Local News

Fake website pirates Castlewood family identity, bilks farmers out of thousands
CASTLEWOOD, SD (KELO.com) -- According to the website, farmers can save a lot of money on equipment with Bass Farm Equipment. The problem is, it's a fake website - one of the best the South Dakota Better Business Bureau has ever seen. Jessie Schmidt of BBB says the scammers have highjacked a Hamlin County farm family...
May 29, 2026
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16 year old accused of attempted murder in Watertown shooting
WATERTOWN, SD (KELO.com) -- A 16-year old Wilmot youth faces an attempted murder charge for a shooting in Watertown. A woman was shot Wednesday morning by a person who had allegedly stolen a vehicle earlier in the day. Four people were arrested without incident when the vehicle was located, including the 16 year old,...
May 29, 2026

Driver nearly strikes police officer with vehicle
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are searching for a man who nearly struck an officer with his car. The officer was responding to a handicapped parking violation report at a business near 12th and Kiwanis shortly before 9pm Wednesday night. Information officer Aaron Benson says the driver didn't produc...
May 28, 2026

Election night voting tabulation changes should produce quicker results
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- You can expect quicker results on election night this year. In the general election two years ago, results were delayed until the day after the election in Pennington, Lincoln and Minnehaha Counties. Minnehaha County Auditor Leah Anderson says she worked on a new law that makes way for e...
May 28, 2026

Nick's Burgers a 'legendary' local restaurant
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- You can 'buy 'em by the bag' or cozy up to the counter. Nick's Hamburger Shop in Brookings has been named one of the 50 most legendary local restaurants in the country by "Only in Your State". Nick's has been selling its burgers to students at SDSU and local fans for nearly a cen...
May 27, 2026
State News

"Free to Roam" campaign producing results
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota tourism officials say a new ad campaign aimed at summer travelers is already showing strong results. The "Free to Roam" campaign encourages visitors to explore the state's open roads, outdoor adventures, and cultural attractions. State tourism leaders say travel-planning ...
May 28, 2026
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Campaign mailer generates cease and desist order from legislators
UNDATED (KELO.com) -- 15 South Dakota legislative candidates are asking for a cease and desist order over a campaign mailer. The mailer was sent by Dakota First Action, a political action committee. It aligns the legislative candidates with Gubernatorial Candidate Toby Doeden, even though they've endorsed a different...
May 28, 2026

Regional drug kingpin headed to prison for 45 years
RAPID CITY, SD (KELO.com) -- 45 years in Federal Prison for a regional drug kingpin. 43-year old Juan Sertuche was arrested in 2023 with 15-hundred fentanyl pills. That followed the arrest of couriers under his direction who possessed 19 pounds of methamphetamine. After his arrest he directed others to continue the d...
May 27, 2026
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Influx of parole violators creates emergency expansion in Minnehaha County jail
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The statewide crackdown on parole violators has created an emergency at the Minnehaha County Jail. Sheriff Mike Milstead says his office was forced to do an emergency expansion into jail space that wasn't expected to be needed for more than a year. The Sheriff says that was necessary beca...
May 27, 2026
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Rural disadvantaged communities getting help from EPA
WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- Small and Disadvantaged South Dakota communities are getting more than nine-million dollars to help remove so-called "forever chemicals" - PFA's - from drinking water. PFA's are contaminants that can cause cancer. The agency says the funding is directed at the communities that n...
May 20, 2026
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National News
Rights groups sue over conditions at largest US immigration detention center
By Andrew Hay May 30 (Reuters) - Civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit over alleged human rights abuses at the United States' largest immigration detention center in El Paso, Texas, where three people have died in the nine months since it opened. T...
7h ago
US judge orders review of Trump's IRS lawsuit settlement
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in Florida said she will review a deal between the Justice Department and President Donald Trump to settle his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, intensifying scruti...
8h ago
Trump to headline 250th anniversary fair opening after performers drop out
WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will headline an event commemorating the nation's 250th anniversary on the National Mall next month after several musical performers scheduled to appear in the celebration canceled, citing con...
9h ago
Senate Republicans face a political knife-edge over Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund
By David Morgan WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) - Senate Republicans face a stark choice when they return from recess next week: back President Donald Trump's controversial $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund to benefit his political allies or defy a c...
16h ago
Italy bans Kanye West, Travis Scott concerts over security concerns
ROME, May 30 (Reuters) - Italy has banned two concerts involving U.S. rappers Kanye West and Travis Scott due to take place in July in the northern city of Reggio Emilia, authorities said on Saturday. The local prefect, Salvatore Angieri, ordered the ...
17h ago
World News
UK foreign minister due to visit China and India to discuss global issues
LONDON, May 31 (Reuters) - British foreign minister Yvette Cooper will travel to China on Monday, and then onwards to India later in the week, with the visits to focus on global issues from the Strait of Hormuz and the Russia-Ukraine war to the recen...
3h ago
US military says it turned away blockade runner trying to reach Iranian port
By Raphael Satter May 30 - The U.S. military says it fired a missile into the engine room of a vessel trying to get through the U.S. blockade of Iran on Friday. Here are some details: • In a statement on Saturday, U.S. Central Command said it fired a...
6h ago
Rights groups sue over conditions at largest US immigration detention center
By Andrew Hay May 30 (Reuters) - Civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit over alleged human rights abuses at the United States' largest immigration detention center in El Paso, Texas, where three people have died in the nine months since it opened. T...
7h ago
Brazil investigates suspected Ebola case in Sao Paulo
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 30 (Reuters) - Health authorities in Brazil's Sao Paulo state are investigating a suspected case of Ebola reported on Saturday in the state capital, officials said. A man from the Democratic Republic of Congo presented with ...
9h ago
US planning faster troop withdrawal from Europe, newspaper says
May 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. plans to accelerate the withdrawal of troops from bases in Europe and will present its proposals to NATO allies next month, German newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported on Saturday, citing an unidentified Pentagon source. Was...
10h ago
Sports

Stampede going for Clark Cup Championship
MUSKEGON, MI (KELO.com) -- The Sioux falls Stampede Hockey Club go for it all Friday night. They're in Muskegon taking on the Lumberjacks in Game 3 of the Clark Cup Championship Finals. They have a 2 games to none lead in the 5-game series, and could make it a clean sweep.
May 22, 2026

Creighton/USD matchup set for the Pentagon
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Red takes on blue in South Dakota this November - and it has nothing to do with politics. The USD Coyote women's basketball team squares off against the Creighton Blue Jays at the Sanford Pentagon November 11th. Creighton has made four of the past five NCAA tournaments. USD played deep ...
May 06, 2026

Storley wins unanimous decision in Pentagon main event
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Webster native Logan Storley is the winner of this weekend's PFL Sioux Falls main event. He won in a unanimous decision at the Sanford Pentagon, taking his record to 19 & 4. With the win, Storley could be in the mix to be the next welterweight title challenger.
May 04, 2026
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Soller USHL rookie of the year
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Stampede forward Cooper Soller is the 2025-26 USHL Rookie of the year. Soller played in all 62 games this season, racking up 49 points on 26 goals and 23 assists. Coach Ryan Cruthers says Soller's work ethic is unmatched. He's also one of the reasons for the team's success t...
Apr 21, 2026

Stampede heads to Lincoln tied at 1-1 with Stars in Clark Cup Playoffs
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Stampede fell to the Lincoln Stars in overtime Sunday night in the second game of their five game Clark Cup Playoff series. The game was scoreless after the first period, but Sioux Falls scored quickly in the second, capitalizing on a power play just 34 seconds in after a ...
Apr 20, 2026
Business News
ECB must act on inflation sooner rather than later, policymaker Pereira says
LISBON, May 30 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank must act on inflation sooner rather than later, ECB Governing Council member Alvaro Santos Pereira told Portugal's Antena 1 broadcaster on Saturday. "Our concern right now is inflation; we need t...
4h ago
First Windows PC powered by Nvidia chips to debut next week, Axios reports
May 30 (Reuters) - AI chip firm Nvidia and Microsoft are expected next week to debut the first Windows PCs that use Nvidia's chips as the main processor, Axios reported on Saturday, citing sources. Nvidia-powered computers are expected both from Micr...
13h ago
Inflation fight again putting central bank independence under strain, policymakers say
By Balazs Koranyi DUBROVNIK, Croatia, May 30 (Reuters) - Central bank independence is again coming under pressure as policymakers push through unpopular measures to curb surging prices, prompting political interference that could erode trust and deepen...
14h ago
Blue Origin faces months of delays after rocket explosion damages launch pad
By Akash Sriram NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuters) - Blue Origin faces a months-long setback after the explosion of a rocket damaged its launch pad, company and industry sources said, scrambling schedules for Amazon satellite launches and bolstering SpaceX's d...
15h ago
Tiny Guyana poised for big Iran oil gains and growth strains
By Sheila Dang and Kemol King HOUSTON/GEORGETOWN, May 30 (Reuters) - Guyana was already the world's fastest growing economy before the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran drove up oil prices. Now, the tiny Caribbean nation of nearly 1 million people will reap an ...
16h ago
Health News
Brazil investigates suspected Ebola case in Sao Paulo
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 30 (Reuters) - Health authorities in Brazil's Sao Paulo state are investigating a suspected case of Ebola reported on Saturday in the state capital, officials said. A man from the Democratic Republic of Congo presented with ...
9h ago
Mineralys' pill cuts blood pressure in kidney disease patients
May 30 (Reuters) - Mineralys Therapeutics' experimental drug significantly reduced blood pressure in patients with chronic kidney disease, according to new data presented at a major European medical conference on Saturday. Chronic kidney disease affec...
10h ago
Incyte blood cancer drug combo reduces disease-progression risk but with high side-effect rate
By Christy Santhosh May 30 (Reuters) - Incyte's Monjuvi as part of a multi-drug regimen that includes a chemotherapy standard of care for an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma reduced the risk of disease progression, relapse or death by 25% compa...
14h ago
WHO chief urges safe burials in visit to heart of Ebola outbreak
BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 30 (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation chief travelled on Saturday to the Congolese province hardest hit by an Ebola outbreak, urging residents to seek treatment and practice safe burials as officials scra...
14h ago
Zambia says two suspected Ebola cases test negative, steps up screening
May 30 (Reuters) - Zambia has investigated and cleared two suspected cases of Ebola as it steps up screening and surveillance for the deadly viral disease following an outbreak in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Congolese authorities said ...
18h ago
Science News
Blue Origin faces months of delays after rocket explosion damages launch pad
By Akash Sriram NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuters) - Blue Origin faces a months-long setback after the explosion of a rocket damaged its launch pad, company and industry sources said, scrambling schedules for Amazon satellite launches and bolstering SpaceX's d...
15h ago
SpaceX wins $4.16 billion US Space Force contract for threat-detection satellites
May 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Space Force said on Friday it has awarded Elon Musk's IPO-bound SpaceX a $4.16 billion deal for a satellite program designed to track and target airborne threats. The Space-Based Advanced Moving Target Indicator (SB-AMTI) ...
May 29, 2026
China's Shenzhou-21 astronaut crew returns to Earth
BEIJING, May 29 (Reuters) - China's Shenzhou-21 crew of three astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after nearly seven months in space and were in good health, state media reported. The mission launched on October 31, when the spacecraft l...
May 29, 2026
Inca child mummy returned to indigenous community in Argentina
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES, May 29 (Reuters) - The mummy of a child from the Inca period, discovered frozen in 1905 on a mountain in northwestern Argentina, has been returned to an indigenous community after spending 119 years in a Buenos Aires mus...
May 29, 2026
Here's how Tyrannosaurus ended up with a big head and small arms
By Will Dunham May 29 (Reuters) - Tyrannosaurus rex possessed a preposterously massive skull - 5 feet long (1.5 meters) and built to enable bone-crunching bite force - but presented preposterously puny arms. And many other meat-eating dinosaurs shared ...
May 29, 2026
Technology News
SoftBank to build up AI data centres in France with major investment
PARIS, May 30 (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Group will invest €45 billion over the next five years in a push to build up artificial intelligence infrastructure in France, the company announced on Saturday. SoftBank said the investment, described as th...
7h ago
First Windows PC powered by Nvidia chips to debut next week, Axios reports
May 30 (Reuters) - AI chip firm Nvidia and Microsoft are expected next week to debut the first Windows PCs that use Nvidia's chips as the main processor, Axios reported on Saturday, citing sources. Nvidia-powered computers are expected both from Micr...
13h ago
Blue Origin faces months of delays after rocket explosion damages launch pad
By Akash Sriram NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuters) - Blue Origin faces a months-long setback after the explosion of a rocket damaged its launch pad, company and industry sources said, scrambling schedules for Amazon satellite launches and bolstering SpaceX's d...
15h ago
Exclusive-From lottery draws to fiscal spending, China broadens digital yuan footprint
May 30 (Reuters) - China's central bank is making a broad push to increase the use of digital yuan at home and abroad, several industry sources said, setting Beijing on a different - and potentially competing - path from the United States in shaping th...
21h ago
Meta plans AI pendant, 'wearables for work' in hardware boost, The Information reports
May 29 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms plans to start testing an AI pendant in the next year, as it charts a roadmap for wearable devices in an effort to reverse losses in its hardware division, The Information reported on Friday, citing a memo. • Meta de...
May 29, 2026
Entertainment News
Italy bans Kanye West, Travis Scott concerts over security concerns
ROME, May 30 (Reuters) - Italy has banned two concerts involving U.S. rappers Kanye West and Travis Scott due to take place in July in the northern city of Reggio Emilia, authorities said on Saturday. The local prefect, Salvatore Angieri, ordered the ...
17h ago
Germany says it stands by streaming services law
BERLIN, May 29 (Reuters) - The German government on Friday said it would stick with plans to impose minimum media production spending quotas in Germany on streaming services, rejecting criticism by top U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer. • ...
May 29, 2026
Kanye West to perform in the Netherlands despite bans elsewhere
AMSTERDAM, May 29 (Reuters) - U.S. rapper Kanye West, who has been barred from performing in several countries due to past antisemitic comments, is set to hold concerts in the Netherlands next month, after its migration minister said there were no le...
May 29, 2026
CBS picks new '60 Minutes' leader from outside TV news
May 28 (Reuters) - CBS News named journalist Nick Bilton as executive producer of news magazine "60 Minutes" on Thursday, marking the first time the longrunning show has tapped a leader from outside traditional television news. The appointment of Bilto...
May 28, 2026
CNN files lawsuit against Perplexity alleging unlawful content distribution
May 28 (Reuters) - CNN on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Perplexity in New York federal court, alleging the AI search engine provider is unlawfully distributing its copyrighted content, marking the latest legal tussle between the AI firm and a news ...
May 28, 2026




