Local News

Plea deal ends four year old Sioux Falls homicide and kidnapping case
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- More than four years after the fact, a suspect pleads guilty in a Sioux Falls kidnapping and murder case. Amir Beaudion pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2020 death of Pasqalina Badi. Beaudion kidnapped Badi in the parking lot of the east-side WalMart, killed her and abandoned her bod...
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Sioux Falls police officer wounded in confrontation with suspect
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is gathering evidence following two officer-involved shootings late Tuesday afternoon. One of those included a Sioux Falls Police officer being struck by a bullet. He was among several officers trying to arrest 25-year old Samir Albaidh...
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Reminders for approaching severe storm season
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Add "destructive severe thunderstorms" to your list of possible weather warnings for the upcoming storm season. City Emergency Manager Regan Smith says that warning will sound identical to a tornado warning, and you should respond by taking cover. He says it's also important to ...
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Xcel Energy says they are working on restoring power in Sioux Falls, region
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - Xcel Energy crews are working to assess damage and safely restore power to customers as quickly as possible after a line of thunderstorms, now termed a derecho by the Sioux Falls National Weather Service, brought damaging winds, hail and flash flooding through the surrounding area yesterd...
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Attorney General Jackley prevails on venue issue in NCAA case
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Attorney General Marty Jackley is in the win column in a battle with the NC-Double-A over a Name-Image-and-Likeness settlement. The state has sued the NCAA, saying its proposed 2.8-billion dollar settlement and larger colleges is unfair to smaller D-1 schools. Jackley wants that suit to ...
Apr 01, 2025
State News

Federal grants pulled from SD Department of Social Services
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota's Department of Social Services is losing three million dollars in grants from the Federal Government. The U-S Department of Health and Human Services terminated the grants for behavioral health initiatives. The money was from the "American Rescue Plan" from the pandemi...
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Lawsuit filed to challenge new South Dakota election law
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- A new law approved by this year's legislature is the target of a lawsuit. The law changes the deadline for submitting petitions for ballot measures, moving it from May to February. The suit was filed by Rick Weiland and Dakotans for Health, which had two measures on the 2024 ballot.
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Project Prison Reset task force begins its work
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Project Prison Reset task force of legislators and state officials is in fact-gathering mode. They began the first of four meetings on prison needs this morning with tours of prison facilities in Sioux Falls, and a proposed prison site in Lincoln County. Today's activities were for t...
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Former Department of Revenue employee's trial begins
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Jury selection began Tuesday morning in the trial of a former state employee accused of stealing 1.8-million dollars. Lonna Carroll allegedly took the money over a 12-year period while working as an employee for the Department of Social Services. If convicted, she faces up to 40 years in pris...
Apr 01, 2025

Legislature wraps up '25 session - begins working on '26
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- All signs are pointing toward a lot of talk about property tax relief in South Dakota. The Legislature's Executive Board made that the first item of business as it approved summer study topics late Monday. Governor Larry Rhoden also unveiled a plan to allow counties to add up to a half-percen...
Apr 01, 2025
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National News
Musk's cuts at US Social Security agency are illegal, lawsuit claims
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Disability rights groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday claiming the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk broke various laws by firing thousands of workers and shuttering offices at the U.S. Social Security Adminis...
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White House fact sheet accompanying Trump's new tariff orders
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled sweeping global tariffs of at least 10% on goods imported from most U.S. trading partners. For details of the announcement see: For details of his order ending de minimis exemptions for China...
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FTC puts hold on insulin lawsuit against drug middlemen
(Reuters) -The Federal Trade Commission put on hold a lawsuit against pharmacy-benefit manager (PBM) units of UnitedHealth, Cigna and CVS Health over insulin prices after the Trump administration fired two of the agency's commissioners. The two Democra...
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Doctor with wish list for more vaccine scrutiny named assistant to new FDA chief, sources say
By Rachael Levy (Reuters) -Tracy Beth Hoeg, a sports medicine physician and epidemiologist who opposed key U.S. health policies during the COVID-19 pandemic and questioned the use of some childhood vaccines, was named a special assistant to new FDA chi...
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Brazil announces auto industry executive as COP30 climate champion
By Lisandra Paraguassu (Reuters) -Brazil on Wednesday announced the nomination of auto industry executive Dan Ioschpe, who represented Brazil in business meetings at the G20 summit last year, as its "climate champion" for the 2025 United Nations climat...
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World News
Eleven more Ukrainian children return home from Russia, Russian-held areas
(Reuters) - Eleven more Ukrainian children have been brought home from parts of Russia and Russian-occupied Ukraine where they had been taken without permission, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff said on Wednesday. "Today we have one m...
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Russian forces unleash hour-long drone barrage on Ukraine's Kharkiv
(Reuters) - Russian forces unleashed an hour-long barrage of drones on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second city, late on Wednesday, triggering a number of fires but causing no casualties in the second such attack in the course of the day, the regional govern...
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Switzerland flags importance of international law after tariff hit
(Reuters) - The Swiss government on Wednesday underlined the importance of respecting international law after U.S. President Donald Trump put higher tariffs on the export-oriented Alpine country than the European Union in a major trade policy annou...
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Brazil announces auto industry executive as COP30 climate champion
By Lisandra Paraguassu (Reuters) -Brazil on Wednesday announced the nomination of auto industry executive Dan Ioschpe, who represented Brazil in business meetings at the G20 summit last year, as its "climate champion" for the 2025 United Nations climat...
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Trump unveils global reciprocal tariffs
(Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled global reciprocal tariffs during an event at the White House. Following are highlights of Trump's remarks: * "In many cases, the friend is worse than the foe in terms of trade," Trump said. * "We ...
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Business News
Australia central bank warns US tariff policies could threaten global growth
SYDNEY, April 3 (Reuters) - Australia's central bank warned on Thursday that U.S. trade policies could pose significant headwinds for the global economy, causing a sharp rise in risk aversion in markets and lifting financing costs for firms. The warnin...
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Japan's Nikkei tumbles more than 4% on Trump's tariffs
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average slumped more than 4% on Thursday, plunging to an eight-month low, after U.S. President Donald Trump revealed a broad set of reciprocal tariffs, including a 24% levy on Japanese goods. The Nikkei slumpe...
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Japan services sector loses steam in March as confidence eases, PMI shows
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's service industry stagnated in March while broader private sector activity contracted at the fastest pace in more than two years, a business survey showed on Wednesday. The service sector's slowdown is of particular concern...
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Factbox-What's in Trump's sweeping new reciprocal tariff regime
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump smashed a more than 75-year-old global trading system with a new baseline 10% U.S. tariff on goods from all countries and higher reciprocal tariff rates for countries that his administration says h...
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US slaps 26% tariff on India amid ongoing bilateral trade talks
By Aftab Ahmed, Manoj Kumar and Shubham Batra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The U.S. slapped a 26% reciprocal tariff on India in a setback to the South Asian country's expectation of getting relief from President Donald Trump's global trade policy that ha...
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Sports News

Skyforce make it 6 in a row at home
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Skyforce routed the Texas Legends Thursday evening 125 to 107 - making a season-high sixth-straight victory at the Sanford Pentagon.
Feb 28, 2025

Pirates crush Twins in exhibition game
FORT MEYERS, FL (KELO.c0m) -- Pablo Lopez struggled in his first Spring Training start during a 12-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Lee Health Sports Complex on Thursday. Lopez was charged with the loss after surrendering three runs on four hits in just two innings of work. Matt Wallner drove in Minnesota's only r...
Feb 28, 2025

Twins blank Tigers in spring matchup
LAKELAND, FL (KELO.com) -- The Minnesota Twins held the Detroit Tigers to two hits during a 4-0 Spring Training victory at Publix Field. Andrew Morris earned his first win of the Spring after tossing two no-hit innings. DaShawn Keirsey, Allan Cerda, and Rubel Cespedes all homered in the victory. Minnesota improved t...
Feb 27, 2025

Vikings top NFL players survey again
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (KELO.com) -- The Minnesota Vikings are continuing to live the good life. The NFL Players Association released its annual survey yesterday, and the Vikings finished second in the league for a second-straight season. The report cards grade organizations on several factors including practice facilities,...
Feb 27, 2025

Sioux Falls entrepreneur ready for football
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Are you ready for some football? One local entrepreneur is ready, too! Sioux Falls native Gio Oromo is mixing his love of sports history with his business mind. Oromo, a Senior Marketing major at USD has opened his business "Cosy Thrifts". He specializes in sports merchandise l...
Aug 10, 2024
Health News
FTC puts hold on insulin lawsuit against drug middlemen
(Reuters) -The Federal Trade Commission put on hold a lawsuit against pharmacy-benefit manager (PBM) units of UnitedHealth, Cigna and CVS Health over insulin prices after the Trump administration fired two of the agency's commissioners. The two Democra...
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Doctor with wish list for more vaccine scrutiny named assistant to new FDA chief, sources say
By Rachael Levy (Reuters) -Tracy Beth Hoeg, a sports medicine physician and epidemiologist who opposed key U.S. health policies during the COVID-19 pandemic and questioned the use of some childhood vaccines, was named a special assistant to new FDA chi...
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Researchers, ACLU sue over Trump's 'ideological purge' of NIH grants
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -Scientific researchers on Wednesday sued to secure reinstatement of National Institutes of Health grants that funded research on topics like LGBTQ health, COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy canceled by Republican President...
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Primary care firm knownwell joins LillyDirect to offer weight-management services
(Reuters) -Primary care company knownwell said on Wednesday it will provide health and weight-management services on Eli Lilly's direct-to-consumer online healthcare platform, LillyDirect. Patients on LillyDirect will have access to physicians from kno...
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Roche fails in bid to increase dose of MS drug Ocrevus
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Roche said on Wednesday that a trial testing higher doses of its multiple sclerosis drug Ocrevus did not show an efficacy benefit over the standard dose, a setback in a bid to further boost usage of the best-selling therapy. The la...
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Science News
Isle of Skye footprints give a tranquil snapshot of dinosaur life
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -It is the site of a dramatic moment in Scottish history. The Isle of Skye's rocky shoreline is where Charles Edward Stuart - known as Bonnie Prince Charlie - arrived by boat disguised as a maid to hide from the English in 1746...
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Amazon targets April 9 launch of first Kuiper internet satellites
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Amazon.com said on Wednesday it plans to launch the first 27 satellites for its Project Kuiper internet network next week, pinning down a long-awaited start to the company's plan to deploy a massive constellation ...
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NASA astronauts from Starliner mission readjust to Earth, resume work with Boeing
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -After nine months in space, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are readjusting to Earth life with dog walks and family time, while resuming work with Boeing to test the capsule that stranded them on t...
Apr 01, 2025
Private SpaceX crew set for launch to novel polar orbit around Earth
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Elon Musk's SpaceX on Monday was set to launch a crew of four private astronauts led by a crypto entrepreneur on a mission to orbit Earth from pole to pole, a novel trajectory in which no humans have traveled befo...
Apr 01, 2025
Blue Origin targets late spring for next New Glenn launch after FAA probe
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin said on Monday it is targeting "late spring" for the second launch of its giant New Glenn rocket, as the U.S. FAA closed an investigation into the rocket's landing failure that followed an ...
Mar 31, 2025
Technology News
Former Rippling employee admits to spying for rival firm Deel
(Reuters) - A former employee of HR software company Rippling has confessed to spying for Deel Inc under the directive of the rival firm's CEO, an affidavit made public in an Irish court showed on Wednesday. Rippling last month filed a lawsuit agai...
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Oracle tells clients of second recent hack, log-in data stolen, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) - Oracle has told customers that a hacker broke into a computer system and stole old client log-in credential, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the matter. It is the second cybersecurity breach that th...
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Meta CEO Zuckerberg lobbies Trump to avoid antitrust trial, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -Meta Platforms is lobbying U.S. President Donald Trump and White House officials to agree to a settlement that would prevent the social media company from facing an antitrust trial later this month, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednes...
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Amazon targets April 9 launch of first Kuiper internet satellites
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Amazon.com said on Wednesday it plans to launch the first 27 satellites for its Project Kuiper internet network next week, pinning down a long-awaited start to the company's plan to deploy a massive constellation ...
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Google Gemini executive Sissie Hsiao to step down
(Reuters) - Alphabet's Google is replacing Sissie Hsiao, who led the development of the artificial intelligence chatbot Bard, now known as Gemini, the company told staff in its AI division on Wednesday. Hsiao will step down immediately, a company s...
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Entertainment News
'The Simpsons,' 'Family Guy' renewed for four seasons at Fox
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Animated television sitcoms "The Simpsons," "Family Guy," and "Bob's Burgers" have been renewed for four more seasons on Fox, Fox Entertainment said on Wednesday. "American Dad" will return to Fox, where...
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Rock band Muse postpones Turkey show after promoter criticises protests
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - British rock bank Muse said on Wednesday it postponed a planned show in Istanbul later this year so that it would no longer involve a Turkish concert promoter whose head criticised recent anti-government protests. "After carefu...
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Netflix enhances language options on TV to attract global viewers
(Reuters) -Netflix on Wednesday rolled out enhanced language options for television viewers, allowing users to select from the full list of available subtitles and dubbing languages for any title. The update aims to make Netflix's global catalog more a...
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DAZN secures control of News Corp's Foxtel as $2.1 billion deal goes through
(Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp on Wednesday said it completed the sale of its Australian cable-TV business Foxtel to British-owned sports network DAZN in a A$3.4 billion ($2.14 billion) deal. ($1 = 1.5883 Australian dollars) (Reporting by ...
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Actor Val Kilmer, star of 'Batman Forever', dies at 65, NYT reports
(Reuters) - Actor Val Kilmer, best-known for his roles in "Batman Forever" and "The Doors," died in Los Angeles at the age of 65, the New York Times reported late on Tuesday. (Reporting by Surbhi Misra in Bengaluru; Editing by Kim Coghill)
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