Local News

Police investigating separate hit and run collisions
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man faces a long list of charges after a high-speed trip down 57th Street Sunday night that included two crashes. 30-year old Dakota Thorstenson sped by one officer, who saw him collide with another vehicle while watching in her review mirror. Thorstenson fled that scene, c...
17h ago

Six arrested in aggravated assault stemming from stolen drugs and money
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office and Sioux Falls Police have arrested a half-dozen suspects in an assault and kidnapping that took place in February. Captain Josh Phillips said the victim was assaulted three times in a dispute over stolen drugs and money. Captain Phillips says The v...
17h ago

14 year old boy dies in Sioux Falls shooting
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police are investigating the death of a 14-year old boy caused by a gunshot. The incident took place at about 2:45 Thursday afternoon in a home near Whittier Middle School. Sergeant Cole German says the investigation had officers on the scene until about three Friday morning ...
Apr 10, 2026

DNC adopts SD farm support resolution
NEW ORLEANS, LA (KELO.com) -- A South Dakota farm voice is heard at the Democratic National Committee Conference in New Orleans. Parker farmer Shane Merrill proposed a resolution of support for farmers and ranchers that was approved by the resolutions committee. He says it highlights the hard work and hardships farme...
Apr 10, 2026

Shred event offered to protect sensitive information
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The tax man cometh next week - and to help you protect sensitive documents, the annual shred event isn't far behind. The Better Business Bureau and Sioux Empire Crime Stoppers organize the event, which has four drop-off sites Saturday, April 18th. There's a suggested donation of five dol...
Apr 10, 2026
State News

GOP Gubernatorial candidates head back to debate stage
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota's Republican Candidates for Governor meet in the second of three debates Monday night. We'll also hear from them on KELO-AM 1320 throughout this week, explaining why they believe they're the right person for the job. We start with incumbent Larry Rhoden, who assumed the offi...
23h ago
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Key figure in SD drug ring headed to prison
RAPID CITY, SD (KELO.com) -- U-S Attorney Ron Parsons says a key player in a major South Dakota drug ring is going to prison for 19 years. Shauntel Shangreaux distributed fentanyl and meth throughout the Rapid City area and on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Parsons says her case was part of Operation Take Back America, ...
Apr 10, 2026

Cattlemen's Foundation matching grants to help Nebraska ranchers struck by wildfire
UNDATED (KELO.com) -- Cattlemen helping cattlemen. The South Dakota Cattlemen's Foundation is launching an effort to support Nebraska ranchers dealing with wildfires. Those fires have destroyed grazing land, feed and infrastructure. The Foundation is matching donations up to a total of ten-thousand dollars to help c...
Apr 07, 2026

Study questions link between data centers and higher electric rates
UNDATED (KELO.com) -- Do hyper scale data centers and higher electric rates go hand-in-hand? Data Center opponents often site that as a major concern, but studies question if there's a relationship between the two. Creighton University Economist Dr. Ernie Goss says a study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows just...
Apr 03, 2026
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McCook Lake being refilled two years after flood
MCCOOK LAKE, SD (KELO.com) -- Nearly two years after a devastating flood, the McCook Lake Association is refilling the lake with water from the Missouri River. The water level is now about seven feet below its normal depth of ten feet. The level will rise about two inches per day as it's refilled. Officials are hopi...
Apr 01, 2026
National News
Canadian insurers fortify homes, urge Carney to put climate first as wildfire season kicks off
By Nivedita Balu TORONTO, April 14 (Reuters) - Worried about wildfires sending claims soaring this year, Canada's property and casualty insurers are pushing owners to flood- and fire-proof homes and urging the government to take climate issues more ser...
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Trump's voting restrictions bill may fail, but parts live on in 23 states
By Julia Harte April 14 (Reuters) - The SAVE America Act looks set to die in Congress, but 23 mostly Republican-led U.S. states have recently changed their voting procedures to mirror key aspects of President Donald Trump's sweeping package of voting r...
1h ago
US truckers' diesel spend hits record high on Middle East conflict
By Nicole Jao and Lisa Baertlein NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES, April 14 (Reuters) - The more than 3 million U.S. truckers who move goods for everything from grocery stores to factories to construction sites are grappling with the highest diesel prices in years...
1h ago
Fed nominee Warsh files financial disclosure in step towards confirmation
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - Kevin Warsh, the former Federal Reserve governor chosen by President Donald Trump to run the central bank, has submitted financial disclosures that are required for his nomination to advance through...
1h ago
Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan, Phil Collins to join Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
By Akanksha Khushi and Lisa Richwine April 13 (Reuters) - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation unveiled its list of inductees for 2026 on Monday, including 1990s Britpop icons Oasis and American hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, and adding Phil C...
2h ago
World News
Nigeria police arrest 33-member gang over Kwara church abductions
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA, April 14 (Reuters) - Nigerian police have arrested a 33-member gang over a November attack in which 38 people were abducted from a church in central Kwara state, police said on Tuesday, as part of a nationwide crackdown on vio...
1h ago
Kremlin says it is glad Hungary's Magyar seems ready for 'pragmatic dialogue' with Russia
MOSCOW, April 14 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it was pleased that Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar seemed ready for pragmatic dialogue with Russia and would base its own position on the specific steps taken by his new gover...
1h ago
Macron, Starmer to chair conference on defensive Hormuz mission on Friday, Elysee says
PARIS, April 14 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will chair a video conference in Paris on Friday for countries that are willing to contribute to the defensive multilateral mission to restore f...
1h ago
UK's Reeves 'frustrated and angry' over US Iran war strategy, Mirror reports
LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Tuesday she was "very frustrated and angry" over what she said was the United States' failure to have a clear exit plan or objectives for the war in Iran, according to th...
2h ago
Former NATO chief targets PM Starmer, warning UK's security in 'peril'
LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) - Britain's national security is "in peril" because of political complacency and under-investment in defence, former NATO chief George Robertson will say on Tuesday, in a rare public rebuke of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's ha...
2h ago
Sports News
MLB roundup: Orioles storm back from 6-run deficit to beat Diamondbacks
Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the seventh inning, Jeremiah Jackson smacked two homers and drove in five runs and the Baltimore Orioles rallied from a six-run deficit to stun the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 9-7 on Monday in the series...
4h ago
Quinton Byfield nets pair as Kings beat Kraken to clinch playoff berth
Quinton Byfield tallied twice as the Los Angeles Kings clinched a Western Conference playoff berth with a 5-3 victory against the host Seattle Kraken on Monday night. Trevor Moore and Alex Laferriere each had a goal and an assist, Adrian Kempe also s...
5h ago
Justin Wrobleski, Dodgers shut out slumping Mets
Justin Wrobleski pitched eight scoreless innings and Andy Pages hit a three-run homer as the Los Angeles Dodgers opened a three-game home series with a 4-0 victory over the New York Mets on Monday. Wrobleski (2-0) did not allow a hit until Jorge Pol...
5h ago
Transfer roundup: Arizona adds Derek Dixon, JJ Mandaquit
By Field Level Media Halfway through college basketball's transfer window, national semifinalist Arizona picked up a pair of portal participants Monday in North Carolina guard Derek Dixon and Washington guard JJ Mandaquit. Dixon and Mandaquit were four...
10h ago
Yankees' Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon close to rehab assignments
By Field Level Media New York Yankees starting pitchers Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodon may go out on rehabilitation assignments in the next week, manager Aaron Boone told reporters before Monday's home game against the Los Angeles Angels. The right-hand...
11h ago
Business News
J&J's first-quarter profit beats estimates even as Stelara sales disappoint
By Michael Erman April 14 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson reported first-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations on Tuesday and raised its full-year forecast, as strong demand for cancer drug Darzalex and psoriasis treatment Tremfya more than...
1h ago
BlackRock quarterly profit rises on active ETFs, performance fees
April 14 (Reuters) - BlackRock reported a rise in first-quarter profit on Tuesday, as the asset manager saw strong inflows into its exchange traded funds and earned more from performance fees, sending its shares up 2.8% in trading before the bell. Th...
1h ago
US truckers' diesel spend hits record high on Middle East conflict
By Nicole Jao and Lisa Baertlein NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES, April 14 (Reuters) - The more than 3 million U.S. truckers who move goods for everything from grocery stores to factories to construction sites are grappling with the highest diesel prices in years...
1h ago
US small business sentiment falls to 11-month low in March
WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - U.S. small-business sentiment dropped to an 11-month low in March as a surge in oil prices because of the war in Iran overshadowed the benefits from low taxes, a survey showed. The National Federation of Independent B...
1h ago
LVMH shares fall after Iran war hits first-quarter sales
By Helen Reid April 14 (Reuters) - Shares in French luxury goods group LVMH fell as much as 3% on Tuesday after first-quarter sales were hit as the war in Iran dented spending by Middle Eastern shoppers, further delaying a long-awaited recovery for th...
2h ago
Health News
J&J's first-quarter profit beats estimates even as Stelara sales disappoint
By Michael Erman April 14 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson reported first-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations on Tuesday and raised its full-year forecast, as strong demand for cancer drug Darzalex and psoriasis treatment Tremfya more than...
1h ago
AIP to take Avanos Medical private in a deal valued at about $1.27 billion
April 14 (Reuters) - Avanos Medical said on Tuesday it has agreed to be taken private by American Industrial Partners in an all-cash deal for an enterprise value of about $1.27 billion, as the private equity firm bets on Avanos' nutrition and pa...
1h ago
Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to speed drug development
By Maggie Fick LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) - Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, which has fallen behind Eli Lilly in the immensely lucrative weight-loss drug market, said on Tuesday it is partnering with OpenAI to deploy artificial intelligence across its ...
5h ago
Brazil's Fleury, Porto end talks to create new firm with Oncoclinicas, reports O Globo
SAO PAULO, April 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian firms Fleury and Porto have withdrawn from negotiations with local healthcare firm Oncoclinicas regarding the potential creation of a new company, local newspaper O Globo said on Monday, citing sources. •...
11h ago
US FDA expands approval for Travere's drug for rare kidney disease
By Siddhi Mahatole and Unnamalai L April 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the expanded use of Travere Therapeutics' drug to treat a rare kidney disorder, the company said on Monday. The approval makes Sparsentan the f...
13h ago
Science News
New Russian space launch vehicle undergoing final tests, top official says
April 11 (Reuters) - A new Russian launch vehicle, Soyuz-5, is undergoing its final tests and is "absolutely ready" for use in space projects, Russia's top space official said on Saturday. Dmitry Bakanov, head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, w...
Apr 11, 2026
Circling the moon, a Black astronaut inspires millions
By David Hood-Nuño WASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) - At 12 years old, Naia Butler-Craig decided she wanted to be an astronaut. Each time she walked into St. Mark AME Church in Orlando, Florida, and saw the framed photo of Mae Jemison, the first Black wo...
Apr 11, 2026
The unconventional logic behind SpaceX's $1.75 trillion price tag
By Echo Wang NEW YORK, April 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street is reaching for some unusual yardsticks to price Elon Musk's SpaceX. At least one of SpaceX's large institutional investors is privately benchmarking the rocket and satellite company not against a...
Apr 10, 2026
SpaceX begins installing equipment at Texas facility, eyes year-end production, sources say
By Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI, April 10 (Reuters) - SpaceX has begun installing equipment at its advanced chip packaging facility in Bastrop, Texas, as the satellite and rocket company aims to begin production there by the end of this year, two sources famil...
Apr 10, 2026
Artemis II astronauts safely back on Earth after historic trip around moon
By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman HOUSTON, April 10 (Reuters) - The Artemis II capsule and its four-member crew streaked through Earth's atmosphere and safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday after nearly 10 days in space, capping the first...
Apr 10, 2026
Technology News
Kremlin says internet curbs are temporary, will be lifted once security threat passes
MOSCOW, April 14 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that internet restrictions, which it conceded had caused disruption to many Russians, were needed for security reasons, but that they were temporary in nature and would be lifted once it was sa...
2h ago
Nornickel seeks new market for palladium in EVs with catalyst for lithium‑sulphur batteries
MOSCOW, April 14 (Reuters) - Russia's Nornickel said on Tuesday it aims to complete the development of a palladium-based catalyst for lithium-sulphur (Li-S) batteries within three years, potentially creating a major new source of demand for palladium...
3h ago
Exclusive-Chinese chipmaker YMTC plans new factories amid heightened US-Sino trade tensions, sources say
April 14 (Reuters) - Chinese chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) aims to build two more factories in addition to one that will be completed this year, which will more than double its production capacity when all three are up and running, peopl...
5h ago
Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to speed drug development
By Maggie Fick LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) - Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, which has fallen behind Eli Lilly in the immensely lucrative weight-loss drug market, said on Tuesday it is partnering with OpenAI to deploy artificial intelligence across its ...
5h ago
Publicis posts 4.5% net revenue organic growth, maintains lead in US and Chinese markets
By Leo Marchandon April 14 - Publicis on Tuesday reported first-quarter net revenue organic growth of 4.5%, meeting company-provided consensus and outpacing advertising industry peers, as AI and acquisitions drove gains in key markets, including the U...
6h ago
Entertainment News
'Beef' Season 2 pits Gen Z and Millennials against each other
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, April 14 (Reuters) - While the first season of the TV series "Beef" sprang from a road-rage incident experienced by show creator Lee Sung Jin, the second season was inspired by something more intimate - a heated debat...
1h ago
Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan, Phil Collins to join Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
By Akanksha Khushi and Lisa Richwine April 13 (Reuters) - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation unveiled its list of inductees for 2026 on Monday, including 1990s Britpop icons Oasis and American hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, and adding Phil C...
2h ago
Britney Spears enters rehab after arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, April 13 (Reuters) - Britney Spears voluntarily checked into rehab on Sunday following her March arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence, a representative for Spears confirmed to Reuters on Monday. The Cal...
18h ago
Hollywood stars sign open letter opposing Paramount-Warner Bros deal
By Harshita Mary Varghese April 13 (Reuters) - Over 1,000 filmmakers, actors and industry professionals signed an open letter opposing Warner Bros Discovery's proposed $110 billion merger with Paramount Skydance, warning it would reduce competition a...
18h ago
UK to probe Paramount-Warner Bros deal in coming weeks, competition watchdog says
April 13 (Reuters) - Britain's antitrust watchdog is expected to launch an investigation into Paramount Skydance's planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery in "the coming weeks," a spokesperson said on Monday. "The film and TV indust...
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