SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Two area men face lengthy federal prison sentences as the U-S Attorneys Office racks up more convictions against members of a major drug ring. 50-year old Cary Ludens of Crooks was sentenced to 13 years and 3 months. Officials say he distributed about 22 pounds of meth that came from Ari...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Work has begun on a highly-anticipated addition to the Sioux Falls restaurant scene. The site of David's Bridal on 41st Street has been demolished to make way for a Raising Cane's chicken restaurant. Company officials say the Sioux Falls site is high priority. It's expected to open some...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Signs that the weed crop is thriving in Sioux Falls. The city's Code Enforcement office is receiving more property maintenance complaints than normal, even though it's early in the season. There have been 99 complaints since Monday. People with violations on their property are given six...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A new state voter registration law may be discouraging military members from voting. Amber Hobert - the head of a mail forwarding business - told Minnehaha County Commissioners that it's related to people who spend most of their time out of state, but have registered to vote in South Dako...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The financial picture for the city of Sioux falls is getting brighter, defying national trends. Consumer sentiment nationally is at its lowest point since the 1950's. Despite that, City Finance Director Shawn Pritchett says sales tax revenues are on the upswing in Sioux Falls. "The...

RAPID CITY, SD (KELO.com) -- Life in prison for murder and arson. That's the sentence for 52-year old Reno Rondeau of Manderson. He intentionally set fire to his brother's residence, knowing his brother a a friend - Tanya White Butterfly - were inside. White Butterfly, a former correctional officer with the Oglala S...

WASHINGTON, DC (KELO.com) -- Small and Disadvantaged South Dakota communities are getting more than nine-million dollars to help remove so-called "forever chemicals" - PFA's - from drinking water. PFA's are contaminants that can cause cancer. The agency says the funding is directed at the communities that n...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- This year's GOP Gubernatorial campaign is a big-money event. The four candidates have raised more than six and a half million dollars so far this year. Congressman Dusty Johnson's campaign accounts for more than half of that amount - $3.7-million. Businessman Toby Doeden added more than $2-m...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- More than 33-hundred people are on parole in South Dakota, and the state Corrections Commission says over 100 of them are absconders with warrants issued for their arrest. That means the parolees have lost contact with their parole officer or efforts to contact the parolee have been exhausted....

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- Governor Larry Rhoden is expanding South Dakota's partnerships with ICE. More highway patrol Troopers are being enrolled in ICE training as part of the effort. Over the past year, over 650 illegal immigrants have been deported out of South Dakota because of the operation.

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans abandoned plans to vote on an ICE funding bill on Thursday in ​an act of revolt over one of ‌President Donald Trump's priorities: a $1.8 billion fund for victims of government "wea...

By Jonathan Allen May 21 (Reuters) - Tennessee prison officials aborted their attempt to execute a man convicted of murders on Thursday after ​failing to find a suitable vein for ‌a lethal injection. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee later granted a one-year...

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Julie Steenhuysen WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The acting director of the U.S. NIH's infectious disease institute has stepped down, two Democratic senators said on Thursday during a Senate hearing, even as the United States sc...

NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - New York City will offer its residents a chance to snag $50 tickets to World Cup games in New Jersey this summer, Mayor ​Zohran Mamdani said on Thursday, with 1,000 affordable ‌tickets up for grabs through a lottery system....

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted 54-11 to approve rail safety language that would boost safety procedures for trains carrying hazardous materials and toughen ​rules on r...

May 21 (Reuters) - The United States will be sending an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday. Trump, ​in a Truth Social post, cited ‌his relationship with Poland's conservative nationalist president, Karol Naw...

ATHENS, May 21 (Reuters) - The mastermind of defunct Greek guerilla group November 17, which carried out a 27-year campaign of assassinations, has ​been released from jail, two police sources ‌said on Thursday. Alexandros Giotopoulos, 82, was arrested ...

May 21 (Reuters) - At least ​10 ‌workers were killed on Thursday ‌after ​a ⁠shooting at ⁠a ranch in northern Honduras, ​the Associated ⁠Press ⁠reported, citing ​a spokesman ​for the national ‌police. In a separate ⁠attack, six police officers ⁠were kil...

MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday dismissed any notion that Belarus would be dragged into the Ukraine war, but said Russia and Belarus would jointly defend themselves in case of aggression, Belarusian ​sta...

May 21 (Reuters) - Pope Leo is set to visit Uruguay in November, news ​outlet Teledoce reported on ‌Thursday, citing the Catholic Church in Montevideo. Uruguay's foreign ministry confirmed to Reuters it is preparing for the ‌visit, ​which would ⁠form p...

May 21 (Reuters) - SpaceX is set to launch the 12th uncrewed test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, the debut of a redesigned vehicle central to Elon Musk's plans for the moon, Mars and the company's looming U.S. listing. The Starship system, ...

By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Apple asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to review a lower court ruling that held the iPhone maker in civil contempt ​over fees it was charging on some outside purchases ‌made by customers of its A...

May 21 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Thursday completed ​its second review ‌of Argentina's $20 billion loan program, unlocking a $1 billion disbursement as the ‌lender ​praised the ⁠country's progress on ⁠sweeping economic reforms. The...

May 21 (Reuters) - Zoom Communications raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts on Thursday, betting on strong ​demand for its AI features ‌as the video conferencing platform looks to shore up enterprise and consumer spending. Shares of the compa...

May 21 (Reuters) - Estee Lauder and Puig have terminated talks related to a ​merger, they said ‌on Thursday, bringing a close to the possibility of creating the world's largest premium beauty ‌player ​to compete with ⁠L'Oreal. The two companies ⁠said i...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Red takes on blue in South Dakota this November - and it has nothing to do with politics. The USD Coyote women's basketball team squares off against the Creighton Blue Jays at the Sanford Pentagon November 11th. Creighton has made four of the past five NCAA tournaments. USD played deep ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Webster native Logan Storley is the winner of this weekend's PFL Sioux Falls main event. He won in a unanimous decision at the Sanford Pentagon, taking his record to 19 & 4. With the win, Storley could be in the mix to be the next welterweight title challenger.

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Stampede forward Cooper Soller is the 2025-26 USHL Rookie of the year. Soller played in all 62 games this season, racking up 49 points on 26 goals and 23 assists. Coach Ryan Cruthers says Soller's work ethic is unmatched. He's also one of the reasons for the team's success t...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Stampede fell to the Lincoln Stars in overtime Sunday night in the second game of their five game Clark Cup Playoff series. The game was scoreless after the first period, but Sioux Falls scored quickly in the second, capitalizing on a power play just 34 seconds in after a ...

VERMILLION, SD (KELO.com) -- The USD Coyote women were on fire Thursday night, so it's on to the 'Great 8' of the Women's National Invitational Tournament. The Coyotes jumped out to a 14-0 lead over Pepperdine - all of those points scored by Patience Williams. They'll host Montana State Sunday afternoon at the Sanfor...

May 21 (Reuters) - Biogen and Denali Therapeutics said on Thursday they will ​discontinue development of their ‌Parkinson's drug after it failed to meet the main goal in a mid-to-late stage ‌study. The ​drug, BIIB122, did ⁠not slow disease ⁠progression...

May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. drug distributor Cencora on Thursday raised the lower end of its fiscal ​2026 earnings forecast citing recent ‌share repurchases, and also approved a new $2 billion stock buyback plan. • It now sees adjusted earnings per share o...

By Siddhi Mahatole May 21 (Reuters) - Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical said on Thursday its experimental treatment combined with partner Merck's Keytruda improved progression-free survival in patients with ​advanced lung cancer, meeting the main...

May 21 (Reuters) - Moderna and Merck's combination therapy for skin cancer helped reduce risk of cancer spreading to another part of the body by ​59% after five years of follow-up, data from ‌a mid-stage trial showed Thursday. The study tested Moderna'...

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Julie Steenhuysen WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The acting director of the U.S. NIH's infectious disease institute has stepped down, two Democratic senators said on Thursday during a Senate hearing, even as the United States sc...

May 21 (Reuters) - SpaceX is set to launch the 12th uncrewed test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, the debut of a redesigned vehicle central to Elon Musk's plans for the moon, Mars and the company's looming U.S. listing. The Starship system, ...

By Will Dunham May 21 (Reuters) - If ever there were a structure built to stand the test of time, it surely would be the Great Pyramid of Giza, a transcendent monument to human imagination and ambition. Since being erected during the Old Kingdom period...

By Akash Sriram May 21 (Reuters) - Investors buying into SpaceX's nearly $2 trillion IPO are making a high-stakes wager that CEO Elon Musk can turn a fast-growing satellite business into something far bigger, using an unproven rocket to unlock an ambit...

By Gianluca Lo Nostro May 21 (Reuters) - European space stocks jumped on Thursday after Elon Musk's SpaceX filed for a stock market listing, raising hopes that a landmark ​debut could lift valuations across the sector. French satellite operator ‌Eutels...

By David Shepardson ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 20 (Reuters) - SpaceX aims to reach 10,000 launches annually within five years, but government officials will need to see improved reliability before approving such an expansion, the head of the Federal ​Avi...

May 21 (Reuters) - SpaceX is set to launch the 12th uncrewed test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, the debut of a redesigned vehicle central to Elon Musk's plans for the moon, Mars and the company's looming U.S. listing. The Starship system, ...

By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Apple asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to review a lower court ruling that held the iPhone maker in civil contempt ​over fees it was charging on some outside purchases ‌made by customers of its A...

May 21 (Reuters) - Zoom Communications raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts on Thursday, betting on strong ​demand for its AI features ‌as the video conferencing platform looks to shore up enterprise and consumer spending. Shares of the compa...

By Zaheer Kachwala May 21 (Reuters) - Take-Two Interactive forecast annual bookings below Wall Street expectations on Thursday, but reiterated the November 19 launch date for the highly awaited "Grand ​Theft Auto VI," sending its shares up around ‌7% i...

May 21 (Reuters) - Workday exceeded Wall Street expectations for first-quarter revenue and profit on Thursday, as demand for its AI-powered finance and human resources software services gathered ​pace, sending its shares up 9% in extended trading. The ...

May 21 (Reuters) - Netflix will stream "The Breakfast Club" radio show on weekdays from June 1, deepening its partnership with iHeartMedia and making the program the streaming giant's ​first daily live show. The morning show, hosted by ‌Charlamagne tha...

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, May 21 (Reuters) - "The Mandalorian and Grogu," the first "Star Wars" movie in seven years, heads to theaters this weekend as Walt Disney bets on the charm of Baby Yoda to re-energize the film franchise. Disney put the "St...

By Blake Brittain May 20 (Reuters) - The production company behind the classic holiday special "A Charlie Brown Christmas" filed lawsuits against the U.S. Department of the Interior, a video-game maker and others on Wednesday for allegedly using ​Vince...

By Rollo Ross CANNES, France, May 20 (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek made his debut on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet on Wednesday with Ira Sachs' competition film about living ​with HIV/AIDS in 1980s New York City, "The Man I Love." "T...

By Rollo Ross CANNES, France, May 20 (Reuters) - Bruce Dern, one of Hollywood's most enduring character actors, returned to the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, over a decade after winning best ​actor, for the premiere of a documentary dedicated to ‌...