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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A year of headlines about public corruption, state employee scandals, nepotism and abuse of power put a spotlight on the value of investigative journalism. Of the […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota state employees will be subject to annual ethics and financial stewardship training under order of Gov. Kristi Noem. The governor’s office announced that the second-term […]
PIERRE, S.D. — A former state employee who oversaw vehicle titling in the Motor Vehicles Division for South Dakota has been accused of creating fake titles and then using those […]
OMAHA, NE – Former Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party political operative Will Hailer paid $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit brought by two South Dakota cannabis companies and their investors accusing him […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced that Jessica Scott, 38, of Rapid City, has been ordered to pay $42,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to one […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Lead, S.D. couple convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud the United States has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $211,564.17 in restitution. The conviction […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The county officials who administer elections in South Dakota don’t consider hand counting to be an effective or efficient method of tabulating votes. That’s the result […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A former South Dakota insurance salesman is now facing federal charges. Gary King of Cypress Risk Management is accused of collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal report says at least $36 million in unemployment benefits were wrongfully distributed to South Dakotans, fraudulently or mistakenly, from March 2020 to March 2023. The […]
RAPID CITY, SD – As the November election nears, there has been an increase of claims of voter fraud in South Dakota. The South Dakota Freedom Caucus claims that several […]
BISMARCK, ND – Some construction companies in North Dakota are paying workers under the table and skipping out on worker benefits to avoid paying taxes, according to local union advocates […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska was convicted Thursday on charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign from […]
WASHINGTON — One of the privatized military housing providers at Ellsworth Air Force Base has pleaded guilty for defrauding the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. The Justice […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Open enrollment for Medicare is now open and runs through December 7. Medicare plans and coverage for prescription drugs change each year, so it is important for […]
PASCO, WA – The president of one of the largest agricultural operations in Washington state has admitted concocting a scheme to defraud Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., Dakota Dunes, SD, Â and […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Restitution of more than $15 million has been ordered in South Dakota for the man who defrauded wholesale seed distributors by passing off non-organic products […]
PIERRE, SD (AP) – South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem refused to acknowledge Thursday that Democrat Joe Biden defeated her close Republican ally Donald Trump in a free and fair election, […]
Larry John Johnson, a cherished husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on January 14, 2025, at the […]
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