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Chargers Open Season on the Road Facing Winless Northwestern
The Sully Buttes Chargers football team will get the season underway tonight as the Chargers will take on the Northwestern Wildcats in Mellete. The Chargers finished the 2023 season at 3-6 falling in the first round of the playoffs to Kadoka Area 38-22, but have plenty of experience returning with just one graduated senior from last year’s team. Tonight, the Chargers face the Wildcats who did not pick up a win last year. At 0-8, Northwestern had five games end by the 50 point mercy rule and scored just 16 points all season with those 16 coming in only two games. Northwestern drops from Class 9A to 9B for the season. Tom Moore, head coach of the Sully Buttes Chargers says they’re not so much concerned about Northwestern, but more about themselves…
Noem tells Michigan audience to have conversations for Trump
SAINT CLAIR SHORES, Michigan — Republicans need to have better conversations in their communities if they want to see former President Donald Trump in the White House again, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and GOP former Michigan gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon said Friday evening at a town hall in Saint Clair Shores. Following the Thursday […]
Legislators should plan for sales tax ballot measure’s impact, not politicize it
The short-sighted nature of South Dakota’s Legislature is coming back around to bite them right in the wallet. In the 2023 legislative session, lawmakers chose to temporarily cut the state sales tax from 4.5% to 4.2% until 2027, betting that the state budget could handle the estimated $100 million annual loss in revenue. They did […]
SportsZone Saturday: College football preview show
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Our normal Saturday show has turned into a college football preview show as we hear from several teams and preview all ten South Dakota universities. We look ahead to the seasons for the following schools: Watch on KELO-TV at 9:30 a.m. CT.
Bridge over Rapid Creek dedicated Wednesday in honor of U.S. Army First Lieutenant Daniel J. Kirchgesler
The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs hosted a State Bridge Dedication Ceremony this week (Aug. 21, 2024, 2pm MT) to honor U.S. Army First Lieutenant Daniel J. Kirchgesler. The US16B bridge over Rapid Creek in Rapid City was dedicated as the 1LT Daniel J. Kirchgesler Bridge. Kirchgesler was killed...
FOOTBALL FRIDAY-Week 1 (8-23-24)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Road to the Dakota Dome has begun!. High school football kicked off in South Dakota on Friday night with all three classes of 9-Man and 11B getting their seasons underway. The remaining classes of 11-Man will follow next week. And Football Friday...
SD court ruling complicates carbon pipeline company’s push for land
The company trying to build a carbon-capture pipeline through South Dakota has not yet proven it should be allowed to take private land for public use, according to a South Dakota Supreme Court ruling issued Thursday. Landowners who oppose the project hailed the decision as a victory, but the company expressed confidence it could go […]
Football Friday: High school seasons starts
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s time for football in KELOLAND. The South Dakota high school football season officially starts Friday with Class 11B and all three 9-man classes playing the first games. KELOLAND Media Group will also broadcast live high school football on KELOXTRA throughout the season starting with Viborg-Hurley taking on No. 2 […]
Tourism targets next generation of Sturgis rally-goers
NEMO, S.D. – South Dakota tourism continues an upward trajectory, even as the largest annual tourist event seeks younger attendees to ensure its future. The state broke an all-time record last year with 14.7 million total visitors. Those visitors spent $4.96 billion, marking a nearly 5% increase from the previous year and breaking another record.
Noem rejects more than $70 million in federal funds for energy and environmental programs
Governor Kristi Noem’s administration recently turned down more than $70 million of federal funds from energy efficiency and environmental programs, according to her top budget official. The Home Energy Rebates program would have provided the state with $69 million to give South Dakotans rebates for energy-efficient home retrofits and high-efficiency electric appliances. The deadline for […]
Congressman tells new citizens that America should thank them
SIOUX FALLS – U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, told a gathering of grateful new American citizens Friday that Americans should be grateful to them. “I’m not just here to say congratulations and welcome, I’m also here to say thank you,” he said. During Johnson’s short...
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