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Circus comes to town with cotton candy, clowns and...protestors
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- PETA supporters are calling for the El Riad Shrine Circus to stop using animals in their acts. The Circus just opened Thursday afternoon. During Saturday's performances, PETA activists will be converging outside the Sioux Falls Arena to protest, saying the animals are subjected to cruel ...
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Grocery tax repeal petitions filed - legislators looking at impact
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The petitions are filed - now the review begins. Rick Weiland of "Take It Back" filed petitions for a ballot measure to repeal South Dakota's sales tax on groceries. He's confident they have enough signatures to make the ballot. Weiland expects the campaign to focus on how to replac...
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SDSU's Kyle transferring to UCLA
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- The SDSU Jackrabbits have another hole in their roster for next year. William Kyle the Third is transferring to UCLA with two years of eligibility left after entering the transfer portal last month. Kyle was this year's Summit League men's basketball tournament MVP. He finished his sophom...
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Legislative panel established to make preparations for arrival of new bombers, airmen and airwomen
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, SD (KELO.com) -- The B-21 Raiders and 14-thousand airmen and airwomen are on their way to South Dakota's Ellsworth Airforce Base. State Senate Majority Leader Casey Crabtree says the state has to be ready to receive them. The Legislature's Executive Board has appointed members to the Ellswor...
Apr 24, 2024
Sen. Thune: Anti-Semitic protests must be stopped
WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- It's time for the Biden Administration to restore order to the nation's college campuses. That's the position of Senator John Thune in response to anti-semitic protests on college campuses across the country. The Senator says Jewish students are threatened and must be protected. Left unc...
Apr 24, 2024
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Circus comes to town with cotton candy, clowns and...protestors
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- PETA supporters are calling for the El Riad Shrine Circus to stop using animals in their acts. The Circus just opened Thursday afternoon. During Saturday's performances, PETA activists will be converging outside the Sioux Falls Arena to protest, saying the animals are subjected to cruel ...
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Eleven inmates indicted in prison disturbances
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Attorney General Marty Jackley wasted little time in securing indictments against inmates involved in last month's prison disturbances. He signed a criminal complaint against the eleven inmates Tuesday morning. The inmates were indicted by a Minnehaha County Grand Jury Tuesday afternoon....
Apr 24, 2024
Former Sioux Falls Mayoral/City Councilor candidate arrested
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Assault charges landed a former Sioux Falls Mayoral and City Council candidate in jail. 62 year old David Zokaites is accused of trying to strangle a woman, and of preventing her from calling for help. A judge released him with instructions to stay away from the victim and to make no con...
Apr 24, 2024
Daughter's death provides gift of life for best friend
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- The gift of life for a best friend as the result of a horrible tragedy. Randy and Val Demers of Brookings have experienced the highs and lows of life this month. Their 34-year old daughter Heidi lost her life as the result of a seizure. Following their daughter's wishes to donate her orga...
Apr 23, 2024
SDSU team advances in NASA lunar competition - again!
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- Students at SDSU are making a habit out of scoring well in NASA competitions. They've been working hard since last summer on the "Break the Ice" lunar excavator. The team is under the watchful eye of Dr. Todd Letcher. Now, a second team working on a new project has also advanced ...
Apr 23, 2024
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SDSU's Kyle transferring to UCLA
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- The SDSU Jackrabbits have another hole in their roster for next year. William Kyle the Third is transferring to UCLA with two years of eligibility left after entering the transfer portal last month. Kyle was this year's Summit League men's basketball tournament MVP. He finished his sophom...
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Karius resigns as USD Women's Basketball Coach
VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota women's basketball coach Kayla Karius announced Tuesday that she has accepted the head coaching position at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Karius compiled a 37-29 record in two seasons with the Coyotes. South Dakota reached the Women's National Invitation Tournament's ...
Apr 23, 2024
NCAA Hockey returns to the Denny
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Major college hockey is back at the Premier Center in Sioux Falls. Four teams are competing for a spot in the Frozen Four. Boston takes on Rochester Institute of Technology this afternoon. Minnesota squares off against the University of Nebraska-Omaha tonight. It's the first time the N...
Mar 28, 2024
Two of SDSU's leading players moving on
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) -- It appears as though South Dakota State University will have some rebuilding to do before the 2024-25 basketball season. Two of its leading players are entering the NCAA transfer portal. William Kyle the Third was the first to announce he would enter the portal. Now, Zeke Mayo is declarin...
Mar 27, 2024
Milbank native, former USF standout new coach at Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, AL (KELO.com) -- A Milbank native now holds the reigns of one of college football's premiere programs. Kalen DeBoer has succeeded Nick Saban as coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide A record-setting receiver at the University of Sioux Falls, DeBoer became head coach of the Cougars in 2005. Over the next five se...
Jan 13, 2024
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Grocery tax repeal petitions filed - legislators looking at impact
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- The petitions are filed - now the review begins. Rick Weiland of "Take It Back" filed petitions for a ballot measure to repeal South Dakota's sales tax on groceries. He's confident they have enough signatures to make the ballot. Weiland expects the campaign to focus on how to replac...
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Legislative panel established to make preparations for arrival of new bombers, airmen and airwomen
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, SD (KELO.com) -- The B-21 Raiders and 14-thousand airmen and airwomen are on their way to South Dakota's Ellsworth Airforce Base. State Senate Majority Leader Casey Crabtree says the state has to be ready to receive them. The Legislature's Executive Board has appointed members to the Ellswor...
Apr 24, 2024
Transportation Secretary: Barriers to Amtrak service in South Dakota
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- If you're hoping to see Amtrak passenger service in South Dakota don't pack your bags too soon. State Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt says the cost would be monumental, and probably prohibitive. The other problem is ridership. South Dakota's low population probably wouldn't support the co...
Apr 24, 2024
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Gov. Noem: Pictures prove cartels operating on SD Reservations
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- She says her office has pictures to prove it. Governor Kristi Noem says drug cartels are doing big business on South Dakota Reservations, and tribal leaders are turning a blind eye to it. She says she wants to help, but tribal leaders have banned her from several reservations.
Apr 22, 2024
Dusty Johnson pushing back on efforts to oust House Speaker
WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- Congress is back to its threats to remove the House Speaker, and that has Congressman Dusty Johnson back on the warpath. Johnson says it's time for everyone to realize the government is deeply divided, which means no one gets everything they want. The latest issue of division is aid to Uk...
Apr 22, 2024
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Death Investigation at Mitchell's I-90 Truck Stop
MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) - Attorney General Marty Jackley and the Mitchell Police Department announced a death investigation at a Mitchell truck stop. The partially dismembered body of 57 year old Melody Fae Gooch of Detroit, MI was discovered on Monday night at the Mitchell I-90 Travel Center. 50 year old Anthony Harri...
Mar 14, 2024
The Week in BizzaroWorld 6.15.23
#3. THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST OF 'JEOPARDY' The answer is: "Matthew 6:9 says, 'Our Father, which art in heaven, [this] be thy name." NOBODY knew the question on the June 13 episode of Jeopardy. I'm hoping you know the question is, "What is hallowed?" What a sad commentary on America today. Cue the Wei...
Jun 15, 2023
Beware the 'Smartphone Zombie'
It can be difficult to drive in areas where there are pedestrians, bicyclists, children and animals. It's even worse when people have their phones out. The city of Mulberry, Florida is putting up dozens of signs warning drivers of "smartphone zombies". They're not warning drivers about other drivers. They're ...
Jun 05, 2023
The Week in BizzaroWorld
#3. NYT REVIEW OF 'THE LITTLE MERMAID' Wesley Morris of NYT outraged many with his creepy review of Disney's live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid". Morris wrote, "Joy, fun, mystery, risk, flavor, kink - they're missing." KINK?? This is a CHILDREN'S movie not HBO After Dark! The review also clai...
Jun 02, 2023
WATCH: Young Boy Brings "Mom Bride" to Tears Telling Her She's Beautiful
This touching video has racked up over 35 million views since being posted earlier this month. A bride and groom are at an outdoor altar with their two small children when the little boy suddenly says, "Mommy, you're beautiful." Mom tries NOT to cry. But when he says it again, here come the tears. She rewar...
May 30, 2023
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'Uncommitted' organizers will join campus protesters in Michigan over Gaza
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Organizers behind the "uncommitted" political movement against President Joe Biden's staunch support for Israel's war against Hamas will travel to the University of Michigan's campus on Thursday to join studen...
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US ban on worker noncompetes faces uphill legal battle
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's ban on "noncompete" agreements commonly signed by workers is likely vulnerable to legal challenges, experts said, as some courts have grown increasingly skeptical of federal agencie...
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Columbia University inspires national protest wave, swift response by authorities
By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O'Brien NEW YORK (Reuters) - A stalemate at Columbia University over removing a student encampment to protest Israel's war in Gaza has spawned a wave of similar demonstrations on college campuses across the U.S., but a...
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US judge rejects Trump bid to throw out writer's $83.3 million defamation verdict
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's bid to throw out a $83.3 million defamation verdict in favor of the writer E. Jean Carroll, who said the former U.S. president defamed her after she accused him of raping her ...
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US VP Harris hosts Kim Kardashian to discuss criminal justice reform
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will host reality-television star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian at the White House on Thursday to discuss criminal justice reform, after President Joe Biden granted clemency...
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