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Florida ends important designation for giant sea cow deaths

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced on Wednesday that it has closed the Unusual Mortality Event case involving dead manatees along the Florida coastline. The agency said manatees in the affected area are no longer starving and that mortality numbers have dropped significantly enough to warrant the closure of the investigation.

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Moisture and temperatures increase into Friday

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Meteorologist Scot Mundt is following the increase in moisture and our temperatures on Friday. Spring is known for its ups and downs. Southeast KELOLAND can expect to go up on Friday, but then it will quickly go down on Saturday. As temperatures warm to record levels in areas of southeast [...]

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‘The Outsiders’ actor speaks at Sioux Falls schools

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Wednesday was no ordinary day at school for some Sioux Falls 7th graders. Clapping and cheering filled the auditorium at George McGovern Middle School today as C. Thomas Howell walked on stage Wednesday morning. Howell played Ponyboy in the 1980s classic The Outsiders, the film adaptation of the book by [...]

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Federal charges filed for 100k gold, cash scam case

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) - New federal court documents paint a clearer picture of how Abdul Mohammed, 32, allegedly convinced a Rapid City woman to give him more than $100,000 in money and gold. The federal case began with a series of threatening phone calls in September of 2023. The indictment says Mohammed and a [...]

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German diplomacy: Potsdam students tour South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A group of 20 high school students from Potsdam, Germany has been all over the upper Midwest, including a tour of the KELOLAND studios Wednesday in downtown Sioux Falls. For 15-year-old Jakob Kretschmer, one experience has stood out as his favorite. "I would say Crazy Horse," Kretschmer said. "We went to [...]

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