damage to the concession stands and pressbox. There was also damage to the grandstand. They are asking the ...
16h ago

20-Year-Old Arrested for Aggravated Assault and Drug Charges
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police have arrested a 20-year-old Sioux Falls man for aggravated assault, and drug charges. Michael Hernandez is accused of punching and strangling a victim and striking them several times with a shotgun. The Department's Emergency Response Team responded because of the use ...
16h ago

Interest Rates Remain High
OMAHA, NE (KELO.com) -- If you're hoping for interest rates to come down you may be waiting longer than anticipated. The Federal Reserve Board's target is to bring inflation down to the two-percent level. That hasn't happened in more than six years. Economist Dr. Ernie Goss says he expects the Fed to hold steady on rat...
17h ago

Landowners Upset with Proposed Site of New Smithfield Foods
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Landowners near the proposed site of a new Smithfield Foods plant in northwest Sioux Falls are challenging the conditional use permit for the project. The facility is expected to process about 23,000 hogs per day. Property owners say the plant location is directly across the street from ...
17h ago

Domestic Violence a Factor in Friday's Stabbing
Sioux Falls, S.D. (Kelo.com) -- Domestic violence was a factor in the Friday stabbing death of a Sioux Falls woman. 46-year-old Yien Dak Duop Chiek was arrested after a high-speed chase that ended south of Sioux City on I-29. 43-year-old Nysam Chagi had obtained a protection order against Chiek the day before her death...
17h ago
State News

Foundations join South Dakota grocer in efforts to provide food to remote areas
RURAL SOUTH DAKOTA (KELO.com) -- Fighting food insecurity in rural and tribal areas has become his life mission. Now, RF Buche has the backing of grant funding to help him make it happen. Team Buche Cares is the non-profit wing of the GF Buche chain of grocery stores in South Dakota. Its locations provide grocery s...
Jul 31, 2026

Parole on the decline in SD
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Discretionary parole is on the decline in South Dakota. The Board of pardons and Paroles says it has been reduced by 17-percent in the last two years. It's dropping at an even sharper rate now, following the shooting of a Sioux Falls Police Officer in April by an inmate on parole supervision....
Jul 20, 2026

$15-million settlement with gaming platform
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota has reached a $15-million settlement with Roblox, an immersive gaming and creation platform. It will protect children from online threats and enhance the state's educational system, with millions of dollars going to public and non-profit after-s...
Jul 13, 2026

SD T-Rex could generate record price for dino fossil
NEW YORK CITY, NY (KELO.com) -- A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil found on a western South Dakota ranch in 2021 goes up for auction in New York next week. Nicknamed Gus, it's one of the most complete T-rex skeletons ever found, and could bring $30-million - the highest price ever for a dinosaur fossil. You can find more on ...
Jul 10, 2026

South Dakotans may be eligible for part of Cash App settlement
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota will receive over $400-thousand as part of a $45-million settlement with Block, Inc. Attorney General Marty Jackley says the company misled consumers about the safety of Cash App, and failed to protect users from fraud. Jackley said Block, Inc. told Cash App users their money was...
Jul 09, 2026
National News
Lightning strikes kill 14 in India's mineral-rich Jharkhand
By Jatindra Dash BHUBANESWAR, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Lightning strikes killed at least 14 people in India's mineral-rich eastern state of Jharkhand, police said, the latest deaths linked to annual monsoon rains that unleashed floods and landslides elsewhe...
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Australian regulator sues Japan's Inpex over Ichthys LNG emissions breaches
SYDNEY, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The environmental regulator in Australia's Northern Territory charged Japanese energy giant Inpex in court on Wednesday with under-reporting emissions from its Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant near Darwin. The charg...
5h ago
China's northern power grids hit record loads as heatwave sweeps through
BEIJING, Aug 5 (Reuters) - A heatwave pushed power demand across northern, northeastern and eastern China to record highs earlier this week, the State Grid Corporation of China said in a statement on Tuesday, as soaring temperatures boosted air-condi...
5h ago
FAA says it is investigating Trump helicopter safety incident in Washington
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing an air-traffic safety incident Tuesday involving a military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump, the agency said. "The FAA is investigating a...
6h ago
Army veteran Bouchard wins Republican primary for competitive US House seat in Michigan, US media reports
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Army veteran Mike Bouchard won the Republican nomination for a competitive congressional district in Michigan, according to U.S. media projections on Tuesday. (Reporting by Reporting by Nolan D. McC...
6h ago
World News
Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Saudi oil tanker in Red Sea
DUBAI, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Wednesday they had launched a missile attack on a Saudi oil tanker off the coast of the kingdom's Red Sea port city of Yanbu. Saudi officials did not immediately respond to a req...
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Myanmar civil war nears a rare opening for talks as diplomacy gains ground
BANGKOK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - After more than five years of fighting, a rare window for talks over Myanmar's devastating civil war is appearing, driven by a shift on the battlefield where the military has regained ground and mounting regional pressure to ...
1h ago
UK PM Burnham considering inquiry into Epstein, minister says
LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is looking at holding a public inquiry into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his actions in the UK, victims minister Alex Davies-Jones told the BBC. Nearly seven years after ...
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Afghan boxer accused of killing British woman in Athens to appear in court
ATHENS, Aug 5 (Reuters) - A 26-year old professional boxer from Afghanistan accused of killing a Scottish woman whose body was found in a suitcase in central Athens last month will appear in court on Wednesday, two police officials said. Police have i...
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New UK PM Burnham takes to social media to challenge populist parties' dominance
LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - From discussing the merits of various pub snacks to making fun of his own appearance, Britain's new prime minister is taking on populist parties such as Reform UK on the social media platforms where they have built a huge foll...
2h ago
Sports News
Soccer-Infantino holds crisis meeting in Morocco as FIFA stake sale fallout continues
By Rohith Nair Aug 5 (Reuters) - Gianni Infantino will hold a crisis meeting with top FIFA officials in Morocco on Wednesday as he looks to shore up his position in the wake of the collapse of his gambit to sell off commercial rights to the World Cup. ...
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MLB roundup: Cubs spoil Tarik Skubal's Dodgers' debut
Dansby Swanson went 3-for-4 with a homer and a double for the Chicago Cubs in a 5-1 win against the visiting Dodgers on Tuesday, helping spoil the Los Angeles debut of left-hander Tarik Skubal. Nico Hoerner singled and homered while Pete Crow-Armstron...
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Dodgers C Dalton Rushing diagnosed with partial UCL tear
A day after the Los Angeles Dodgers put Dalton Rushing on the injured list, manager Dave Roberts announced Tuesday that the catcher is dealing with a partially torn right ulnar collateral ligament. The team previously called Rushing's injury an infl...
2h ago
LIV players meet amid murky outlook for tour
The future of LIV Golf was the topic of discussion among the team captains and tour executives and then in a players-only get-together on Tuesday in Bedminster, N.J. The meetings came ahead of the LIV Golf New York event that begins Thursday at Trump...
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Jaguars OL Trystan Colon retires at age 28
The Jacksonville Jaguars placed veteran offensive lineman Trystan Colon on the reserve/retired list on Tuesday, marking his retirement after six NFL seasons. Colon, 28, signed a one-year contract with the Jaguars in early June before the start o...
6h ago
Business News
European shares edge higher as investors await progress in Mideast talks
August 5 (Reuters) - European shares rose on Wednesday as investors monitored corporate earnings and diplomatic efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war and reopen the blockaded Strait of Hormuz. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.4% to 659.29 by 07:20 ...
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Spain services growth hits 40-month high in July, PMI shows
Aug 5 (Reuters) - Spain's service sector expanded at its fastest pace since March 2023 in July as stronger demand drove a marked rise in new business, a business survey showed on Wednesday. • The S&P Global Spain Services PMI Business Activity Index ...
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UK Treasury working on scope for extra borrowing, The Times says
LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Officials at Britain's Treasury are looking at possibly raising billions of pounds in extra borrowing by using flexibility within the government's fiscal rules, The Times said. Finance minister John Healey told the newspaper ...
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India's July services sector growth slides to over four-year low as demand wilts, PMI shows
BENGALURU, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Growth in India's dominant services sector slumped to its weakest pace in over four years in July as demand was weighed down by fierce competition and fading client appetite, a survey showed. • HSBC's India Services Purch...
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India's central bank holds rates, awaits clearer inflation signal before acting
By Jaspreet Kalra and Abinaya V MUMBAI, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India left its benchmark repo rate unchanged at 5.25% on Wednesday, as policymakers await clearer evidence on whether rising oil prices are fuelling broader inflationary pres...
3h ago
Health News
Novo CEO faces investors after outlook hike blemished by pipeline concerns
By Stine Jacobsen and Maggie Fick COPENHAGEN, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk CEO Mike Doustdar faces investors and analysts on Wednesday under pressure to restore confidence in the drugmaker's longer-term growth prospects after an upgraded 2026 outlook...
2h ago
Sandoz results shine in 'golden decade' for biosimilars
By Marleen Kaesebier ZURICH, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Swiss generic drug maker Sandoz reported a 9% jump in second-quarter net sales on Wednesday, slightly above analyst expectations, as its biosimilars unit reaped the benefits of patent expirations. Net sal...
2h ago
India's Manipal Health jumps on market debut, valuing hospital chain at $9 billion
Aug 5 (Reuters) - Manipal Health Enterprises rose sharply in its market debut on Wednesday, valuing India's largest multispecialty hospital network at about $9.03 billion. The shares rose as much as 10.7% to 653.10 rupees on the National Stock Exchang...
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DaVita flags lower revenue per treatment, reaffirms annual forecast
Aug 4 (Reuters) - DaVita said on Tuesday revenue per treatment was lower in the second quarter, blaming declining enrollments for dialysis treatments as patients dropped out of Obamacare plans following the end of pandemic-era subsidies. Shares of th...
9h ago
Exclusive-Sysco has stopped buying iceberg lettuce from Mexico amid US cyclosporiasis outbreak, CEO says
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Sysco, the biggest U.S. food distributor, has stopped buying iceberg lettuce from Mexico due to the U.S. cyclosporiasis outbreak, CEO Kevin Hourican said on Tuesday. The move shows how the largest U.S. outbrea...
11h ago
Science News
SpaceX plans next Starship launch as soon as this month, catching it on land
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - SpaceX as soon as this month aims to launch its next Starship flight test, sending its first upgraded Starlink satellites into orbit and then returning the massive rocket system's upper stage to land for t...
6h ago
Piece of SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon Wednesday
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A SpaceX rocket piece floating in space since last year is on track to smash into the moon at high speed early Wednesday morning. The school-bus-size object is the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ...
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Mountain flower from China joins the world's carnivorous plant club
By Marta Serafinko Aug 4 (Reuters) - For most insects, a flowering alpine plant might seem an unlikely predator. But researchers have discovered that a delicate wildflower that grows in rocky mountain crevices in southwestern China lures prey onto stic...
17h ago
Options market braces for $225 billion swing in SpaceX's value as earnings loom
NEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Traders in the options market are braced for a swing of roughly $225 billion in the value of SpaceX shares following its first-ever earnings report on Tuesday, underscoring market anxiety over how the financials will look fo...
20h ago
SpaceX's satellite ambitions squeeze out rivals reliant on its rockets
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - SpaceX is increasingly reserving space on its rockets to launch its own Starlink satellites, crowding out rival space companies that have long depended on Elon Musk's company to get their payloads into orbit. Starlink's sh...
21h ago
Technology News
Foxconn's monthly revenue hits record in July on AI demand
TAIPEI, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Monthly revenue for Foxconn hit a record in July, surpassing T$900 billion ($27.93 billion) for the first time on strong AI demand, the Taiwanese company said on Wednesday. Foxconn is a major Nvidia and Apple s...
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Analysis-Europe's established tech firms emerge as unexpected AI winners
By Leo Marchandon August 5 (Reuters) - The AI boom was widely expected to favour the new companies building the models. Recent earnings suggest it is some of Europe's biggest, well-established technology groups that are emerging as AI beneficiaries. SA...
2h ago
Taiwan investigates 17 Chinese firms for suspected poaching of high-tech talent
TAIPEI, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan's government said on Wednesday it had searched dozens of locations and interviewed more than 100 people in an investigation into 17 Chinese companies suspected of illegally trying to recruit chip and other high-tech ta...
4h ago
Exclusive-Samsung, SK Hynix test Chinese chip tools as hedge against US risks
Aug 5 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are evaluating chipmaking equipment from China's Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) for possible use at their Chinese factories, three people familiar with the matter said, as the South Korean...
6h ago
Chinese optical module makers slump after report on planned US import ban
By Samuel Shen and Summer Zhen SHANGHAI/HONG KONG Aug 5 (Reuters) - Shares of Chinese optical module makers such as Zhongji Innolight slumped on Wednesday after a Reuters report that the Trump administration was drafting a ban on U.S. imports of new m...
6h ago
Entertainment News
Judge sets March 2027 trial on Paramount-Warner Bros deal
By Jody Godoy Aug 4 (Reuters) - Lawsuits challenging Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery will go to trial in March 2027, a federal judge in California ruled on Tuesday. • The ruling is a win for California Attorney General Rob ...
12h ago
Spotify's higher spending on marketing, AI features to hit profit
By Jaspreet Singh Aug 4 (Reuters) - Spotify said higher marketing and development costs would hurt its profit in the current quarter as the Swedish music-streaming giant bets heavily on features powered by AI to attract users. The company also projecte...
21h ago
Exclusive-French broadcaster TF1 weighs sale of production arm Studio TF1, sources say
LONDON/MILAN, Aug 3 (Reuters) - French broadcaster TF1 is weighing a sale of its production and distribution arm Studio TF1, formerly known as Newen Studios, as it seeks to focus more on its streaming business, two sources with knowledge of the matte...
Aug 03, 2026
Ariana Grande to step away from public eye, People reports
LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Ariana Grande will step away from the public eye after her current tour ends next month, People magazine reported, citing a representative who said the U.S. pop star's "public-facing work" had subjected her to "endless, ongo...
Aug 03, 2026
Massive Attack band says Singapore police detained, questioned them after concert
By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The British band Massive Attack said its members were detained by Singapore police and "isolated and separately questioned" after the two performers raised a Palestinian flag at their concert in the city-sta...
Aug 03, 2026





