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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- A former South Dakota School of Mines student is suing Department of Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem claiming that her immigration documents were wrongfully terminated. Priya Saxena is a doctorate student from India. Court papers say that the School of Mines informed her that her Student and Exchange Visitor Information System [...]

WOONSOCKET, S.D. (KELO) -- Sanborn Central/Woonsocket made a run to the Class 'B' state title game this season for just the third time in history. The Blackhawks were anchored by junior Liz Boschee, who is a finalist for player of the Year. Boschee first ventured into the game of basketball as way to team up [...]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Sioux Falls child care worker is in the Minnehaha County jail accused of abusing four toddlers. Chelsea Struss, 38, worked at a day care called NXTgen Kidz. Her photo is no longer included on the business' website. According to an affidavit, a coworker heard Struss yelling with "anger in [...]

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KELO) — Around 30 demonstrators made clear Thursday they're not happy at the moment with the man who has carved out one of South Dakota's most prolific political careers in Washington. "I would like to see John Thune speak for everyone and not just go along with his party, and I would like him [...]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Alyssa Schmidt, a mom to twin boys, is familiar with autism. Both her kids were diagnosed at age three. "I think for us, it was kind of a moment where it just made sense. We got this diagnosis and we had all of these separate areas that we noticed were [...]

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) - A former massage therapist, who is accused of inappropriately touching some of his customers, will stand trial. Thursday a Minnehaha County judge denied Kurt Smit's request to have the charges of sexual contact without consent dropped after another day of testimony. There are no rules that govern what a massage [...]