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Railbirds Sports Bar at Lake Lorraine in Sioux Falls has closed its restaurant operations as of Oct. 21, after only six months since opening, but the Off-Track Betting in the adjacent building will remain open. The restaurant at 2310 S. Marion Road reopened under new ownership as Railbirds in March 2025, rebranding...

Nearly 75,000 South Dakotans — roughly one in 12 residents — will lose food assistance benefits if the federal government shutdown persists into next week, state officials acknowledged Monday. The state has no plan to cover benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program if Congress doesn’t act before...

Less than an hour away from Sioux Falls is Brookings, South Dakota's under-the-radar college city. Home to South Dakota State University, this lively college town is similar to Vermillion — another under-the-radar destination with oversized amenities. Brookings has tons to offer visitors, especially for foodies and...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sioux Falls Police are looking into two weekend garage burglaries on the east side of Sioux Falls. At police briefing Monday, Sioux Falls Police Spokesman Sgt. Aaron Benson said one burglary took place near 33rd Street and Bahnson Avenue after midnight on Saturday. The vehicle was stolen...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A new high school in Sioux Falls will welcome its inaugural class of students in the Fall of 2026. St. Joseph Classical, a Chesterton Academy, is located on the campus of the Cathedral of St. Joseph and plans to open the first Catholic classical high school in South Dakota.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Here’s a look at this morning’s top stories for your KELOLAND On the Go. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has declared a state of emergency due to the government shutdown. With the government shutdown, services such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Low Income Home...

South Dakota’s governor and lawmakers put more than two years of debate behind them recently with a decision to build a prison, but there’s more than rhetoric in the rearview. They’re also leaving behind more than $20 million. That’s how much unrecoverable money the state spent on a rural Lincoln County prison site...

Sioux Falls coffee shops are facing tough times, and the loss of Dunn Brothers is just one piece of a larger puzzle. Stay tuned for the full story.

The Government shutdown has left thousands of federal workers and contractors, including those at the Eros Data Center near Sioux Falls, without paychecks. The chaos in Washington also threatens potential gaps in SNAP and WIC benefits.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Joshua Haiar and Seth Tupper / SD Searchlight) – South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden and a group of legislators — including one seeking his job — made rival proposals this week to shift millions in state housing infrastructure funds to other purposes. On Wednesday,...