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...

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump's administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, emailed an invitation to a Valentine's Day ​party in 2016 to convicted sex offender Jeffrey...

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday named its press gallery after Frederick Douglass, 150 years after the famed 19th-century orator ​and abolitionist became the first Black member...

By Julia Harte Feb 12 (Reuters) - White House border czar Tom Homan announced on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump had agreed to end an immigration-enforcement surge in Minnesota, drawing down thousands of federal agents whose presence provoked...

By Hanna Rantala and Miranda Murray BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The Berlin Film Festival opened on Thursday night with the message that new voices matter as Hollywood legend Michelle Yeoh recalled how the festival supported her early in ​her career. "Wh...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz is recalling ​11,895 vehicles ‌in the U.S. over high-voltage batteries ‌that ​can ⁠fail internally ⁠and pose a fire risk while ​parked or driving, ⁠the ⁠U.S. National ​Highway Traffic Safety ​Administration said on ‌Thu...

By Renju Jose SYDNEY, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Australia's opposition Liberal Party on Friday elected former Energy and Emissions Minister Angus Taylor as ​its new leader, media reported, replacing Sussan ‌Ley less than a year after the conservative party's ...

SEOUL, Feb 13 (Reuters) - North Korea's Kim Yo Jong said in a statement on Friday that ​South Korean authorities should ‌take steps to prevent "reoccurrence of provocative sovereignty violation," state media KCNA reported, referring to a drone flown in...

By Julia Harte Feb 12 (Reuters) - White House border czar Tom Homan announced on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump had agreed to end an immigration-enforcement surge in Minnesota, drawing down thousands of federal agents whose presence provoked...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Venezuelan lawmakers on Thursday postponed debate on an amnesty bill which is meant to grant immediate clemency to individuals jailed for participating in political protests. Interim President Delcy Rodriguez, who took power last mon...

BUDAPEST, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Hungary's opposition leader said on Thursday that individuals linked to the government were preparing to release an illicit video of him in ​an intimate situation with his former girlfriend in an ‌attempt to discredit him a...

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...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday unveiled interim ​rules for enforcing ‌provisions in President Donald Trump's new tax law that restrict companies from ‌claiming ​federal clean ⁠energy subsidies if ⁠they are overly reliant on...

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) - 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...

By Shivansh Tiwary and Abhinav Parmar Feb 12 (Reuters) - Air Canada forecast 2026 core profit marginally above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, betting on strong demand on international routes outside ​the U.S. and a surge in premium travel. Even as ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Officials from the Trump administration signed a final agreement on reciprocal trade that confirms a 15% U.S. ​tariff rate for imports from Taiwan, ‌while committing Taiwan to a schedule for eliminating or lowering tariff...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Medical device maker Dexcom beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter results on Thursday, driven by robust demand for ​its continuous glucose monitoring systems. The company also ‌reiterated its 2026 revenue forecast of $5.16 bi...

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Health and Human Services ​Secretary Robert ‌F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Thursday changes to his ‌management ​team, the ⁠agency said ⁠in a statement. As part of the changes, according to ​the agency, Chris Klomp will...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Vertex Pharmaceuticals forecast 2026 revenue largely in line with analysts estimates on Thursday, as the drugmaker bets on growth for its cystic fibrosis treatments ​as well as contributions from newer medicines. Vertex, a ‌leader in...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly had $1.5 billion worth of pre-launch inventory of its experimental oral weight-loss drug, ​a filing showed on ‌Thursday, ahead of an expected decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in April. Last year, the compan...

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...

PARIS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Europe launched the first of a larger ​new version of ‌its Ariane 6 rocket on Thursday, propelling 32 satellites for Amazon to low ‌Earth ​orbit. Lift-off took place ⁠at 1:45 ⁠p.m. local time (1645 GMT) from Europe's Spaceport...

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 Blake Brittain Feb 12 (Reuters) - Apple won a defense verdict on Thursday in a lawsuit by intellectual-property management company Optis Wireless, which had accused the tech giant of ​violating its patent rights in 4G wireless technology. Optis had ...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Networking equipment provider Arista Networks forecast annual revenue above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, ​betting on steady demand for ‌its electronic hardware amid the expanding presence of data centers, sending its shares up ...

(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...

By Pritam Biswas and Ateev Bhandari 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 d...

By Hanna Rantala and Miranda Murray BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The Berlin Film Festival opened on Thursday night with the message that new voices matter as Hollywood legend Michelle Yeoh recalled how the festival supported her early in ​her career. "Wh...

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, ...