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DEADWOOD, S.D. — Deadwood Police are investigating an unattended death. Authorities were alerted to a body lying in a creek near 26 Water St. slighty before 9:30 a.m. Friday morning. Upon arrival, Deadwood Police officers discovered a deceased man, identified as a 66-year-old resident of Pennington County. Preliminary investigations have not revealed any indications of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this week, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a new federal order requiring all dairy cattle to be tested for bovine influenza A, also called H5N1, (also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry and birds) before being moved across state lines. It also requires tracing the previous movements […]
UNDATED – The South Dakota Highway Patrol has released names in two fatal crashes that occurred earlier this month. A 42-year-old man died Friday, April 12, in a single-vehicle crash in Black Hawk, SD. Preliminary crash information indicates Nathan T. Wheeler of Piedmont was northbound on Erickson Ranch Road when the vehicle left the roadway […]
STURGIS, S.D. – No serious injuries were reported after two vehicles collided at the intersection of 4th Street and Lazelle Thursday morning. Sturgis Police Chief Geody Vandewater says a westbound 2023 Ford Bronco traveling on Lazelle failed to stop for a red light at the intersection, and collided with a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix. The […]
EDGEMONT, S.D. – Two men died Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle crash three miles south of Edgemont, SD. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates the driver and passenger of a 2001 Ford F250 were headed southbound on SD Hwy. 471 when the […]
MADISON, SD–Tuesday, the Executive Board of the Legislature announced the Senate membership on the Ellsworth Task Force, which will explore current and future developments surrounding Ellsworth Air Force Base. Senate members of the Ellsworth Task Force are Senator Michael Walsh (Chair) (D-35), Senator Red Dawn Foster (D-27), Senator Helene Duhamel (R-32), Senator Jean Hunhoff (R-18), […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley Tuesday announced that 11 inmates will face a combined 18 felony charges stemming from the March 27-28 disturbances at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls. The inmates face charges including aggravated assault, simple assault, damage to prison property, and starting fires within the prison. […]
Sharon was born on April 17, 1948, in Sturgis, South Dakota, as the oldest child of Hazel and […]