Local News
Parks and Rec to unveil new master plan for Falls Park
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It's a plan that's been three years in the making - and it replaces a plan that was developed 30 years ago. The Sioux Falls Parks and Rec department is revealing new plans for the park that showcases the namesake of the city. This morning, as a leadup to a public open house on the plan t...
Nov 20, 2024
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Next phase of Minnesota Avenue construction may be on hold
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- It appears as though major construction on another section of Minnesota Avenue in Sioux Falls will have to wait a year. Nine-million dollars cut from an Aquatics bond was intended to repay the city's reserve fund for the purchase price of the Sanford Wellness Center on Tea/Ellis Road. P...
Nov 20, 2024
Lower construction numbers part of city revenue shortfall
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Higher interest rates and inflation are taking some of the luster out of the Sioux Falls economy - and the city budget. City councilors are pulling in the reins on spending because of declining sales tax revenues. One of the areas of concern is new construction. City Finance Director Sh...
Nov 20, 2024
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Second suspect arrested in Dunham Park homicide
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- He was considered armed and dangerous, but the long arm of the law has brought in the second suspect in a deadly Sioux Falls shooting. 28-year old Lamont Burks, Junior was arrested in South Carolina Tuesday afternoon. He faces several charges, including first degree murder in the late Au...
Nov 20, 2024
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Car/Pedestrian accident sends 5 to hospital
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A two vehicle/Pedestrian accident sent five people to the hospital this morning, two in serious condition. Two vehicles collided at the intersection of 41st and Sertoma, shortly after 8:00 am Tuesday, then struck a pedestrian standing at the corner. The crash is still under investigation...
Nov 20, 2024
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State News
South Dakota GOP to select new leader
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- A change at the top of South Dakota's Republican party. State chairman John Wiik won't seek a second term. The Dakota Scout reports there are three people interested in the post. Former state House Majority Leader Lee Qualm, "Vote No on H" chair Ezra Hays, and anti-carbon pipeline ...
Nov 20, 2024
Judge dismisses Amendment G lawsuit
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- As expected, an election lawsuit involving both sides of the Abortion Amendment G on South Dakota's ballot has been dismissed. Both sides requested the dismissal. The suit challenged the petition signature collection process, but that became a moot point when the amendment was defeated.
Nov 20, 2024
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Attorney General calls for federal online protection for children
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- It's called the Kids Online Safety Act. Attorney General Marty Jackley and 31 of his colleagues say it's time for Congress to join the effort to protect children from harmful internet content. The measure would require platforms to automatically enable their strongest safety protections, prev...
Nov 20, 2024
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Telemedicine in Motion program earning praise
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- A 20-million dollar investment is paying big dividends for the state of South Dakota, in the area of Rural Telemedicine. It's called the Telemedicine in Motion program, and the state Health Department says it has transformed emergency medical services across the state. EMS and Trauma Administ...
Nov 18, 2024
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Sales tax revenues running low; prison costs going higher
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota just finished the first quarter of the 2025 fiscal year. The Legislature's Appropriations committee was told this afternoon revenues are down. Derek Johnson of the Bureau of Finance and Management says the budget assumed three-percent growth. The farm economy is down sharply, as ...
Nov 14, 2024
National News
Global climate funds set for first annual outflows, Morningstar says
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - Investors are on track to withdraw more money from global climate funds than they deposit this year for the first time, Morningstar Sustainalytics said on Thursday, presenting an obstacle to energy-transition efforts. Net...
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'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' series felt 'like going home', Jude Law says
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - The latest addition to the "Star Wars" franchise introduces a new sense of playfulness into the universe by turning children into the protagonists, actor Jude Law says. "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew" is an eight-epis...
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Trump gains ability to fill four appellate judge seats under US Senate deal
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans clinched a late-night deal on Wednesday that clears the way for votes on a group of President Joe Biden's nominees for federal trial courts in exchange for not pushing forward with f...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene to work with Musk's new government efficiency panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene said on Thursday she will chair a U.S. House of Representatives panel on government efficiency, working with billionaire Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in their effort to streamline the U.S. g...
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Snap seeks to dismiss New Mexico lawsuit over child safety
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Snap on Thursday filed a motion to dismiss a New Mexico lawsuit that alleged the tech company enabled child sexual exploitation on its messaging app Snapchat, arguing there were inaccuracies to the state's investigation. ...
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World News
FAA says US flights can resume to airports in northern Haiti
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it was allowing U.S. flights to resume to six airports in northern Haiti. On Nov. 12, the FAA said it was barring U.S. airlines from operating in Haiti for 30 days after th...
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Haiti blasts Macron's criticism of transition council as 'unfriendly and inappropriate'
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's foreign minister met with the French ambasssador to the nation on Thursday over what the ministry branded as "unfriendly and inappropriate" comments from French President Emmanuel Macron as he left the G20 summit ...
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US lawmakers seek to halt weapons sales to UAE, citing Sudan
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen has introduced legislation seeking to halt American weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates until the United States certifies that the UAE is not arming the paramilitary Ra...
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Mexico's controversial judicial elections face possible delay
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's first round of elections of judges by popular vote, the product of a contentious constitutional overhaul passed in September, could be pushed back by around three months if the Senate accepts a request by the electo...
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Biden's shift on missiles for Ukraine informed by North Korean troops in Kursk, Trump's election victory
By Mike Stone, Humeyra Pamuk and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden dropped his opposition to Ukraine firing U.S. missiles at targets deep inside Russia in response to North Korea's entry to the war, a shift in U.S. policy ...
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Sports News
Week 12 TNF: Steelers-Browns Preview, Props & Prediction
The Pittsburgh Steelers take on what is typically an unenviable task -- traveling on a short week for a Thursday night primetime game. However, a few things are playing in Pittsburgh's favor as Week 12 of the NFL regular season kicks off. Namely, the ...
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Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has fractured fibula, out 4-6 weeks
The Washington Capitals will be without their captain and goal-scoring machine Alex Ovechkin for four to six weeks after he was diagnosed Thursday with a fractured left fibula. Ovechkin, 39, exited Monday's 6-2 win over the Utah Hockey Club with 14:30...
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Vikings QB Sam Darnold practices, ready for Bears
Quarterback Sam Darnold kickstarted the Vikings' offense on Thursday as he has most of the 2024 season, and plans to play Sunday in a meaningful NFC North road game at Chicago. Darnold returned to practice after being listed as a limited participant o...
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Demoted Daniel Jones breaks silence on Giants' QB switch
Current No. 3 quarterback Daniel Jones lined up as a scout team safety in Thursday's practice in the surest sign to date that he's done with the New York Giants. Jones read a prepared statement, saying he wanted to make sure he clearly shared the word...
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"Prince" Lucas Bahdi signs with Jake Paul's MVP
"Prince" Lucas Bahdi has signed with Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions after fighting on the undercard of Paul's main event against Mike Tyson last week. Bahdi, a 30-year-old lightweight out of Canada, improved his record to 18-0 with 15 knockouts ...
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Business News
Analysis-Corporate China seeks dollars as trade tensions rise
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese firms are squirreling away even more dollars, pricing contracts in yuan and opening import lines to mitigate currency risks as trade tensions threaten to roil foreign exchange rates. The trend shows exporters are prepar...
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Automakers urge Trump to preserve EV tax credits, boost self-driving cars
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group representing major automakers including General Motors, Toyota Motor Corp, and Volkswagen urged President-elect Donald Trump to retain key tax credits for electric vehicle purchases and take steps ...
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SNB board member says inflation is within target range
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss National Bank governing board member Petra Tschudin said on Thursday that inflation was comfortably within the range it hoped to see. Inflation in October dropped to 0.6%, its lowest level since June 2021, sto...
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Snap seeks to dismiss New Mexico lawsuit over child safety
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Snap on Thursday filed a motion to dismiss a New Mexico lawsuit that alleged the tech company enabled child sexual exploitation on its messaging app Snapchat, arguing there were inaccuracies to the state's investigation. ...
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Sweden's Northvolt files for bankruptcy, in blow to Europe's EV ambitions
By Dietrich Knauth, Marie Mannes, Terje Solsvik (Reuters) -Northvolt, the Swedish maker of battery cells for electric vehicles, said on Thursday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S., dealing a blow to Europe's hopes that its mo...
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Health News
Exclusive-Medical supply firm Medline aims to raise over $5 billion in 2025 IPO, sources say
By Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) -Private equity-owned Medline Industries is aiming to raise more than $5 billion in its U.S. initial public offering expected to occur in 2025, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The stock market f...
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Exclusive-McKinsey nears deferred prosecution pact in US opioid probe, sources say
By Nate Raymond and Mike Spector BOSTON (Reuters) - McKinsey & Co is in the final stages of negotiating a deferred prosecution agreement to resolve a U.S. criminal investigation into the consulting firm's work helping opioid manufacturers boost sal...
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Top FDA official sees more vaccine scrutiny in Trump's presidency
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is likely to come under tighter scrutiny over vaccine development and safety testing once Donald Trump takes over as the country's president, a top official at the agency said on Thursday. Peter Mar...
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Viatris fined in Morocco over merger notification, sources say
By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) -U.S. pharmaceutical giant Viatris Inc. has been fined 7.58 million dirhams ($760,000) by Morocco's competition regulator for failing to notify it regarding its merger, two official sources said on Thursday. Viatris ...
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Analysis-Wall Street awaits Amgen weight-loss drug data expected to move shares
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Upcoming data from a mid-stage study of Amgen's experimental weight-loss drug MariTide will shed light on how well it might measure up against the popular GLP-1 drugs sold by Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk. Encouraging comm...
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Science News
Scientists obtain image of a star on the precipice of disaster
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have taken a close-up picture of a star apparently in its death throes, surrounded by gas and dust as it heads toward its demise in a huge explosion called a supernova - the first time the events of ...
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Russian scientists hail discovery of 32,000-year-old sabre-toothed cat cub
YAKUTSK, RUSSIA (Reuters) - The sabre-toothed cat cub is almost small enough to hold in one hand, but its discovery after 32,000 years is a momentous event for palaeontologists. It was around three weeks old when it died in what is now northeastern...
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Elon Musk's Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's Neuralink said on Wednesday it has received approval to launch its first clinical trial in Canada for a device designed to give paralysed individuals the ability to use digital devices simply by thinking. The brain chip star...
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Scientists announce progress toward ambitious atlas of human cells
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists unveiled on Wednesday the first blueprint of human skeletal development as they make progress toward the goal of completing a biological atlas of every cell type in the body to better understand huma...
Nov 20, 2024
Is climate change making tropical storms more frequent? Scientists say it's unclear
By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An unusual cluster of typhoons in the West Pacific and a series of powerful hurricanes in the Atlantic are raising questions about the impact that climate change is having on tropical storms across the globe. ...
Nov 20, 2024
Technology News
Los Alamos National Laboratory chief engineer joins nuclear fusion startup Fuse
By Anna Tong (Reuters) - The chief engineer for nuclear weapons at the Los Alamos National Laboratory is joining nuclear fusion startup Fuse, the company said Thursday. James Owen spent over 28 years at Los Alamos National Laboratory, focused on we...
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Copart's first-quarter revenue beats estimates on strong salvage vehicle volumes
(Reuters) - Online vehicle auction services provider Copart reported better-than-expected first-quarter revenue on Thursday, driven by robust volumes of salvage vehicles. Increasing vehicle complexity and rising labor costs have led customers to fa...
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Trump's social media company considering crypto payment service, NY Times reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's social media company is considering developing a cryptocurrency payment service, the New York Times reported on Thursday. Trump Media & Technology Group filed a trademark application on Mon...
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Talen requests rehearing on rejected Amazon data center power pact
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Talen Energy has asked federal regulators to rehear its rejected agreement to ramp up power to an Amazon data center located on the site of Talen's Pennsylvania nuclear plant, according to a filing on Thursday....
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Intuit forecasts quarterly results below estimates on weak demand, promotions delay
By Jaspreet Singh (Reuters) -Intuit projected second-quarter revenue and profit below market estimates on Thursday, hampered by sluggish demand for its financial management services and a planned change in the timing of its promotions. Shares of the Mo...
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Entertainment News
'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' series felt 'like going home', Jude Law says
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - The latest addition to the "Star Wars" franchise introduces a new sense of playfulness into the universe by turning children into the protagonists, actor Jude Law says. "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew" is an eight-epis...
1h ago
Fox and Hulu announce multi-year content streaming partnership
(Reuters) - Fox Entertainment and Hulu announced on Thursday a multi-year content deal whereby the Walt Disney-controlled streaming platform will retain the streaming rights for Fox's extensive programming slate. The agreement includes an expansion...
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Illinois top court reverses actor Smollett's false hate crime report conviction
By Eric Cox and Brad Brooks CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the conviction of actor Jussie Smollett, the one-time star of the TV drama "Empire", for staging a hate crime against himself in 2019. The court agree...
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Russian ballet world says farewell to celebrated dancer Shklyarov after balcony fall
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Ballet fans and members of Russia's cultural elite on Thursday filed past the open casket of Vladimir Shklyarov, a principal dancer at the world-famous Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg, whose life they said had en...
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K-pop's profligate CD output draws fire as South Korea hosts plastic waste talks
By Minwoo Park and Daewoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - K-pop music may be South Korea's buzziest export but the industry needlessly creates mountains of plastic in its home market by churning out CDs that most fans don't even listen to, critics say. Wha...
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