ANDHRA PRADESH REGION, INDIA (KELO.com) -- They came close to losing their lives on the other side of the world. Tom Rooney tells us of the harrowing experience of a Brookings couple as they visited friends in India...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com ) -- You know it's cold when the ski slopes are closed - and that's the case at Great Bear Ski Valley in Sioux Falls. Temps will stay below zero today, and head down to near 20-below tonight. Great Bear will offer half-priced tubing when it reopens in warmer weather tomorrow.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Fire conditions are dangerous Thursday, especially in the southern part of the KELO Radio listening area. The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for dangerous fire conditions for much of southeastern South Dakota and northwest Iowa. The warning includes Lincoln and Tu...

FLANDREAU, SD (KELO.com) -- Some mending of fences between Governor Kristi Noem and South Dakota tribes. The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe has lifted its ban of the Governor on tribal lands. That follows an apology from the Governor over statements on cartel involvement on the reservations. Other tribes are said to b...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation has announced the opening of its six free-to-use outdoor ice rinks for the 2025 season. These rinks are located in various city parks and will be open daily from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. when weather permits. "Our team closely watches the weather for the rig...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Lab created meat is a hard sell in cattle country. South dakota Agriculture Secretary Hunter Roberts says cell - or laboratory - created beef should be clearly labeled. Lab created meat is still in development stages, but a Legislative committee clearly heard what Secretary Roberts said. The ...

ABERDEEN, SD (KELO.com) -- Federal regulators issue new pipeline safety requirements, as South Dakota considers a pipeline application. The new requirements are the result of a four-year investigation into a Carbon Dioxide pipeline leak in Mississippi. Summit Carbon Solutions has applied for a permit to build a CO2 l...

WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- South Dakota is well-positioned to make big gains in the cyber security world. The expected confirmation of Governor Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary is one of the driving factors. The state's Washington congressional delegation only has three members - but all three are in lead...

WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- Governor Kristi Noem is a step closer to becoming Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The Senate Committee that held her confirmation hearing last week voted 13-2 to endorse her nomination. She's expected to be confirmed quickly by the full U-S Senate.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- It's a growing effort to protect kids from the dangers of the internet. The South Dakota House will debate a bill today that requires age verification for websites that contain pornography and other material harmful to minors. Bill Sponsor, Representative Bethany Soye of Sioux Falls, says the...

(Reuters) - A teenage boy on Wednesday opened fire inside a Tennessee high school, killing one student and wounding another before taking his own life, police said. Nashville police said in a statement on social media that a 17-year-old male studen...

By Richard Cowan and Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress on Wednesday delivered Republican President Donald Trump legislation requiring the detention of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally who are accused of theft, with a ...

By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's administration has reassigned about 20 senior career Justice Department attorneys, two sources familiar with the moves told Reuters, as the new president moves swiftly to ...

By Susanna Twidale (Reuters) - Solar power overtook coal in the European Union's electricity mix for the first time last year, while wind power's share plateaued, data from energy think tank Ember showed on Thursday. The EU is seeking to increase i...

(Reuters) -CNN, a unit of Warner Bros Discovery, plans to lay off hundreds of employees on Thursday, as it refocuses the business around a global digital audience, CNBC reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The job cuts come as...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday designated Yemen's Houthi movement, known formally as Ansar Allah, as a "foreign terrorist organization", the White House said in a statement. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washingt...

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to reiterate Washington's support for its ally, and the two also discussed Iran and Israeli hostages in G...

(Reuters) - Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told President Donald Trump that the kindgom seeks to expand its investments and trade relations with the United States over the next four years by at least $600 billion, the Saudi State ne...

(Reuters) - A rapidly growing wildfire broke out some 50 miles (80 km) north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, burning 3,407 acres (5.3 square km) while two major fires burning in the metropolitan area for more than two weeks were getting under control,...

By Tim Reid (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a blizzard of executive orders and taken other actions since being sworn in on Monday on scores of issues that could have an impact on the lives of millions of Americans and non-citizen...

(Reuters) -Insignia Financial said on Thursday it has received an improved offer from U.S.-based Bain Capital to acquire the money manager for A$3.07 billion ($1.92 billion), matching rival CC Capital Partners' offer as bidding war escalates. Insignia ...

By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) - A reduction in airline seats in the domestic market that is fueling U.S. airline earnings is here to stay, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said on Wednesday. A sharp pullback in flying by U.S. carriers sinc...

(Reuters) - U.S. credit card issuer Discover Financial posted a more than threefold increase in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by a drop in provisions for credit losses and a rise in interest income. The Federal Reserve's decision to lo...

By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Aatreyee Dasgupta (Reuters) - Alaska Air Group on Wednesday topped Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit and forecast a smaller-than-expected loss for the current quarter, driven by strong holiday and corporate t...

(Reuters) - Volkswagen told investors on Wednesday that its target of a 6% margin on the VW passenger car brand was now more realistic in the "medium term", according to a note by Bernstein Research, after the German carmaker previously aimed to hi...

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...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Augustana University's hockey team is getting a one-year jump on conference membership. Central Collegiate Hockey Association Commissioner Don Lucia says Augie's support of its hockey program is impressive, and allowing them to compete in the regular season and conference championship is ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Ryan Zimmerman carried a perfect game into the eighth inning on Wednesday and Josh Rehwaldt drove in four as the Canaries topped Gary SouthShore 9-1 at the Bird Cage Wednesday night. Rehwaldt belted a 429-foot homerun in the sixth inning to open the scoring and added a two-run double in t...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Canaries are riding a three-game win streak after beating the Lincoln Saltdogs 6-to-2. Josh Rehwaldt smacked a 475-foot homer and Trevor Achenbach drove in two runs. It was also Mike Meyer's 300th career win as Canaries manager. The number one Canaries will continue thei...

LONGWOOD, FL (KELO.com) -- It's do or die for the Augustana University softball squad in the NCAA Division Two National Finals. They dropped a two-to-one decision to second-seeded University of Texas, Tyler yesterday in extra innings. The Vikings have a chance to pull it together with a day off today in the double-el...

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Adding a monoclonal antibody cocktail to the standard treatment for inoperable liver cancer nearly doubled the amount of time patients lived without their disease getting worse, researchers reported in The Lancet. Traditi...

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday warned about the risk of a rare but serious allergic reaction with the use of multiple sclerosis drugs including Teva's Copaxone. The health regulator is adding a new boxed warning, the FDA'...

HAMBURG (Reuters) - German pig prices were stable as fears subsided that foot-and-mouth disease in the country will spread, industry groups said on Wednesday. German slaughterhouse pig prices on Wednesday were 1.72 euros ($1.79) a kilo, unchanged o...

(Reuters) - Hong Kong shareholders of Shanghai Henlius Biotech on Wednesday rejected Chinese conglomerate Fosun International's buyout offer, which would have valued the drugmaker at HK$13.37 billion ($1.72 billion). Fosun unit Shanghai Fosun Pharm...

By Abigail Summerville (Reuters) - Physician's Choice, a U.S. maker of supplements and probiotics, is exploring a sale that could value the company at over $500 million, according to sources familiar with the matter. The founder-owned company, whic...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In Earth's upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 275 miles (442 km) per hour, but they are not the strongest in our solar system. The comparable high-al...

By Akash Sriram (Reuters) - Lonestar Data Holdings is reaching for the moon in its quest to place the first physical data center on the lunar landscape. The space startup will use SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket to launch a fully assembled data center lat...

LIMA (Reuters) - Paleontologists in Peru on Monday unveiled the 9-million-year-old fossil of a relative of the great white shark that once inhabited the waters of the southern Pacific Ocean, where it liked to devour sardines. The nearly-complete Co...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it will oversee an investigation by Elon Musk's SpaceX into an explosive Starship test flight the previous day that forced airlines to divert dozens of flights to avoid ...

ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists have unearthed a lavish private bath complex in Pompeii, highlighting the wealth and grandeur of the ancient Roman city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, the site said on Friday. The baths, featurin...

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's SK Hynix on Thursday posted a record quarterly profit as the Nvidia supplier saw strong sales of advanced chips such as high bandwidth memory (HBM) used in generative artificial intelligence chipsets. The world's second-b...

(Reuters) - Video gaming company Electronic Arts cut its forecast for fiscal year 2025 bookings on Wednesday, citing weakness across some sports titles. The company's shares fell nearly 7% in extended trading. EA now expects annual net bookings in ...

By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some Meta social media users said on Wednesday that their accounts re-followed the profiles of President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and first lady Melania Trump after they had unfollowed those ac...

By Hyunjoo Jin and Stephen Nellis SEOUL/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled its newest flagship smartphone, powered by Qualcomm's chips and Google's artificial-intelligence model, hoping its upgraded AI features can ...

By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM - The City of Eindhoven plans to purchase an industrial park that serves as an incubator for the region's tech manufacturing industry and is used by computer chip equipment giant ASML, authorities said on Wednesday. Alder...

By Hyunsu Yim and Minwoo Park SEOUL (Reuters) - While the second season of "Squid Game" has new plot twists, one element of the Netflix mega-hit series where contestants down on their luck risk their lives to play children's games for the chance of...

LONDON (Reuters) - Netflix shares listed in Frankfurt rose 14.3% in early trading on Wednesday after the streaming service said on Tuesday it attracted a record number of subscribers over the holiday quarter. The company said it plans to hike price...

By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) - Louis Vuitton men's creative director, Pharrell Williams, drew his audience to a rear courtyard of the Louvre Museum after dark on Tuesday for a fall-winter catwalk show, kicking off Paris Fashion Week with a lin...

By Matthew Lewis , (Reuters) - Garth Hudson, the organist and multi-instrumentalist whose wizardry enhanced some of the best-known songs of 1960s and '70s rock group the Band including "Up on Cripple Creek," "Chest Fever" and "Ophelia," died on Tu...

By Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) - Richard Linklater's new feature about a Broadway composer, a documentary about young people in war-torn Ukraine and a homage to 1960s' spy films were among the films unveiled on Tuesday as part of the 2025 Berli...