Local News

Higher Gas Prices Won't Stop Travelers This Holiday Weekend
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Labor Day weekend - the last holiday of summer - is expected to be a busy one on South Dakota Roads. AAA South Dakota says even though gas prices are about a dollar a gallon higher than they were a year ago, people will still travel. They may take shorter trips and work to find ways to ho...
Sep 04, 2026

The Sioux Falls School District is Going on the Offense
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - The Sioux Falls School District is going on offense to fight opioid abuse, thanks to a $1 million grant from a settlement with Opioid producers. Fentanyl seizures have increased three-fold since 2018, and overdose deaths in South Dakota increased 2%. Student Support Services Coordinator K...
Sep 04, 2026

Former Governor Kristi Noem is Defending Her Son-In-Law
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Reporting on a legal agreement between a Sioux Falls Development company and a former partner has drawn the ire of former Governor Kristi Noem. The former partner is her son-in-law Kyle Peters. The lawsuit accused him of stealing clients from A1 Development. On Social Media, Noem accuses ...
Sep 04, 2026

The Sioux Falls Rental Market is Stable According to Latest Study
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - A survey from the South Dakota Multi-Housing Association shows the Sioux Falls rental market is stable. The bi-annual report shows overall vacancy rates are at five-point-nine percent. A spokesperson for the association says that number fits with typical owner budgets that account for fiv...
Sep 04, 2026

Feeding South Dakota is Stepping Up to Deal with Hunger
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Feeding South Dakota is stepping up action to deal with hunger. A new study shows over 130,000 South Dakotans are food insecure. That affects all ages especially the young and the old. Agency officials say one in five children are affected.
Sep 04, 2026
State News

GF&P are Reminding Hunters of a Few Things
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - As big game season approach South Dakota Game Fish and Parks have some reminders to hunters. Below you will find the list of reminders they posted on Facebook. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A few reminders about tagging and transportation: &b...
Sep 04, 2026

A Herd of Cattle in South Dakota has Tested Positive for Anthrax
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - State officials say a cattle herd in Meade County has contracted anthrax. It's a problem that becomes a bigger risk in drought conditions. A number of cattle have died from the bacteria. Ranchers are being encouraged to vaccinate their herds.
Sep 04, 2026

South Dakota Drivers Licenses are Getting a New Look
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - The South Dakota Driver Licensing Program is introducing a new driver's license and identification card design this month. The new cards feature advanced security technology to help prevent fraud and identity theft, including updated printing methods and embedded design elements that make the ...
Sep 04, 2026

South Dakota's Capitol Rotunda is Ready to be Unveiled
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - After months of restoration work, South Dakota's Capitol Rotunda is ready to be unveiled. State officials are inviting the public to a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning in Pierre. The newly restored rotunda will be revealed at 10 a.m. Central Time. After months of painstaking restoration,...
Sep 03, 2026

The State's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Person Specialist Has Been Announced
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that Marlys Big Eagle, an enrolled member of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe and resident of Fort Thompson, SD, has been named as the state's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Person Specialist. "Marlys has spent her career helping victims of...
Sep 03, 2026
National News
Twenty-five years after 9/11, Americans still live with its legacy
By Maria Tsvetkova and Dan Fastenberg NEW YORK, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Scott Larsen was 4 years old when his dad, the New York City firefighter he was named after, was killed in the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. His father, then...
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Factbox-The nine midterm races that will decide control of the US Senate
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Democrats need to pick up four seats from Republicans to win control of the 100-seat Senate in the midterm elections on November 3. While voters will pick candidates in 35 states, independent analysts onl...
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Factbox-Indonesia's 'Ring of Fire': Key facts about the world's most volcanic nation
JAKARTA, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The latest eruptions of Indonesia's Mount Anak Krakatau disrupted air travel, affecting more than 270,000 people, and underscored the threat posed by the Southeast Asian country's more than 100 active volcanoes - the highes...
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Europe's crops mature earlier due to climate change, data shows
By Tristan Veyet Sept 7 (Reuters) - Maize, rapeseed and winter wheat matured and were harvested in Europe much earlier in 2026 than at the turn of the century, data shows, as warming climate upsets farming throughout the continent. Data from the Europ...
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Malaysia lifts emergency declaration in Sarawak district as fire haze eases, though air quality still poor
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Malaysia has lifted an emergency declaration due to fire haze in the district of Serian in Sarawak state after air quality readings dropped back below hazardous levels, but health risks remain, the Prime Minister's Of...
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World News
Majority of Spaniards unhappy with government's handling of Ceuta crisis, poll shows
MADRID, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Nearly nine in 10 Spaniards blame Morocco for the mass migrant crossings into Ceuta in late July, while a majority rate Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's handling of the crisis as "bad" or "very bad", according to an opinion p...
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China's foreign minister says China-Mexico ties 'not directed against any third party'
BEIJING, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Relations between China and Mexico are not directed against any third party and should not be influenced by any third party, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a meeting with his Mexican counterpart in Beijing o...
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Far-right AfD courts conservative support after historic German state election win
By Miranda Murray BERLIN, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The Alternative for Germany appealed on Monday to lawmakers from Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives to support its bid to rule Saxony-Anhalt after the far-right party surged into first place in the ea...
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Serbia's government to propose dissolving parliament for an election, report says
Sept 7 (Reuters) - Serbia's government will propose dissolving parliament later on Monday, paving the way for a snap election later this year, the Tanjug agency reported. The government will hold an extraordinary session and Prime Minister Djuro Macu...
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Thousands gather in Belgrade for funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic
BELGRADE, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Thousands of people gathered in front of a church in Belgrade to pay respects to former Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic who died last week while serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity...
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Sports News
NFL-No cheers at 49ers after Donald makes Rams return
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Aaron Donald's retirement in 2024 sparked cheers at the San Francisco 49ers but his return to the LA Rams had the opposite reaction, coach Kyle Shanahan said on Monday. Three-time Defensive Player of the Ye...
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Reports: Former Bears FB Matt Suhey of Super Bowl title team dies at 68
By Field Level Media Sep 07 (Field Level Media) - Former Chicago Bears fullback Matt Suhey, a starter on the Super Bowl championship team in the 1985 season, has died at age 68, according to multiple reports on Sunday. The Chicago Sun-Times reported ...
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Mookie Betts' blast lifts Dodgers over Nationals
By Field Level Media Sep 07 (Field Level Media) - Mookie Betts hit a go-ahead three-run home run with two outs in the eighth inning and rallied the host Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-5 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday night to move 1 1/2 g...
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Top 25 roundup: No. 9 Ole Miss scores on final play to edge No. 24 Louisville
By Field Level Media Sep 07 (Field Level Media) - Lucas Carneiro drilled a 48-yard field goal as time expired for ninth-ranked Ole Miss, which escaped Nashville with a 41-38 victory over No. 24 Louisville on Sunday night in the Music City Kickoff. Trin...
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Reports: Ole Miss RB Kewan Lacy leaves game vs. Louisville with leg bruise
By Field Level Media Sep 07 (Field Level Media) - Ole Miss star running back Kewan Lacy left Sunday night's 41-38 victory over No. 24 Louisville with a leg bruise, according to reports. Lacy was gang-tackled after a 2-yard run with 6:34 remaining in ...
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Business News
Ahead of Xi's US visit, China's soybean crushers face high costs, weak margins
By Ella Cao, Naveen Thukral and Roberto Samora BEIJING/SINGAPORE/SAO PAULO Sept 7 (Reuters) - China's private soybean processors face a costly fourth-quarter supply squeeze as inventories tighten in top exporter Brazil and tariffs keep U.S. cargoes lar...
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UBS forecasts two US Fed rate hikes in 2026 after strong jobs report
Sept 7 (Reuters) - UBS expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by 25 basis points each in September and December, after a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report reinforced views of a resilient labor market. The brokerage had previously e...
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Euro zone investor morale hits four-year-plus high in September, Sentix survey shows
BERLIN, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Investor morale in the euro zone rose to its highest reading in over four years in September, lifted by improvements in expectations and current economic conditions that point to confidence in an economic upturn, a survey s...
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China's forex reserves rise more than expected in August
BEIJING, Sept 7 (Reuters) - China's foreign exchange reserves rose more than expected in August, central bank data showed on Monday, as the dollar extended its weakness. The country's foreign exchange reserves - the world's largest - stood at $3...
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South Korea, US agree on more than $20 billion gas plant investment in Texas, media reports
SEOUL, Sept 7 (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States have agreed on the size of Seoul's planned investment in a gas project in Texas at around $22.3 billion, Korean media outlet Edaily reported on Monday, citing unidentified officials and poli...
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Health News
Novartis falls as failed cholesterol drug study raises stakes for pipeline
LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Shares of Novartis fell 3.3% on Monday morning after its cholesterol drug failed in a closely watched study, casting doubt on the therapeutic approach and raising the stakes for the Swiss drugmaker's upcoming data for a gen...
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Indian health activists lodge concerns about food warning proposal in court
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Indian activists spearheading calls for food labelling said a government proposal to have red warnings only when two concerning nutrients are high created an "industry-friendly loophole" disregarding public...
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Bubs Australia gets permanent FDA nod for infant formula sales in US, shares jump
Sept 7 (Reuters) - Bubs Australia said on Monday it secured permanent authorisation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to sell three infant formula products in the country, sending its shares up 30% to their highest close since mid-February. ...
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Bangladesh dengue outbreak accelerates as hospitals come under strain
By Ruma Paul DHAKA, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's dengue outbreak is accelerating, with 42,590 people hospitalised and 117 deaths recorded this year, as a sharp September surge strains hospitals and raises fears the mosquito-borne disease could inten...
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Spire Healthcare agrees £1.03 billion takeover by Toscafund and others
LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Spire Healthcare Group said on Saturday it had agreed to be taken over by consortium comprising funds managed by Toscafund, Three Hills and Ares, valuing its share capital at about £1,026 million ($1.39 billion). The deal, ...
Sep 05, 2026
Science News
ISRO seeks to calm nerves over India's space privatisation push
BENGALURU, Sept 7 (Reuters) - India's space agency ISRO said it would remain the country's leading space institution after its staff association raised concerns about plans to transfer certain activities to private and state-run companies. India is on...
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German space rocket reaches orbit in Europe's first commercial launch
By Terje Solsvik OSLO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - German startup Isar Aerospace on Sunday said it would rapidly expand satellite deployments after the first orbital launch of its Spectrum rocket from Arctic Norway, a milestone for Europe's efforts to secure in...
Sep 05, 2026
White House pressures US space firms to skip Paris space summit, sources say
By Joey Roulette and Tim Hepher WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The Trump administration pressured U.S. space companies not to attend a high-profile global space summit in Paris organized by President Emmanuel Macron, triggering a last-minute reshuffle ...
Sep 03, 2026
Can sheep save the glaciers? Swiss scientists put wool to the test
By Cecile Mantovani and Denis Balibouse LES DIABLERETS, Switzerland, Sept 3 (Reuters) - As Switzerland struggles to contain the shrinking of its glaciers, researchers are conducting an unusual experiment in the Alps to see whether one of its less valu...
Sep 03, 2026
Europe may accelerate space launches to meet satellite demand
By Tim Hepher PARIS, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The European Space Agency is considering increasing the launch rate of its Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets in the coming years to overcome a potential bottleneck in satellite deployments, the agency's chief said on W...
Sep 02, 2026
Technology News
Italian tech collective to shut down after U.S. terrorist designation
By Anna Uras Sept 7 (Reuters) - Italian technology collective Autistici/Inventati (A/I) said on Sunday it would shut down its services after a U.S. terrorism designation led to the suspension of its .org domain and the closure of its bank account. The...
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AI could pose 'existential' risk to humanity, UN rights chief warns
GENEVA, Sept 7 (Reuters) - U.N. rights chief Volker Turk warned on Monday that artificial intelligence could become powerful enough to threaten humanity, and said he would urge companies in the coming days to reduce the risks. "I share the concer...
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Cathay Pacific, Google expand AI trials to cut climate-warming aircraft contrails
HONG KONG, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Cathay Pacific and Google said on Monday they were expanding trials of an AI-powered technology designed to help cut climate-warming aircraft contrails. Here are more details from a joint statement from the companies: • ...
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Huawei launches new foldable smartphone; Xiaomi and Apple set to follow
By David Kirton and Eduardo Baptista GUANGZHOU/BEIJING, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Huawei launched its new flagship foldable smartphone series on Monday as it seeks to defend its lead in the Chinese market for premium handsets against Apple and Xiaomi, both o...
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UK's IQE swings to first-half profit and sees more AI data centre upside
By Neeshita Beura Sept 7 (Reuters) - British chip components maker IQE swung to a first-half core profit and maintained its annual outlook on Monday, as rising demand linked to AI and data centres continued to support growth. After a slowdown in the ...
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Entertainment News
Only woman director of Venice fiction film says industry remains unequal
By Crispian Balmer VENICE, Sept 6 (Reuters) - The scarcity of women competing for the Venice Film Festival's top prize reflects a structural problem in the film industry, Danish director May el-Toukhy said on Sunday as she unveiled her gritty drama "Wo...
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Sarandon says she still loses movie roles over support for Palestinians
By Crispian Balmer VENICE, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon said on Sunday she was still losing work because of her outspoken support for Palestinians, despite what she described as a broader shift in public opinion against U.S. su...
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South Korea's Lee Chang-dong tackles labour trauma in Venice comeback
By Hanna Rantala VENICE, Sept 6 (Reuters) - South Korean director Lee Chang-dong returned to the big screen on Sunday after an eight-year hiatus with Venice Film Festival contender "Possible Love", revisiting a divisive labour conflict that shook his h...
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Oasis bring swagger to Venice as documentary celebrates reunion
By Crispian Balmer VENICE, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Liam Gallagher pumped his fist in the air and his brother Noel flashed a victory sign as the Oasis rock stars arrived by water taxi at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday ahead of a documentary chroniclin...
Sep 05, 2026
Schrader returns to guilt and redemption in Venice premiere
By Crispian Balmer VENICE, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Veteran U.S. director Paul Schrader said on Friday he has spent a lifetime writing about guilt, sin and redemption, and believes the roots of that obsession can be found in his strict Christian childhood. S...
Sep 04, 2026

