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Hazel juvenile faces DUI crash charges
HAZEL, S.D. (KELO) — A juvenile is facing a list of charges, including DUI and possession, following a crash southwest of Hazel. The Hamlin County Sheriff’s Office says it happened just after 8 o’clock on Saturday Night. Authorities say a car went into the ditch and through...
MN man gets 10 years for possession of pure meth
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A 60-year-old Minnesota man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession of meth. On February 1, 2023, Verran Burdunice of Brooklyn Park met a buyer for crack cocaine. Unbeknownst to Burdunice, the buyer was working with law enforcement. Authorities conducted...
SD Mines team builds a bridge to national competition
RAPID CITY, S.D. - The South Dakota Mines Steel Bridge Team dominated the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Rocky Mountain Regional Competition, securing first place in all eight categories. Their stellar performance has earned them a spot at the nationals at Louisiana Tech. “I am very proud of how...
Swarms of insects invade KELOLAND lake communities
LAKE POINSETT, S.D. (KELO) — Swarms of midges have arrived at lakes around KELOLAND. Bug experts say it’s a normal occurrence. However, some people who live on Lake Poinsett say it hasn’t been this bad in a very long time. Monday night, on his drive home from...
How South Dakota State University is seeking to move up in research classification
South Dakota State University is looking to step up its research game by moving from an R2 designation to an R1. The change is similar to SDSU’s 2004 transition from D2 athletics to D1. R1 is a designation given by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education to universities with the highest levels of research activity. SDSU is currently an R2, which is the second-highest designation. ...
Rapid City woman to compete for Miss South Dakota title
BROOKINGS, S.D. - The current title holder of Miss Rolling Plains, Joelle Simpson of Rapid City, will be competing in the 77th Annual Miss South Dakota Scholarship Competition in Brookings. Simpson will be one of 20 delegates hoping to be crowned as the next Miss South Dakota and go on to compete in the Miss America competition scheduled for early 2025.
Brynn Roehrich, Lane Tvedt and Logan Vavruska win individual championships in tourney
WATERTOWN — Medalists Brynn Roehrich of Clark-Willow Lake and Lane Tvedt of Castlewood carried their teams to Pre-Region 1B titles in the combined Pre-Region 1B/Eastern Coteau Conference golf tournament on Monday at Cattail Crossing Golf Course. The tourney was a tune-up for the Region 1B set for Monday, again...
SDSU conducts cattle environmental study using $80 million grant
BRITTON, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A research wing of South Dakota State University has received a major agricultural environmental grant that is just being implemented. That grant of $80 million to be administered by South Dakota State University is about finding the ecological impact of cattle raising. The project...
Multiple agencies handle high-speed pursuit across state lines
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - An incident that began across the Minnesota border Wednesday, quickly turned into a high-speed chase requiring the involvement of multiple law enforcement agencies. We spoke with one of the officers involved who explained how agencies work together when chases come across state lines.
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