Jordan DeSmet

4 days ago | keloland.com | Jordan DeSmet

MADISON, S.D. (KELO) — Hundreds of protesters rallied outside Dakota State University’s graduation ceremony Saturday as U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem spoke to this year’s graduating class. Since DSU announced the former South Dakota governor would be its commencement speaker, the decision has garnered its fair share of praise and criticism. Not long before commencement, you could see plenty of people rallying along Washington Avenue in Madison.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jordan DeSmet

MADISON, S.D. (KELO) — Dakota State University is getting ready to welcome former South Dakota governor and current secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to campus for this weekend’s commencement. The decision has sparked plenty of conversation among the student body. Deuel County could be multi-billion data center site It’s finals week on the campus of Dakota State, with graduating seniors receiving their diplomas this weekend.

1 week ago | keloland.com | Jordan DeSmet

MADISON, S.D. (KELO) — Dakota State University is getting ready to welcome former South Dakota governor and current secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to campus for this weekend’s commencement. The decision has sparked plenty of conversation among the student body. It’s finals week on the campus of Dakota State, with graduating seniors receiving their diplomas this weekend. Those same seniors will also hear from Noem as the keynote speaker.

1 week ago | keloland.com | Jordan DeSmet

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — You have until Friday to donate to a used book drive benefiting TheStatesman, Lincoln High School’s student newspaper. Ellie Quinn is a junior at Lincoln High School. During her two years with newspaper, she says she has grown as a journalist. “I think being with people who also like doing journalism and who appreciate it, I think it makes it easier to bounce ideas off of each other, and I think that it just makes creating good journalism easier,” Quinn said.

1 week ago | keloland.com | Jordan DeSmet

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Registration is now open for a variety of different Sanford Sports youth clinics this summer. The camps have been a Sioux Falls tradition for over 20 years. In a partnership with Hy-Vee, Sanford Sports will provide free clinics for kindergarten through eighth graders. They can choose from seven different sports. Mark McCloskey helps organize the volleyball clinic, which is the first camp available on June 3.