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Chris Thesenvitz has dedicated several years of service to the South Dakota Air National Guard. But this weekend, his friends are dedicating their support to him.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- It's a good time to be selling cattle. Or is it? Cattle prices are hitting record highs, not just in South Dakota, but nationwide as the USDA reports historically tight supplies of cattle in 2025. This scarcity is driving up demand and prices, and while now is a good time [...]

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) – The number of federal offices closing in South Dakota is growing and so is the number of questions surrounding the closures. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has listed more real estate closures in South Dakota, according to the "Wall of Receipts" website. Last week, the Codington County Farm Services [...]

A circuit judge has denied a motion to dismiss charges against former state government employee Lonna Carroll.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Alta Fox has agreed to withdrew its lawsuit against Daktronics under a new agreement with the company, Daktronics announced Monday. Under the agreement, Daktronics said it will appoint Peter Feigin, an Alta Fox-recommended candidate to the Daktronics Board of Directors. Alta Fox is Daktronics' largest shareholder. Daktronics, based in Brookings, [...]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- A man with a violent criminal history is back behind bars, accused of shooting at a trooper with the South Dakota Highway Patrol. 65-year-old David Yocom was booked into the Minnehaha County Jail early this morning. He faces several charges including eluding, shooting a gun from a car in city [...]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- One person has been found dead after a pick-up truck fell through the ice near Lagoona Beach on Big Stone Lake in northern Minnesota. Shortly after 9 a.m. on March 2, someone called the Big Stone County Sheriff's Office to report the truck falling in and that no one had [...]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Augustana) -- The Augustana men's basketball team, the only team in the NSIC to win an opening round road game, saw its season come to a close on Sunday night, falling 85-51 to the No. 3-seed MSU Moorhead Dragons in the NSIC Quarterfinals at the Sanford Pentagon. The Vikings finish the year [...]

NEAR MITCHELL, S.D (KELO) -- Multiple wildfires broke out across South Dakota this weekend due to a mix of dry and windy conditions. It's been an unusually dry winter. "I know the recent drought monitor that I just checked, the entire state is in some form of drought," South Dakota Soybean Association treasurer Brent Greenway [...]