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PIERRE, S.D. – The murder trial of a Pierre man charged with killing a teenager from Rapid City, S.D., in November 2023 is expected to begin next month. During a competency […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A South Dakota woman is going to prison for 40 years for a multi-state sexual exploitation of minors. According to authorities, 26-year-old Emily Yeary from Summerset, […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Datavion Taylor and Marquise Spotted Eagle are accused of taking two underage girls out of state in a stolen car and committing crimes along the way. […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Police Department responded to a weapons-related call in downtown Rapid City Thursday (Oct. 24) following a report of an altercation involving several juveniles. […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Three men were arrested Thursday (Oct. 24)evening slightly after 7 p.m. after police responded to a burglary in progress on Wood Avenue between Anamosa St and […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The latest case involving a a South Dakota state employee is a Department of Revenue (DOR) worker who is accused of manipulating the system to benefit […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A woman has been sentenced for failing to pay taxes. Josefina Leui was sentenced to 5 years probation, with 8 months of electronic monitoring, for failure […]
PENNINGTON COUNTY, S.D. – After a six month-long investigation, Reed Thompson of Rapid City, S.D., is in custody facing numerous charges of taking advantage of high-risk girls. The 55-year-old is […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Pennington County man convicted of third-degree rape has been sentenced. Brandon Robbins, 32, stayed at a family member’s house in February of 2023 after consuming […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A Kyle, South Dakota man is headed to federal prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor. Rudolfo Ceron III, age 26, was sentenced to 14 years […]
SPRINGFIELD, S.D. — Convicted sex offender and failed Republican state Senate candidate Joel Koskan has been appointed a new attorney after claims his last lawyer was “outright refusing” his phone […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Three 19-year-olds and an 18-year-old have been charged after a 24-year-old man was shot in the head on April 30. 19-year-old Victor Rios of Sioux Falls […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City man was found guilty Friday on both counts of first-degree murder and second-degree rape. A jury found James Jumping Eagle guilty following a […]
PENNINGTON COUNTY, S.D. – Statewide, 2023 saw more than a 2% drop in crime compared to 2022. According to the Attorney General’s state crime report, homicides, aggravated assaults, and drug […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Last week, a grand jury in Pennington County issued an indictment against a Rapid City man, who was apprehended in Decatur, Indiana by the US Marshals […]
MOODY COUNTY, S.D. — Law enforcement across the state are mourning the loss of a Moody County Chief Deputy Sheriff who killed in the line of duty Friday afternoon in […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A man is now behind bars after allegedly shooting a woman in Rapid City over the weekend. It happened Friday night on Lacrosse Street on the […]
CROOK COUNTY, WY – Two ranchers face property destruction charges after using bleach to paint markings, including drawings of male genitalia, on a total of 189 cows and six bulls […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A 36 year-old Pine Ridge, S.D. man was convicted of robbery, carjacking, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. JT Myore was indicted by […]
TODD COUNTY, S.D — A $10,000 reward is being offered in a hit and run that killed a woman on the Rosebud Reservation last year. The FBI says Micheliegh Iron […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A $300,000 tour bus was stolen from the Monument parking lot in Rapid City yesterday (Sept. 14) morning. According to the Rapid City Police Department (RCPD), […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A Sonora, Mexico man was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison on August 11, 2023 for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Authorities say for […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Colorado woman plead guilty in federal court for her role in the kidnapping of an FBI agent. Karla Alejandro Lopez Gutierrez is charged with kidnapping, […]
RAPID CITY S.D. – A Sturgis, S.D. man was sentenced August 10 for a bank robbery conviction. Deric Dufek, 33, was indicted for bank robbery by a federal grand jury […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The director of a non-profit organization that assists those suffering from trauma was arrested this week and is currently being held on two felony charges. Krystal […]
MADISON, S.D. – In a courtroom overflowing with emotion, the death of a child at the hands of Amanda Walder, a mother herself, brought grief, condemnation and the wrenching question, […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A 43-year-old man charged with first degree rape made a court appearance on Friday. Aubry Glascock is charged with first degree rape. The alleged victim was […]
PIERRE, S.D. – A Mellette County woman was sentenced May 8 in federal court to 20 years in prison for shooting and killing another woman last year. Sativa Looking Cloud […]
HOT SPRINGS, S.D. – A Hot Springs business owner was sentenced to five years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, on Thursday for attempted receipt of […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — An 11-year-old child is in critical condition in Sioux Falls after being shot by a 10-year-old boy. The shooting occurred Saturday. The 11-year-old victim was accidentally […]
BLACK HAWK, S.D. — A Black Hawk man is heading to federal prison after pleading guilty to gun and drug charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 35-year-old Gregory Martin will […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City man has been found guilty on all four counts against him in connection with a shooting at the Central States Fair last summer. […]
HENRY, S.D. — According to Alpha Media USA, the Henry School District released the following statement announcing the resignation of an English teacher recently charged with sex crimes against a 16-year-old […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Two new prisons will be built following a presentation by Secretary of Corrections Kellie Wasko before members of the Joint Committee on Appropriations that approved two bills […]
SCOTLAND, S.D. –The man accused of murdering three people in the town of Scotland has decided to have a jury decide his fate. The deadline has passed for 43-year old […]
PINE RIDGE RESERVATION – Holly Wilson had just left to pick up soda for a steak dinner for her nine grandchildren last May, when a barrage of bullets was fired […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Two brothers , one showing remorse, the other not, were sentenced Friday in federal court for their part in a 2019 kidnapping and assault. In October […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Matthew Shawn Buchko, 40 of Rapid City, was convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography in a three-day trial that ended Friday. Buchko was federally indicted […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Robert Yellow Bird, who was accused of shooting and killing 29-year-old Joseph Standing Bear of Norris and 37-year-old Petan Milk of Rapid City last August at […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Porcupine man who had pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison this week. Cassian Richards, 20, shot and killed […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Widespread drought, rising prices, and feed shortages in the Great Plains and West have created a fertile field for cattle feed scammers to take advantage of […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A grand jury has charged a municipal official with embezzling more than $100,000 from the South Dakota Association of Highway Superintendents. Brookings County State’s Attorney […]
Warren Grant West passed away July 7, 2025, on the family ranch north of New Underwood SD. He […]
