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3 hours ago
- General
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Inside KELOLAND: Positive stories in May
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The news cycle is often full of heavy stories about politics, economic issues, crime, foreign wars and other pieces that, while important, are not always what we want to hear. As we end the month of May, we want to shine a spotlight on some of the more positive stories we've covered over the past few weeks. On this week's Positively Inside KELOLAND, we'll take you to Veterans Memorial Park and another cemetery to see how people are reflecting on their lost loved ones now that Memorial Day is in the rear-view mirror. Then, we'll move to some academic positivity, with a team of SDSU students reaching for the stars and getting recognized by NASA. We'll also talk with a USD journalism professor as she prepares to retire. After that, we'll see some new programs coming out of the Promising Futures organization meant to benefit children in our communities. And finally, we'll get outdoors to see some phenomenal photos of Sioux Falls' urban nature. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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3 days ago
- Climate
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Officer shooting report; Higher temps for weekend
SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — Here are this morning's top stories with KELOLAND On the Go. Investigators say an officer was justified in shooting a gun during a high-speed chase earlier this month. According to a DCI report, a group of officers was standing in a ditch when Cody Dittman swerved his car in their direction. AG: Shooting justified in multi-state manhunt A 23-year-old Sioux Falls man is in the Minnehaha County Jail accused of soliciting a minor for sex. 23-year-old charged for soliciting minor for sex Four SDSU students are reaching for the stars and are doing extremely well in the process. Laura Peterson just graduated from SDSU with a mechanical engineering degree. She is also part of the team that was one of eight finalists for NASA's Gateways to Blue Skies contest. SDSU students win NASA competition Today will be just a bit warmer for Sioux Falls, with highs returning the mid 60s today. Many of the showers will fizzle tonight, but we can't rule out a few more on radar tomorrow across the southeast. Dry and warmer weather is likely for Friday. More scattered rain today; Big warm up ahead for KELOLAND Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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4 days ago
- Science
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SDSU students win NASA competition
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) —Four SDSU students are reaching for the stars and are doing extremely well in the process. Laura Peterson just graduated from SDSU with a mechanical engineering degree. She is also part of the team that was one of eight finalists for NASA's Gateways to Blue Skies contest. Midwest Honor Flight veterans reflect on Memorial Day 'They gave us the project statement of finding an aviation solution to an agricultural problem by the year 2035,' SDSU mechanical engineering graduate Laura Peterson said. Peterson's team put together the STaPLE drone, which stands for Soil Testing and Plant Leaf Extraction. 'We ended up interviewing a number of farmers and finding out that a pain point for them is just soil and tissue sampling. That's something that takes a long time, and it's important for them to understand the nutrients of their fields,' Peterson said. 'One is a soil testing module that's able to test the nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in the soil. And the other module is our we call it leaf extraction drone, and that one is able to locate the top fully most developed leaf of a corn plant. And it's able to grab onto that leaf, cut it and store it for later lab analysis,' SDSU mechanical engineering graduate, Nathan Kuehl said. Aside from being in the top eight teams, SDSU also won the contest. There are a few things that the students believe set their project apart from the rest. 'Having two people on our team that grew up on farms was really helpful. We had a lot of connections to people that were able to give us a lot of really good information about sampling and what they're looking for in that,' Peterson said. 'We were actually the only team out of those eight that actually brought a working prototype with. So I think that's kind of what pushed us over the edge a little bit,' Kuehl said. The other schools in the competition were from across the nation, including Boston University and UC Davis. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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23-05-2025
- Sport
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Jackrabbits' season ends in walk-off loss
OMAHA, Neb. (SDSU) — Omaha's Drew Borner hit a two-run single in the bottom of the 10th inning to finish off a 7-6, Maverick comeback victory against South Dakota State in an elimination game Thursday afternoon at the Summit League Baseball Championship at Tal Anderson Field. The Mavericks, who trailed 5-0 entering the sixth inning, improved to 20-29 overall and will face the loser of Thursday night's winners-bracket game between North Dakota State and Oral Roberts. SDSU had its season come to an end with a 16-36 overall record. SDSU had taken a 6-5 lead in the top of the 10th inning when Dagen Schramm drew a leadoff walk. Pinch runner Davis Carr advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Nicholas Werk and took third on a wild pitch. After Carter Sintek walked, Nolan Grawe lofted a fly ball to deep right-center for his fourth run batted in of the game with a sacrifice fly that scored Carr. Omaha's final rally of the game all came with two outs. After Jackrabbit closer Dylan Driessen retired the first two batters of the 10th inning, Paul Schuyler worked a walk and Cardel Dick followed with a single. A walk to Tyler Palmer loaded the bases, setting the stage for Borner, who lined a Driessen offering just inside the right-field line to bring home both Schuyler and Dick for the walk-off victory. Jackrabbit starter Caleb Duerr held Omaha without a hit through the first five innings, but ran into trouble in the home half of the sixth. Duerr opened the frame by hitting Sam Beck and Jackson Trout in consecutive at-bats and Henry Zipay delivered the first Maverick hit with a single to left field to play Beck. Tyler Bishop then stepped to the plate and clubbed a three-run opposite-field home run to right field to pull Omaha to within 5-4 and bring an end to Duerr's afternoon. Jake Goble came on in relief and worked perfectly through the Omaha lineup his first time through the order, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the ninth. Schuyler opened the inning with a single up the middle on an 0-2 pitch and pinch hitter Blake Stenger followed with a bunt single. Driessen then entered in relief and allowed another bunt single by Palmer to load the bases with nobody out. A sacrifice fly by Borner brought home the tying run and the Mavericks then re-loaded the bases on a walk to Sam Beck. Driessen then induced back-to-back groundouts to the left side of the infield with shortstop Carter Sintek throwing home for a force out for the second out of the inning and Grawe corralling a ball hit his way at third base for an unassisted putout third to get out of the jam. SDSU built a 5-0 lead with two runs in the third inning and by adding three more runs an inning later. Grawe delivered run-scoring hits in both frames, plating the first run of the game with his third-inning single and adding a two-run single in the fourth. Bryce Ronken added a run-scoring single in the third inning, while Sintek closed out the fourth-inning scoring by scampering home on a wild pitch. Both Sintek and Grawe tallied three of the Jackrabbits' 10 hits. Omaha's seven hits were spread among seven players. Duerr struck out two, walked one and hit the two batters over his five-plus innings of work. Goble added two strikeouts in his three-plus innings. Cameron Teinert pitched three scoreless innings of relief while Beck picked up the win after beginning the game at second base. NOTES SDSU claimed the season series against Omaha, 4-3 The Jackrabbits moved to 2-1 in Summit League tournament games against Omaha SDSU went 0-2 at the Summit League Baseball Championship for only the second time in 14 appearances, falling to 20-27 overall in tournament games The Jackrabbits dropped to 1-1 in extra-inning games in 2025 Ronken reached base safely for the 31st consecutive game Sintek finished the season with 78 hits, ranking him ninth on the SDSU single-season charts Sintek posted his 23rd multi-hit game of the season and ended the year with 102 total bases Grawe extended his hitting streak to 12 games and upped his SDSU freshman-record hit total to 69 Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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23-05-2025
- Politics
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SDSU prepares for federal education cutbacks
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO) — The president of South Dakota State University has concerns over the so-called 'Big Beautiful Bill' passed early Thursday morning in the U.S. House. The bill's provisions include an overhaul of student aid, which critics say will drive up costs for students. Governor Rhoden and Attorney General Marty Jackley tour the southern border The bill's passage comes just one day after university presidents met with the South Dakota Board of Regents to discuss how proposed cutbacks within the U.S. Department of Education will impact their schools. Administrators at South Dakota State University have already been tightening their belts in anticipation of fewer federal dollars flowing into the school. 'We hadn't put things in a freezer, but that we had them in a cooler. So we're trying to slow spending for travel and for purchasing equipment,' SDSU President Barry Dunn said. SDSU President Barry Dunn says the Reconciliation Bill passed in the House will mean fewer research grants for the school, a trend that's already being felt on campus. 'Research activities here at SDSU have slowed down, research activities all across the nation, in human health and agriculture for example, have slowed dramatically and that's concerning,' Dunn said. Dunn says the bill will also make it harder for students to access tuition grants and loans. 'The proposed cuts are very dramatic, cutting programs like work-study, the TRiO program, cutting completely out some loans, some federal loans,' Dunn said. A federal judge has dealt the Trump Administration a blow by pausing efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and ordering laid-off workers back on the job. 'I think the orders that the president has made through executive orders have certainly been provocative and opened up the discussion, but I think the judges have stepped in have probably helped us all by slowing things down,' Dunn said. Dunn says fall enrollment at SDSU is looking good. But he anticipates federal cutbacks in education could lead to uncertainty for students and programs starting next year. Dunn says the school is asking the SDSU Foundation to provide more scholarship money for students due to the potential of fewer grants and loans coming from the federal government. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
