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Mitchell man pleads guilty to first-degree child rape
MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Mitchell man has been found guilty of two counts of First-Degree Rape involving children under 13 years old. Eric Mark Opperman, 48, entered a change of plea on Thursday in Davison County Circuit Court, after which he was found guilty. ...
May 15, 2026
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Flagpoles damaged in theft of copper wire
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls police are asking for your help in solving a copper wiring theft that included significant vandalism. Numerous light poles were pried open along the bike trail north of Falls Park, in an attempt to steal the wiring. The value of the stolen wire and the damage to the light pol...
May 15, 2026

Groundbreaking for new fire station
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Construction is beginning on Fire Station 13 in Sioux Falls, near the site of the new Smithfield Plant in Foundation Park. Ground was broken for the project yesterday. The area has seen major expansion with the industrial park, as well as surrounding Southeast Technical College and new h...
May 15, 2026
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Cannes entry 'Gentle Monster' tackles taboo with no easy answer, says director
By Miranda Murray CANNES, France, May 16 (Reuters) - Austrian director Marie Kreutzer recalled on Saturday it was difficult to make her Cannes Film Festival entry "Gentle Monster," a family drama about the fallout from an investigation into child sexu...
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The 'ninjas' who swap out Eurovision Song Contest sets in 48 seconds
By Lisa Leutner VIENNA, May 16 (Reuters) - You will barely notice them on television, but a small band of stage hands nicknamed "ninjas" at the Eurovision Song Contest perform a feat as impressive as those on stage: swapping out countries' sets in th...
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Factbox-All you need to know about the Eurovision Song Contest final
VIENNA, May 16 (Reuters) - Austria hosts the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna on Saturday, which this year has been marked by the boycott of five countries protesting the participation of Israel. WHAT IS THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST? It is...
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