Local News

One challenger and one incumbent wins in the twin cities
Incumbent Jacob Frey wins reelection in Minneapolis and challenger Kaohly Her wins in St. Paul. Mayor Jacob Frey defeated Democratic Socialist Omar Fateh by winning enough support in the second round of the city's ranked choice voting system. In St. Paul, state representative Kaohly Her beat incumbent Mayor Melvin Cart...
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Avera Heart Hospital adding a new addition.
A new building is about to begin taking shape on the campus of Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls. Hospital officials just broke ground on the new 35-thousand square foot addition. The expansion makes room for new diagnostic imaging services and administrative offices.
Nov 05, 2025

Sioux Falls City Council approves plan to replace Frank Olson Pool
After six years of planning, the Sioux Falls City Council moves ahead with plans to replace Frank Olson Pool on the city's east side. Councilors voted 5-3 to build the Frank Olson Park Indoor Pool and Recreation Center. Richard Thomason joined Curt Soehl in opposing the plan. Soehl says their opposition focuses on the ...
Nov 05, 2025

Early morning shooting in Sioux Falls leaves one person dead.
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- One person is dead and another suffered non-life-threatening-injuries in an early morning shooting in Sioux falls. The incident happened at about five this morning in an apartment complex near 43rd and Marion Road. The same apartment complex was the location of two other homicides in April...
Nov 04, 2025
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Southeast Technnical College in the running for Aspen prize
Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls is in the hunt for a one-million-dollar prize for excellence. The Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence has informed the school it's among the 200 institutions eligible to compete for the prize. The Prize awards schools whose students excel in their careers as well as w...
Oct 29, 2025
State News

Cocaine distribution network has been busted in Davison County
A cocaine distribution network operating in Davison County has been busted. Attorney General Marty Jackley says nine people have been indicted on felony drug charges. All of them are in the Mitchell area. Three of the suspects are also being investigated for immigration issues.
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Sioux Falls women arrested for a shooting that left two people wounded
A 19-year-old Sioux Falls woman has been arrested in a shooting that left two people wounded in Tea last weekend. Mattison Hitzeman was charged with aggravated assault and a weapons offense. The shooting happened in a parking lot.
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SDSU is holding a virtual training on suicide prevention
SDSU Extension is training farm families on how to prevent suicide. The virtual training focuses on recognizing warning signs and finding help for those with mental illness. You can find more information on the SDSU Extension website.
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Minneapolis St. Paul International airport will have flights cut due to the government shutdown
The Federal Aviation Administration announces unprecedented air traffic limits that could impact Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. On Wednesday, the FAA announced it would reduce ten percent of air traffic from 40 airports starting Friday due to the government shutdown. Two travel industry analysts told the M...
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Senator Majority leader John Thune rejects doing away with the filibuster
Senate Majority leader John Thune is rejecting President Trump's call to execute the nuclear option and do away with the Senate's filibuster rule. That move would allow Republicans to end the government shutdown, but Thune says 'it's just not happening."
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National News
New York attorney general says she's asking a court to require USDA to release complete SNAP benefits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -New York Attorney General Letitia James said on Thursday that she was asking a court to require the U.S. Department of Agriculture to release complete Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November. Preside...
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US Supreme Court allows Trump's passport policy targeting transgender people
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Donald Trump's administration to bar applicants for U.S. passports from designating the sex reflecting their gender identities on the document, part of the Republican president's crackdow...
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US judge rejects government's riot claims, restricts federal agents' use of force in Chicago
By Diana Novak Jones CHICAGO (Reuters) -A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday said immigration officials had lied about the nature of local protests against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the city, and ordered agents to restrict t...
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Trump, in shift, acknowledges Americans are paying "something" for tariffs
By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Thursday acknowledged that U.S. consumers are paying more for goods because of the tariffs he has set, a shift in rhetoric even as he insisted that the policy has benefited...
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Senate Democrats to consider Republican offer as record US shutdown drags on
By David Morgan and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senate Democrats moved to center stage in the U.S. government shutdown drama on Thursday, as they met behind closed doors to consider what the chamber's top Republican said was an offer to reopen sh...
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World News
Bolivia ex-President Anez released from prison
LA PAZ (Reuters) -Bolivian ex-President Jeanine Anez was released from prison on Thursday, national television showed. The release followed a Wednesday order from the country's Supreme Court and ended more than four years of preventive detention linked...
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UN Security Council removes sanctions on Syria's president and interior minister
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations Security Council removed sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is due to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday. The U.S.-drafted resolution on Thursday also lifted sancti...
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Freed Israeli hostage says he faced sexual violence in Gaza captivity, TV reports
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -An Israeli hostage who was released in October has told an Israeli television channel he was subjected to sexual violence during his two-year captivity in Gaza by Palestinian militants -- the first male hostage to publicly make suc...
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Venezuela bonds surge as US pressure intensifies on Maduro
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) -Venezuela, a debt-defaulted nation with an economy devastated by years of mismanagement and international sanctions, has become a surprise darling of bond investors, with returns for its dollar bonds of over 80% po...
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Trump says talks with India's Modi were going well and he will visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi were going well and that he would be visiting the South Asian country, as negotiations over trade continued. (Reporting by Steve Holl...
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Business News
Texas sues Roblox for allegedly concealing safety concerns from parents
(Reuters) -Roblox has been sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who on Thursday accused the online gaming platform of deceiving parents about the safety risks it poses to children. The company already faces many private lawsuits, as well as cases...
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Venezuela bonds surge as US pressure intensifies on Maduro
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) -Venezuela, a debt-defaulted nation with an economy devastated by years of mismanagement and international sanctions, has become a surprise darling of bond investors, with returns for its dollar bonds of over 80% po...
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Ford considers scrapping F-150 EV truck, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -Ford executives are considering scrapping the electric version of the F-150 pickup truck, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Ford declined to comment on the matter, but said that it was focu...
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United, Delta begin cancelling flights under FAA directive
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -United Airlines and Delta Air Lines both started cancelling Friday flights after the Federal Aviation Administration directed reductions at 40 high-traffic U.S. airports to address air traffic control safety concerns, the...
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Bank of Mexico lowers benchmark interest rate to 7.25%
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The Bank of Mexico cuts its benchmark rate by 25 basis points on Thursday in a decision widely anticipated by the market, signaling it could deliver future cuts at coming meetings as inflation falls in Latin America's second-larg...
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Sports News

Sioux Falls Curling Club won the Gold Medal in their first national championship
The Sioux Falls Curling Club is celebrating their first national championship and Gold Medal! Despite being seeded number 12, Sioux Falls bested Dallas-Fort Worth six-two in the final matchup over the weekend. Sioux Falls is gearing up to host the U.S Olympic Curling Team Trials next month with hopes to spotlight the c...
Oct 21, 2025

Banana Ball is coming to the Sioux Falls Bird Cage next year
Banana Ball is coming to the Bird Cage next year. Sioux Falls Stadium will host a three game series featuring the Savannah Bananas and the Indianapolis Clowns next August. Tickets can only be secured through a lottery list, which must be entered by the end of the month on the Banana Ball website.
Oct 10, 2025

Sioux Falls Canaries win 5-3 over Kane County
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Canaries are just one game away from a league championship. A 12-strikeout performance by pitcher Ryan Zimmerman led them to a 5-3 win over Kane County at the Bird Cage last night. Game four is tonight, with the Canaries leading the best of five series two games to one.
Sep 19, 2025

Sioux Falls Canaries play Kane County tonight at the Birdcage
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- Tonight is a big night for the Sioux Falls Canaries, who are hoping to get one win closer to a league championship. They host Kane County at the Bird Cage tonight in game three of the five-game championship series. The two teams are knotted up at one win apiece, with the next three games i...
Sep 18, 2025

Sioux Falls Canaries lose game one of the Miles Wolff Cup Final
The Sioux Falls Canaries dropped game one of the Miles Wolff Cup Final last night, falling to Kane County 4-3. A Josh Rehwaldt solo homer and a bases loaded walk gave the Canaries the lead in the top of the fifth, but Kane County tied things up in the bottom half of the frame. The two teams square off for game two toni...
Sep 16, 2025
Health News
Novo Nordisk's experimental obesity drug CagriSema shows blood pressure benefits
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Novo Nordisk said on Thursday its experimental obesity drug CagriSema significantly reduced blood pressure in a late-stage trial, as the Danish drugmaker seeks to demonstrate health benefits beyond weigh...
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Novo CEO says its bid for Metsera is higher
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Novo Nordisk CEO Mike Doustdar said during a White House event on Thursday that the company's bid for obesity biotech Metsera is higher than the one from rival Pfizer Inc., which has sued both Metsera and Novo over the terms of thei...
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US FDA awards six more fast-track vouchers to speed drug reviews
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it has awarded six more companies, including Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, special vouchers that will speed up the review of their medicines, bringing the total number of recipients to 15....
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Independent vaccine expert group to review data on hepatitis B vaccine
(Reuters) -A group of independent U.S. vaccine experts said on Thursday it plans to review existing data on administering the hepatitis B vaccine at birth after a federal vaccine panel postponed a vote in September aimed at delaying the first dose of t...
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Novo Nordisk expects global sales to decline by low single digits in 2026
(Reuters) -Novo Nordisk expects global sales to decline by low-single-digit percentage in 2026 after the drugmaker unveiled a deal on Thursday to slash prices of popular GLP-1 weight‑loss drugs for U.S. government-backed insurance programs and cash pay...
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Science News
SES raises outlook on early Intelsat gains despite Q3 earnings miss
(Reuters) -European satellite company SES raised its full-year revenue and earnings forecasts on Thursday, citing early gains from its $3.1 billion acquisition of Intelsat, even as integration costs weighed on third-quarter earnings. The group now expe...
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China's Shenzhou-20 return mission delayed due to space debris impact
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's Shenzhou-20 crewed spacecraft's return mission has been delayed after the spacecraft was suspected to have been hit by small space debris, the official Xinhua reported on Wednesday. An impact analysis and risk assessment are ...
Nov 05, 2025
Trump nominates Musk ally Jared Isaacman for position of NASA chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was nominating Jared Isaacman, the private astronaut and ally of billionaire Elon Musk, for the office of administrator of NASA. Isaacman was removed from consideration to lead NASA e...
Nov 04, 2025
Star-eating black hole unleashes record-setting energetic flare
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scientists are observing the most energetic flare ever seen emanating from a supermassive black hole, apparently caused when this celestial beast shredded and swallowed a huge star that strayed too close. The resear...
Nov 04, 2025
NASA to Kim Kardashian: We've been to the moon six times
By Rich McKay (Reuters) -In a testament to Kim Kardashian's power to grab the spotlight, the head of NASA felt compelled this week to set the record straight when the reality TV queen said she believed a well-worn conspiracy theory that the 1969 Apollo...
Oct 31, 2025
Technology News
OpenAI does not 'want government guarantees' for massive AI data center buildout, CEO Altman says
(Reuters) -ChatGPT parent OpenAI does not "want government guarantees" for its data centers, CEO Sam Altman said on Thursday, while adding that the startup at the heart of the artificial intelligence boom expects to end this year with an annualized rev...
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Starlink signs landmark global direct-to-cell deal with Veon as satellite-to-phone race heats up
By Gianluca Lo Nostro and Leo Marchandon (Reuters) -Elon Musk's Starlink, a subsidiary of SpaceX, secured its largest direct-to-cell deal yet with telecoms group Veon, granting access to over 150 million potential customers, both companies said on Thur...
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Republican US lawmakers applaud Trump for holding back Nvidia chips from China
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -A group of eight Republican U.S. senators in a letter on Thursday applauded President Donald Trump's decision to continue denying China access to Nvidia's most advanced artificial intelligence chips. The lette...
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White House AI czar rules out federal bailout for the sector
-David Sacks, the White House artificial intelligence and crypto czar, said that there will be no federal bailout for AI, as U.S. races to cement its position as a global leader in the booming technology. AI has cemented itself as the single biggest ca...
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Washington Post says it is among victims of cyber breach tied to Oracle software
By Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Washington Post said it is among victims of a sweeping cyber breach tied to Oracle software. In a statement released on Thursday, the newspaper said it was one of those impacted "by the breach o...
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Entertainment News
Warner Bros Discovery results miss expectations ahead of potential sale or split
(Reuters) -Warner Bros Discovery posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss on Thursday, as lackluster growth in its streaming unit and persistent declines in its cable TV business more than offset a strong showing from the media giant's studio divis...
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Live Nation posts higher third-quarter revenue on strong fan demand
(Reuters) -Ticketmaster-parent Live Nation reported a rise in third-quarter revenue on Tuesday, helped by demand for concerts and festivals. Fans are spending on immersive live entertainment despite economic headwinds, benefiting Live Nation, which is ...
Nov 04, 2025
A Minute With: Irish pop group Westlife on 25 years, new music and tour
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) -Westlife celebrate 25 years with a new album and tour they say will take fans down memory lane as well as treat them to "the best show" the Irish pop group have ever done. The boy band, formed in 1998 when it...
Nov 04, 2025
'Wild at Heart' actress Diane Ladd dies at 89
By Patricia Reaney (Reuters) -American actress Diane Ladd, a triple Academy Award nominee for her supporting roles in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," "Wild at Heart" and "Rambling Rose," has died at the age of 89, her daughter said on Monday. Ladd d...
Nov 03, 2025
Jon Stewart will remain at the helm of 'The Daily Show' until next December
(Reuters) -Paramount Skydance said on Monday that comedian Jon Stewart will continue hosting Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" every Monday and serve as executive producer for the series until December next year. The political comedian returned to "The...
Nov 03, 2025

