Outgoing Mayor Paul TenHaken says one of the highlights of his eight years in office has been the success of Sioux Area Metro - or SAM. The City developed a partnership with the transportation company Via, and SAM ridership has jumped 37 percent since then. TenHaken says the improvements in service have helped employ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Road work will force more changes in traffic patterns in southwest Sioux Falls starting Monday. The 49th Street bridge over I-229 will close as repairs are made to the bridge deck and a new pedestrian railing is installed. The project is expected to take about two and a half months to co...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Two South Dakota men have been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in Iowa in the disappearance and death of 14-year old McKenna Wendel of Sioux Falls. Charges against Wendel's uncle mark Milk, and John Rogness of Brookings were announced in Sioux City Thursday morning. Both were already in...

BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- DNA evidence has led to the arrest of a Brookings man on a pair of armed robbery cases dating back to 2021. Police obtained DNA evidence in the two cases, but no matches from the FBI national database. A match was found earlier this month with a man added to the database on a drug offense....

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Mayoral Candidate Christine Erickson says a new attack ad against her is blatantly false. It was produced by a Political Action Committee called 'Government that Works'. The ad calls her a 'data center sell out' that wants higher electric bills for residents. Earlier this we...

MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- A thousand educators are gathered in Mitchell for the State Education Department's Literacy Summit. The state adopted curriculum known as the science of reading, which has helped improve reading skills in other states. The Summit is designed to build enthusiasm about literacy.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota debt is Triple-A quality according to Standard and Poor's Rating. Governor Larry Rhoden says the rating is due to the state's balanced budgets and stable financial performance. The Triple-A rating is the highest awarded by S & P.

FALL RIVER COUNTY, SD (KELO.com) -- The Bureau of Land Management has approved infrastructure work connected with a controversial uranium project. All nine Sioux Tribes have expressed opposition to the project, which could impact ten-thousand acres in Fall River County. A company has been given the go-ahead to build ...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden is adding his name to the list of people who endorse Christine Erickson's run for Mayor of Sioux Falls. The two served together in the state legislature in 2013 and 2014. Rhoden's opponent in the Republican party primary runoff for Governor, Toby Doeden, has...

BROWN COUNTY, SD (KELO.com) -- State Health officials have confirmed the detection of West Nile Virus in mosquitoes in Brown County. South Dakota has had nearly three-thousand human cases of West Nile and 58 deaths related to the virus since 2002. You can protect yourself by limiting outdoor activity in the dusk to d...

June 20 (Reuters) - Greek authorities ordered the evacuation of two settlements on ​Evia Island on Saturday ‌and deployed dozens of firefighters, planes and helicopters to battle a major wildfire there. In ‌a ​statement, the country's ⁠firefighting dep...

June 20 (Reuters) - Days after scoring in Norway's 4-1 win over Iraq, Norway defender Leo Ostigard has become a father, following the ​birth of his first child over FaceTime ‌as he continues his World Cup campaign with the squad. Ostigard, who has been...

PARIS, June 20 (Reuters) - France said on Saturday that alcohol consumption during the ​annual Fete de la ‌Musique festivals would be banned on June 21 in the departments or administrative districts that will ‌be ​placed under the ⁠red heatwave alert ⁠...

MILAN, June 20 (Reuters) - Dolce & Gabbana drew on Sicily, one of the Italian fashion house's key sources of inspiration, for its summer ​2027 men's collection, presenting a wardrobe of ‌light fabrics and rich accessories. The collection, titled "Vacan...

By Giselda Vagnoni PARIS/BERLIN/ROME, June 20 (Reuters) - A punishing heatwave sweeping across much of Europe prompted a partial alcohol ban in France, nationwide warnings in Germany and the closure of a soccer fan zone in Spain, ​as temperatures climb...

June 20 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Russian forces were preparing an impending massive attack on Ukraine and warned residents to take special ​care as Russian strikes in different regions killed at ‌least six people....

By Nick Said HOUSTON, June 20 (Reuters) - The United States will continue to assess the Iran squad's travel arrangements at the World Cup but for now the original plan remains in place despite the team saying they would lodge a complaint with FIFA, And...

LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - British Prime Minster Keir Starmer ​is expected to ‌resign on Monday and set out a timetable for his ‌departure, ​the Observer ⁠newspaper reported on ⁠Saturday. The newspaper said Starmer had reached the conclusion that ​his...

June 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Saturday that no ​toll will be charged ‌for passage through the Strait of Hormuz during or after the 60-day interim ceasefire ‌with ​Iran - unless the ⁠U.S. imposes ⁠one should peace talks fail....

June 20 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Ukrainian drones had struck an oil refinery in Russia's Tyumen Region in ​western Siberia, more than 2,000 km (1,200 miles) ‌from Ukraine. He also said Ukraine had develo...

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.

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 ...

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.

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...

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 ...

OTTAWA, June 20 (Reuters) - ​Canadian ‌officials will meet ‌their ​Mexican ⁠and ⁠U.S. counterparts on July ​1 ⁠for ⁠the ​first trilateral ​meeting to ‌review the ⁠U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade agreement, CTV ⁠News ‌reported ⁠on ​Saturday. (Reporting ‌by ​I...

June 20 (Reuters) - Porsche CEO Michael Leiters expects a swift conclusion to negotiations on ​a second cost-cutting package at ‌the German sports car maker, according to an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung published on Saturday. "...

TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Japan plans to set a target of about $2.3 trillion in combined public and ​private investment by 2040 across ‌17 strategic sectors as part of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's new growth strategy, the Nikkei reported on Friday....

By Nivedita Balu TORONTO, June 19 (Reuters) - Toronto-Dominion Bank told some employees working in its financial crimes and risk management team that it would run software to track their work, prompting questions around consent and privacy in the workp...

By Ayose Naranjo HAVANA, June 19 (Reuters) - Cubans in Havana reacted with a mix of hope, skepticism and exhaustion on Friday after the government approved its biggest market-oriented reforms in decades, opening ​parts of the island's tightly controlle...

KINSHASA, June 20 (Reuters) - The ​Democratic ‌Republic of Congo ‌said ​on ⁠Saturday the ⁠number of confirmed Ebola ​cases ⁠in ⁠the country ​had ​risen to 956, ‌including 247 deaths. On ⁠Friday, confirmed cases ⁠were ‌at ⁠933, and ​deaths ‌were ​245. ...

PARIS, June 20 (Reuters) - France said on Saturday that alcohol consumption during the ​annual Fete de la ‌Musique festivals would be banned on June 21 in the departments or administrative districts that will ‌be ​placed under the ⁠red heatwave alert ⁠...

June 20 (Reuters) - Sun ​Pharmaceutical ‌Industries on Saturday ‌said ​it ⁠will ⁠acquire 100% of ​Innovcare ⁠Lifesciences ⁠in a ​deal ​valued at about ‌2.71 ⁠billion rupees ($28.73 million). ($1 = 94.3200 ⁠Indian ‌rupees) (Reporting ⁠by ​Devika ‌Nair ...

By Samuel McKeith SYDNEY, June 20 (Reuters) - Australia will do all it can to curb any spread of H5N1 bird flu, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday, ​as the first mainland infection was confirmed in a seabird ‌a day after being detected ...

KINSHASA, June 19 (Reuters) - The number of ​confirmed ‌Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of ‌Congo ​has ⁠risen to 933, ⁠including 245 deaths, the country's health ​minister said on ⁠Friday. Speaking ⁠to reporters ​in Ituri province, ​where the first ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - While a city is not a living organism, it behaves very much like one. Its metabolic processes may be manifested in growth spurts, metamorphosis over time and even decay. Researchers using satellite imagery...

By Anousha Sakoui LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Private equity fund EQT is acquiring Berlin-based space company Exolaunch, which helps satellite companies launch into orbit by partnering with rocket operators such as Elon Musk's SpaceX. The ​deal, annou...

By Will Dunham June 17 (Reuters) - About 5,500 years ago, bands of hunter-gatherers inhabited the Lake Baikal region in Siberia, sustained by rich resources including prey such as elk, deer, moose, fish, seals and rodents called marmots. These people b...

PARIS, June 17 (Reuters) - Reconstruction has begun at Blue Origin's Florida launch pad after a New Glenn rocket exploded ​during a ground test in May, ‌CEO Dave Limp said on Wednesday, with launches expected to resume before the end of this year. • Li...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - Taking a fresh look at data involving a specific type of stellar explosion, a team of researchers says it has confirmed the long-accepted notion that the universe is expanding at an accelerated rate - the ...

SAO PAULO, June 20 (Reuters) - Brazil's government suspects a hacking ​attack triggered an ‌unauthorized alert sent to cell phones across parts of the country early ‌on ​Saturday. In ⁠a statement, the ⁠National Protection and Civil Defense Secretariat ...

By Nivedita Balu TORONTO, June 19 (Reuters) - Toronto-Dominion Bank told some employees working in its financial crimes and risk management team that it would run software to track their work, prompting questions around consent and privacy in the workp...

By Jaspreet Singh June 19 (Reuters) - Senior research scientist John Jumper said on Friday he would leave Google DeepMind to join AI startup Anthropic, the latest high-profile departure at the Big Tech giant's AI lab. Jumper, ​who won a Nobel prize alo...

By Leo Marchandon PARIS, June 18 (Reuters) - French software group ChapsVision said on Thursday its independent ethics committee can block contracts where its software could be misused, underscoring how oversight has become central as Europe seeks loca...

June 18 (Reuters) - Accenture unveiled $4.18 billion in cybersecurity acquisitions on Thursday to push deeper into the booming sector, as a weak sales forecast sent its shares ​down 14% and underscored the pressure AI tools ‌exert on its consulting bus...

By Lisa Jucca MILAN, June 19 (Reuters) - Ralph Lauren showcased its timeless vision of American luxury on Friday, blending heritage tailoring with younger, sportier styles in its Spring/Summer 2027 ​show on the first day of Milan Men's ‌Fashion Week. T...

By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES, June 17 (Reuters) - Chinese regulators have cleared the $110 billion merger ​between Paramount Skydance and ‌Warner Bros Discovery, according to a source familiar with the decision. The antitrust ruling comes on the hee...

By Hanna Rantala LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Frank Sinatra's songs and life story come to the London stage in a new West End musical the crooner's daughter says captures the highs and lows of the man behind the myth. "Sinatra The Musical," which ​has i...

By Danielle Broadway EMERYVILLE, California, June 17 (Reuters) - For actor Joan Cusack, who voices the animated cowgirl Jessie in Disney's "Toy Story 5," it was important that the film tell a different kind of story - one centered on the experiences o...

LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - British television presenter Jeremy Clarkson, best known for hosting the "Top Gear" motoring show, has revealed that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Clarkson, 66, ​one of Britain's most popu...