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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- With the holidays right around the corner, excitement is building for holiday meals and gifts. But for families who may not be able to afford those luxuries, it's a time of financial stress. November and December are a busy time of year for the Helpline Center's 211 team. "When they
A proposal to overhaul the federal process for permits to construct energy projects passed a procedural hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Monday, though several Democratic supporters said the legislation needed more work. The Senate voted, 73-25, to advance what’s known as the permitting reform bill, despite opposition…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- The Minnehaha County Board of Commissioners has certified the county's results from the general election. One of the topics discussed at Monday morning's meeting was the provisional ballots the auditor's office received. Minnehaha County Auditor Leah Anderson says there was about a 49%…
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- The South Dakota Legislature's Executive Board meets at the Capitol building on Tuesday morning, perhaps for the final time this term. When the 15-member panel meets for the first time next year, it definitely will have two new leaders and at least nine different faces. The state law…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) - Some women make a difference in their communities without ever expecting recognition. They see a need and step in to help. They continue doing the work, often without realizing just how many lives they’ve touched along the way. Every year, KELOLAND Media Group, along with our parent company…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday his mass deportation campaign, which helped propel his return to the Oval Office, had gone too far and potentially led to Republicans losing the U.S. House and Senate in the midterm elections. “I think it might be too tough, yeah,” Trump said…
South Dakota House Republicans selected an entirely new leadership team Monday, completing a shakeup arising from a contentious campaign season. Mike Stevens, of Yankton, is the nominee for speaker of the House, and Amber Arlint, of Sioux Falls, is the nominee for speaker pro tempore. Taylor Rehfeldt, of Sioux Falls…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- A Webster man has been charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder and aggravated assault for a a death in the Webster in Day County last week. Agustin Martinez, 34, made his first court appearance Monday in Day County Circuit Court, according to the attorney general's office…
The South Dakota Supreme Court heard concerns Monday at the Capitol in Pierre from people who said the proposed merger of two western judicial circuits could leave rural communities behind. The proposal would combine the state’s 4th and 7th Judicial Circuits into a single 12-county 4th Circuit headquartered in Rapid…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– The Oldham Ramona Rutland (ORR) School District will have an election that will decide if the entire district dissolves Tuesday. The Tuesday election is at the Nunda Fire Hall. A vote yes for the plan would dissolve the district while a vote no would be a vote to keep the ORR
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- A member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a 2025 beating death that left another man, Kelly Waloke, dead in Cherry Creek in western South Dakota. According to online court records, Blue White Horse was originally charged with second degree in…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- The Sioux Falls School District is recommending the closure of Renberg Elementary, the school located at the most northern part of the district. A report detailing the district's recommendation to the school board says students that live in northern SFSD neighborhoods are being bused to…
The U.S. Department of Justice is dismissing a lawsuit that tried to force California to set aside the ballots of suspected noncitizen voters, marking the formal end of the Trump administration’s most aggressive effort to control vote counting in the lead-up to the midterm elections. The Justice Department filed a…
The age of the typical first-time homebuyer last year remained stuck at a historic high of 40 years old as younger people continue to get the worst of brutally high prices and interest rates in much of the country. That’s according to new data from the National Association of Realtors, and it’s the second year
After South Dakota voters rejected a ballot question Tuesday that could have triggered a repeal of the state’s Medicaid expansion mandate, some people who worked to defeat the measure said lawmakers should listen to voters and stop tinkering with the program. Some lawmakers, meanwhile, remain concerned about the…
An anticipated shakeup in South Dakota’s Republican legislative leadership has begun. Republican senators met Friday and nominated Tim Reed of Brookings as president pro tempore and selected Casey Crabtree of Madison as majority leader and Amber Hulse of Hot Springs as assistant majority leader. As majority whips…