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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 pleaded guilty on Jan. 18 to second-degree murder. According to the Department of Justice, 21-year-old Sativa Looking Cloud got into a fight at a Mellette […]
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 shot in the left arm and stomach. At last word, the child was listed in critical condition. Police cannot comment on the case because it […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – In the last two weeks, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of South Dakota has been involved in 11 gun cases; some people indicted, and others sentenced to federal prison. These cases come at a time when the federal government releases its most expansive report on guns and crime in the last […]
MITCHELL, SD – Representatives of 21 public safety agencies from South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska spent the last three days in Mitchell for Active Shooter Incident Management Training Bill Godfrey of C-3 Pathways led the program that uses a computerized simulation system. C-3 Pathways is an emergency preparedness organization, with emergency response consulting, training and […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Payment processor Visa Inc. said that it plans to start separately categorizing sales at gun shops, a major win for gun control advocates who say it will help better track suspicious surges of gun sales that could be a prelude to a mass shooting. But the decision by Visa, the world’s […]
PIERRE, SD – While the governor and Republican-led Legislature push to expand access to firearms in South Dakota, a majority of voters favors restrictions such as waiting periods and age limits for some gun purchases, according to a statewide poll co-sponsored by South Dakota News Watch. The poll of 500 registered voters showed that 60% […]