The first building at the USD Discovery District is ready for innovators

The first building at the USD Discovery District is ready for innovators

A 57,000 square foot building now stands as the first of many for future innovators in the USD Discovery District's research park.

January 30, 2025

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Compass Center impacted with federal funding in limbo

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) - It has been a hectic week for nonprofit organizations, small businesses, schools and other agencies that rely on federal funds. "We are merely looking at parts of the big bureaucracy where there has been tremendous waste, fraud and abuse." President Donald Trump said. On Wednesday, the White House walked back [...]

January 30, 2025 1

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Illegal Immigration crackdown comes to KELOLAND

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- KELOLAND News noticed a marked increase in immigration-related arrests in the past week. We've also seen an increase in immigration-related documents being filed locally in federal court. Court papers and jail logs tell the story, we've come across more than a dozen recent arrests and federal filings related to possible [...]

January 30, 2025 1

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Sioux Falls Airport travelers react to plane crash

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Ryan Salinas and his family boarded a plane in Texas at 2:00 Thursday morning, less than five hours after the deadly plane crash in Washington, D.C. "And so it's very, kind of a different feeling, obviously a little bit uneasiness. You just have to kind of trust the pilots, trust [...]

January 30, 2025

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Burger Battle experience visits the Banquet

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Thousands of people participate in the Sioux Falls Burger Battle, but not everyone may be able to experience it. So, one Sioux Falls man is bringing that experience to them for free. Rudy Navarrete and volunteers spent their Wednesday afternoon at the Banquet in Sioux Falls making 300 burgers in [...]

January 29, 2025

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Frustration with unreliable heat at Woodlake Apartments

Residents in the 4004 building of the Woodlake Apartments owned by Tzadik Management say they haven't been able to rely on warm temperatures inside.

January 29, 2025 1

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A look at record highs in January

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Record high temperatures were set in parts of KELOLAND yesterday. So, can we expect more record highs in the days ahead? Nearly 10 days ago, we were in the grip of a big cold snap with temperatures 30 degrees below normal. But in typical KELOLAND fashion, temperatures zoomed nearly 30 [...]

January 29, 2025

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A reporter’s perspective of Noem’s ICE raid

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- We are getting a different perspective of Tuesday's ICE raids in New York City. As Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem worked side-by-side with federal agents, CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett was there. As CBS News cameras followed Kristi Noem through the streets of New York, the new [...]

January 29, 2025 1

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Rhoden names his pick for Lt. Governor

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- South Dakota has a new Lt Governor, and he is no stranger to Pierre. Most recently, Tony Venhuizen represented District 13 in the State House of Representatives, where he served as vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee. But his involvement in State Government goes well beyond the legislature. Venhuizen [...]

January 29, 2025