Local News

Road construction season arrives
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Your daily commute may be about to change, as road construction season arrives. A season-long lane closure begins Monday on the southbound lanes on I-229 at 85th street. It's part of the I-29 and 85th Street Diverging Diamon Interchange project that won't be complete until next year.
Mar 13, 2026
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Sioux Falls police searching for suspect in shooting
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are looking for a suspect in a shooting incident that occurred early Thursday morning. Several residents near 10th and Spring, on the west side of downtown, reported hearing gunshots at about 5:30 am. Police say a man fired several shots at two victims as they entered ...
Mar 13, 2026

Mayor pleased with Tribal Summit at City Hall
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Mayor Paul TenHaken calls it one of the more powerful meetings he's had since being in office. He invited the Chairmen and leaders of the state's Native American tribes to discuss care, support and understanding of Native Americans living in the city. In a post to his Facebook page, the ...
Mar 13, 2026

Police preparing for St. Patrick's Day
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- St. Patrick's Day isn't until next Tuesday, but you'll see plenty 'wearin of the green' in downtown Sioux Falls this Saturday. The annual St. Patrick's Day parade will be start at two on Phillips Avenue Saturday. Police Lieutenant Andrews Siebenborn says there will be a big crowd. A num...
Mar 12, 2026
Sioux Falls sees improvements in homelessness survey
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- There are fewer homeless people in Sioux Falls than a year ago. A January survey counted 605 homeless people in the city this year, compared to 625 a year ago. Sioux Falls Homelessness Coordinator Michelle Treasure says that may sound like a small improvement, but it represents great pro...
Mar 12, 2026
State News

High winds wreak havoc across region
CUSTER, SD (KELO.com) -- Wildfires are being driven by strong winds and dry conditions in the Black Hills, with some residents being evacuated. Custer State Park was closed and residents in several areas were asked to evacuate. The Custer Armory was opened for evacuees needing shelter. The fire danger is high across...
Mar 13, 2026

SDPB budget dodges efforts to trim budget; legislators approve appropriations bill
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- There was one final skirmish before lawmakers approved the budget. Senator John Carley argued that NPR and PBS programming carried by South Dakota Public Broadcasting is biased, and shouldn't be supported by the state. He said, "If South Dakota Public programming has value, let it be fun...
Mar 13, 2026
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Governor signs property tax relief bills into law
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- If you're a South Dakota homeowner, your property tax bill should be doing down in future years. Governor Larry Rhoden signed the largest property tax cuts in state history into law, following legislative approval. Both measures use sales tax proceeds to provide property tax relief.
Mar 13, 2026
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Flu cases declining as 3 more deaths reported
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The state Health Department says three more South Dakotans of died from the flu. That brings the total number of flu related deaths to 23 for this flu season. The number of flu cases peaked in Mid-February and has declined since.
Mar 12, 2026
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2026 legislative session ends with compromise on property tax relief
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Governor Larry Rhoden is signing the largest property tax relief package in South Dakota history. It's the product of some heated arguments, a lot of hard work, and included a compromise with one of his competitors in this year's race for Governor. That compromise started with an early mornin...
Mar 12, 2026
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National News
US identifies six service members killed in plane crash over Iraq
WASHINGTON, March 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense on Saturday identified the six U.S. airmen who were killed in a plane crash over Iraq. The airmen were on a KC-135 aerial refueling tanker supporting U.S. attacks on Iran. The crash in...
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Minneapolis grapples with lingering trauma, economic damage after ICE surge
By Brad Brooks March 14 (Reuters) - Few federal agents are seen on the streets of Minneapolis these days. While many of the city's residents still wear red whistles around their necks, used to sound an alert if they spot U.S. immigration agents, there ...
22h ago
Razzies crown 'War of the Worlds' 2025's worst film
LOS ANGELES, March 14 (Reuters) - "War of the Worlds," the 2025 American sci-fi film inspired by H.G. Wells' 1898 novel, dominated the 46th annual Razzie Awards on Saturday, taking home worst picture, worst screenplay, worst remake, worst actor and w...
Mar 14, 2026
Wanted fugitive killed by Dallas police worked security for US lawmaker, report says
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - A wanted fugitive who was shot and killed by Dallas police earlier this week was a part of the security detail for U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett, CBS News Texas reported late on Friday, citing sources. The man,...
Mar 14, 2026
Eight convicted of terrorism-related charges for attack on Texas ICE facility
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - A jury convicted nine people on Friday for their involvement in a shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Texas last year, the Justice Department said. Eight of the nin...
Mar 13, 2026
World News
Drone debris sparks fire at oil facility in Russia's Krasnodar region, authorities say
MOSCOW, March 15 (Reuters) - A fire broke out at an oil facility in Russia's Krasnodar region after debris from a downed drone fell on it, Russian authorities said on Sunday. According to preliminary reports, there were no casualties. The damaged...
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Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in West Bank, Palestinian health authorities say
JERUSALEM, March 15 (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed four Palestinians, including a mother, father and two children, as they drove in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, Palestinian health authorities said. A mother and father, ages 35 and 37, and two...
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Taiwan says large-scale Chinese military flights return after unusual absence
TAIPEI, March 15 (Reuters) - Taiwan on Sunday reported the return of large-scale Chinese air force activities around the island after an unexplained absence of more than two weeks that prompted speculation in Taipei as to Beijing's motives. China, whi...
6h ago
Russia is supplying Iran with Shahed drones, Zelenskiy says
March 14 (Reuters) - Russia is supplying Iran with Shahed drones to use against the U.S. and Israel, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told CNN in an interview excerpt aired on Saturday. Zelenskiy told CNN's Fareed Zakaria that it is "100% fac...
6h ago
French mayoral elections gauge far-right strength before presidential ballot
By Ingrid Melander and Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS, March 15 (Reuters) - French voters head to the polls on Sunday to elect their mayors in a closely watched ballot seen as a test of the strength of the far-right and the resilience of mainstream parties ah...
7h ago
Sports News
NBA roundup: Lakers top Nuggets on Luka Doncic's last-second OT winner
Luka Doncic hit a baseline jumper with 0.5 seconds left as the host Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the Denver Nuggets 127-125 in overtime on Saturday night. Doncic finished with 30 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds for his eighth triple-double of...
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NHL roundup: Anze Kopitar makes Kings history in loss to Devils
Anze Kopitar scored twice to become the all-time points leader in Los Angeles Kings history, but Jack Hughes scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period that sparked the New Jersey Devils to a wild 6-4 victory Saturday in Newark, N.J. Nico Hisch...
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Baseball-Venezuela stun Japan to reach WBC semi-finals, Italy eliminate Puerto Rico
March 14 (Reuters) - Venezuela stunned Japan 8-5 to eliminate the defending champions from the World Baseball Classic quarter-finals on Saturday, while Italy also advanced to the last four by beating Puerto Rico 8-6. Venezuela's Ronald Acuna Jr hit a s...
3h ago
Reports: Giants signing WR Darnell Mooney to 1-year, $10M deal
The New York Giants are signing veteran wide receiver Darnell Mooney to a one-year contract worth up to $10 million, according to multiple reports on Saturday. The Atlanta Falcons released Mooney, 28, earlier this month as a salary cap casualty afte...
6h ago
Tennis-Medvedev ousts Alcaraz to set up Indian Wells final against Sinner
INDIAN WELLS, California, March 14 (Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz's bid for a third straight Indian Wells title was brought to a halt on Saturday by Daniil Medvedev, who swept past the world number one 6-3 7-6(3) to set up a final against Jannik Sinner af...
8h ago
Business News
Japan to release oil stocks as US says buy American
By Katya Golubkova and Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, March 15 (Reuters) - Japan plans to start releasing oil from its stockpiles on Monday to soften the shock from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, a stark reminder of the oil crisis half a century ago that prompte...
1h ago
Fertitta Entertainment in talks to buy Caesars for $6.5 billion, CNBC reports
March 14 (Reuters) - Fertitta Entertainment is negotiating to buy Caesars Entertainment for $32 per share, at an equity value of $6.5 billion, CNBC reported on Saturday, citing sources close to the situation. Fertitta's terms for Caesars include an e...
11h ago
Brazil's Haddad sees up to 1% first-quarter growth, 2026 depends on rates
BRASILIA, March 14 (Reuters) - Brazil's finance minister Fernando Haddad said the economy may grow as much as 1% in the first quarter and signaled that full-year expansion will depend on the path of interest rates, as expectations for the start of mo...
18h ago
Musk says Tesla's mega AI chip fab project to launch in seven days
March 14 (Reuters) - Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday that the company's Terafab project to make artificial intelligence chips will launch in seven days. Musk had said last year that Tesla probably will have to build "a gigantic chip fab" to make...
18h ago
Japan, South Korea ready to act against FX volatility, ministers say
TOKYO/SEOUL, March 14 (Reuters) - Japan and South Korea expressed concern on Saturday about the rapid declines in their currencies, saying they were ready to act against excessive foreign-exchange volatility. Finance Ministers Satsuki Katayama of Japa...
23h ago
Health News
GSK and Amgen to add medicines to TrumpRx, Fox Business reports
March 13 (Reuters) - GSK and Amgen will add their medicines to TrumpRX, the prescription drug website launched by President Donald Trump's administration, Fox Business reported on Friday. (Reporting by Ismail Shakil and Costas Pitas...
Mar 14, 2026
US proposes easing limits on cancer-causing gas used to clean medical devices
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is proposing to lift some limits on the use of ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic gas used for sterilization, saying previous constraints imposed under former President Joe Biden may hamper medical...
Mar 13, 2026
South Carolina reports three new measles cases, outbreak total rises to 996
March 13 (Reuters) - South Carolina health officials reported three new measles cases on Friday, pushing the total number of infections linked to the outbreak to 996, the state health department said. Officials have warned that the widening outbreak ...
Mar 13, 2026
US tobacco regulator treads carefully on vapes with licence for Glas e-cigarettes
By Emma Rumney LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week granted a licence for sale for one more vape brand, but only in tobacco flavour, according to a public list of licensed products. The move highlights ongoing c...
Mar 13, 2026
Health Rounds: Eliquis proves safer than Xarelto for patients with deep blood clots
March 13 (Reuters) - A trial directly comparing Eliquis and Xarelto - two commonly used blood-thinning drugs from the same class of medicines - found that Eliquis carries a clearly lower risk of dangerous bleeding in patients with clots deep in the bod...
Mar 13, 2026
Science News
Dinosaur fossils in Brazil reveal new giant species
By Sergio Queiroz SAO PAULO, March 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian scientists have identified a new species of giant dinosaur with ties to a similar animal found in Spain, reinforcing knowledge that land routes once connected parts of South America, Africa ...
Mar 13, 2026
Ancient vial in Turkey shows Romans used human excrement in medicine
By Ali Kucukgocmen BERGAMA, Turkey, March 13 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered traces of human excrement in a 1,900-year-old glass vial used to hold perfumes or elixirs, which they believe is the first physical evidence that the Ro...
Mar 13, 2026
Are bonobos truly the peaceful counterparts to chimps? New study says no
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - Bonobos for years have had the reputation of being the cool hippies of the simian world, with a "make love, not war" ethos, in contrast to their belligerent cousins, the chimpanzees. But is this reputatio...
Mar 13, 2026
Large shinbone found in New Mexico belongs to close kin of T. rex
WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - A new analysis of a large shinbone unearthed in a remote spot in northwestern New Mexico in the 1970s shows it belongs to a close relative of Tyrannosaurus rex that predated that huge meat-eating dinosaur by several mil...
Mar 12, 2026
FCC chair criticizes slow pace of Amazon satellite launches
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission dismissed criticism from Amazon.com of Elon Musk's SpaceX plan to launch a constellation of up to 1 million satellites. "I think Amazon should f...
Mar 11, 2026
Technology News
ByteDance suspends launch of video AI model after copyright disputes, The Information reports
March 14 (Reuters) - TikTok's Chinese parent, ByteDance, has put on hold the global launch of its latest video-generation model, Seedance 2.0, after a series of copyright disputes with major Hollywood studios and streaming platforms, The Information r...
16h ago
Musk says Tesla's mega AI chip fab project to launch in seven days
March 14 (Reuters) - Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday that the company's Terafab project to make artificial intelligence chips will launch in seven days. Musk had said last year that Tesla probably will have to build "a gigantic chip fab" to make...
18h ago
Exclusive-Meta planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount
By Katie Paul, Jeff Horwitz and Deepa Seetharaman NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, March 13 (Reuters) - Meta is planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as Meta seeks to offset ...
Mar 14, 2026
Apple MacBook Neo emerges as company's most repairable laptop in more than a decade
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, March 13 (Reuters) - Apple's MacBook Neo, the laptop it announced last week that starts at $499 for students, is the most repairable laptop the company has released since 2014, according to an analysis released Friday ...
Mar 13, 2026
Digg cuts jobs after facing AI bot surge
March 13 (Reuters) - Digg is laying off staff citing "brutal reality" in the current digital environment and a surge in artificial intelligence-driven bot activity, more than a year after the once-popular content aggregator announced its comeback. CE...
Mar 13, 2026
Entertainment News
Oscars spotlight crowns Brazil's rise as a global entertainment player
By Manuela Andreoni and Isabel Teles SAO PAULO, March 14 (Reuters) - Millions of Brazilians are expected to watch as movie stars enter the Dolby Theatre for the Oscars ceremony this Sunday, hoping to witness one of their own strike gold for the second ...
22h ago
Razzies crown 'War of the Worlds' 2025's worst film
LOS ANGELES, March 14 (Reuters) - "War of the Worlds," the 2025 American sci-fi film inspired by H.G. Wells' 1898 novel, dominated the 46th annual Razzie Awards on Saturday, taking home worst picture, worst screenplay, worst remake, worst actor and w...
Mar 14, 2026
Palestinian actor says he can't attend Oscars because of US travel ban
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - Palestinian actor Motaz Malhees said a travel ban imposed by the Trump administration is preventing him from attending this weekend's Academy Awards, whose nominees include a movie in which he has a ...
Mar 14, 2026
Jessie Buckley's Oscar charge the latest big-screen success story for Ireland
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, March 13 (Reuters) - Jessie Buckley's seemingly unstoppable charge to become Ireland's first best actress winner at the Academy Awards is poised to deliver the latest big-screen triumph for a small country spending smartly to ...
Mar 13, 2026
More demons, more K-pop: Netflix announces 'KPop Demon Hunters' sequel
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, March 12 (Reuters) - Netflix confirmed on Thursday that a sequel to "KPop Demon Hunters," the streaming platform's most watched film of all time, is officially in development. The new installment will extend Netflix's...
Mar 12, 2026




