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...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A former Sioux Falls Daycare worker admits to child abuse. Chelsea Struss was originally charged with 18 counts, but agreed to plead guilty to three charges in a plea deal. A ten minute recording of abuse was shown to parents. Struss could spend up to five years in prison on the charges...

KYLE & ORTLEY, SD (KELO.com) -- Separate accidents on opposite corners of the state have left three people dead. Two people died after their vehicle overturned into a freezing creek Saturday morning on the Oglala Reservation near Kyle. A third person was rescued from the overturned car. And a 33-year old man from...

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...

BOSTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday ​blocked U.S. ‌President Donald Trump's administration from ending temporary protections from ‌deportation ​that had ⁠allowed hundreds ⁠of South Sudanese nationals to live and work in ​the United S...

By Ted Hesson Feb 12 (Reuters) - The top Republican and Democrat on a U.S. Senate committee played video showing the lead-up to the shooting of U.S. citizen Alex Pretti to Trump immigration officials at a hearing on Thursday, sharply questioning whethe...

By Richard Cowan, David Morgan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday blocked legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security past a Friday deadline, as Democrats ​pressed to rein in the Trump ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration faced harsh criticism ​from senators over ‌a litany of failures before the January 2025 collission of a American Airlines ‌regional ​jet and ⁠Army helicopter that ⁠killed 67 people. Sen...

By Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street's top regulator is working to restore some of its workforce following last year's deep cuts at the behest of the White House, the agency's chief told Congress ​on Thursday. "We have gaps in...

DHAKA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Bangladesh Nationalist ​Party crossed ‌the halfway mark to win the parliamentary ‌election ​on ⁠Friday, a ⁠local TV station showed, as ballots were ​counted in a ⁠pivotal vote ⁠that is ​expected to ​restore political stabi...

BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - NATO states have announced hundreds ​of millions ‌of dollars of support for the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) ‌initiative ​to supply ⁠Ukraine with U.S. ⁠weapons, NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Thursday. The NA...

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will announce a multi-billion dollar reconstruction plan for Gaza and detail plans for a U.N.-authorized stabilization force for the Palestinian enclave at the first formal meeting ...

CALGARY, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Separatists in Alberta are ramping up a petition campaign aimed at triggering an independence vote in the western province that has long complained its economy is being held back by the rest of Canada. Volunteer canvassers a...

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Germany will deliver five additional ​PAC-3 missile interceptors to ‌Ukraine if other countries donate a total of 30, German Defence Minister Boris ‌Pistorius ​said on Thursday. PAC-3, ⁠or Patriot ⁠Advanced...

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...

VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- USD football coach Travis Johansen is leaving Vermillion after one season for Rutgers in the Big 10. He guided the Coyotes to the FCS quarterfinals and a final ranking of 11th in 2025. Co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Matt Vitzthum was named head coach.

BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- The SDSU Jackrabbits will notice something missing during next fall's football season. NDSU is jumping from the FCS Missouri Valley Conference to the FBS Mountain West Conference for football. The Jacks and Bison will compete against each other in other sports in the Summit League and Big ...

Brookings, SD (KELO.com) -- Big news for South Dakota State women's volleyball! The team has been so successful that, despite their tournament loss, they've been invited to play in the NCAA tournament. The Jacks will face the Arizona Wildcats Friday at in California.

South Dakota (KELO.com) -- The USD Coyotes scored a thrilling five-overtime win over the weekend, downing Southern Illinois 53-51, ending the regular season on a high note. At the same time, the SDSU Jackrabbits lost their fourth in a row, falling to Illinois State 35-21. The Jacks finish their season next weekend agai...

By Anshuman Tripathy and Aishwarya Jain Feb 12 (Reuters) - Online travel platform Expedia forecast 2026 gross bookings and revenue above Wall Street expectations on Thursday, betting ​on strong demand from business clients. The Vrbo-parent ‌expects gr...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Air Canada forecast 2026 ​core profit ‌above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, boosted by ‌strong ​demand ⁠on international ⁠routes outside the U.S. and a surge in ​premium travel. The Canadian flag ⁠carrier ⁠expects its ​2026 adjus...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Constellation Brands said on Thursday it appointed Nicholas Fink as its top boss, ​replacing Bill Newlands, as the ‌beermaker battles demand pressures. Fink, who was previously the CEO at the security and digital products firm Fortun...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Coinbase posted a surprise quarterly loss on Thursday, marking its first since the third quarter of 2023, as the cryptocurrency exchange was hit by weaker trading volumes during a period of broad digital-asset selloff. Digital assets...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Pinterest forecast first-quarter revenue below estimates on Thursday, underscoring the image-sharing platform's ongoing struggle to compete for advertising dollars against ​deep-pocketed platforms, sending its shares down 12% in ‌ext...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it has approved labeling changes to six ​menopause hormone therapies to remove references ‌to risks of cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, and probable dementia. The FDA had i...

By Emma Rumney LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A potential U.S. move to block imports of some disposable vapes could cut the booming market for unregulated e-cigarettes by as much as ​a third, British American Tobacco's CEO told Reuters on ‌Thursday, though...

By Jatindra Dash BHUBANESWAR, India, Feb 12 (Reuters) - An Indian health worker who contracted the deadly Nipah virus ​in December has died, a senior ‌health official from the eastern state of West Bengal said on Thursday. The woman - a nurse - was one...

By Sahil Pandey Feb 12 (Reuters) - Zoetis on Thursday forecast 2026 adjusted profit and revenue above Wall Street estimates, but shares dropped 5% after executives cautioned that ​its companion-animal business in the U.S. remains under pressure ‌and c...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - BridgeBio Pharma said its experimental therapy boosted growth rates in children with a rare genetic disorder that causes dwarfism, sending the company's shares 7% higher on ​Thursday. The company said it plans to seek regulatory appr...

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The formation of a black hole can be quite a violent event, with a massive dying star blowing up and some of its remnants collapsing to form an exceptionally dense object with gravity so strong not even light can escape. ...

Feb 11 (Reuters) - Rocket maker ​Orbex ‌will enter administration after ‌takeover ​talks ⁠with European ⁠space start-up The Exploration ​Company failed, ⁠The ⁠Financial ​Times reported ​on Wednesday. Reuters could ‌not immediately verify ⁠the report. ...

Feb 11 (Reuters) - Eutelsat has secured about ​1 ‌billion euros ($1.2 billion) in export credit financing ‌to ​fund ⁠the procurement ⁠of low Earth orbit satellites for its ​OneWeb constellation, it ⁠said ⁠on Wednesday. The ​financing, backed ​by a Fren...

By Will Dunham Feb 10 (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed in Canada's province of Nova Scotia the skull of a creature dating to about 307 million years ago that is one of the oldest-known plant-eating land vertebrates, representing a pivotal juncture...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A fresh examination of radar data for Venus obtained by NASA's Magellan spacecraft in the 1990s indicates the presence of a large underground cavity created by a lava flow, the first subsurface feature ever ...

(Removes Microsoft Refinitiv Instrument Code from ​paragraph 1) Feb ‌12 (Reuters) - OpenAI has warned U.S. lawmakers that ‌Chinese ​artificial ⁠intelligence startup ⁠DeepSeek is using sophisticated methods to extract ​results from leading U.S. ⁠AI ⁠mod...

By Anshuman Tripathy and Aishwarya Jain Feb 12 (Reuters) - Online travel platform Expedia forecast 2026 gross bookings and revenue above Wall Street expectations on Thursday, betting ​on strong demand from business clients. The Vrbo-parent ‌expects gr...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Coinbase posted a surprise quarterly loss on Thursday, marking its first since the third quarter of 2023, as the cryptocurrency exchange was hit by weaker trading volumes during a period of broad digital-asset selloff. Digital assets...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Pinterest forecast first-quarter revenue below estimates on Thursday, underscoring the image-sharing platform's ongoing struggle to compete for advertising dollars against ​deep-pocketed platforms, sending its shares down 12% in ‌ext...

(Corrects syntax in headline) Feb 12 (Reuters) - Airbnb forecast first-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, as the vacation rental company banks on premium bookings ​to counter easing demand from cost-conscious customers. Shares of ...

By Hanna Rantala BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Michelle Yeoh has won some of the acting industry's top honours over her four-decade career, including an Oscar and a Golden ​Globe, and on Thursday night she will add ‌another: the Berlin Film Festival's Hon...

By Hanna Rantala and Miranda Murray BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Director and actor Shahrbanoo Sadat says premiering her romantic comedy "No Good Men" in Berlin, where it will open this year's film festival, is a chance to redress ​the overwhelmingly gri...

By Miranda Murray BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - German director Wim Wenders said on Thursday filmmakers must stay out of politics and focus on changing how people think, at the start of the Berlin Film Festival. Considered more politically minded than its...

By Brad Brooks AURORA, Colorado, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show, which celebrated Latino culture in Spanish, offered an uplifting moment of cultural pride for many Hispanic residents in Aurora, Colorado, ...

MILAN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Universal Music Group and rights‑tech platform ClicknClear have signed a global licensing deal enabling athletes to license music from UMG for use in choreographed sports, the companies said in a joint statement on Thursday. T...