February 2015
Rounds Chooses Locations Of 4 Offices, Satellite Meetings
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds has chosen the locations of his four offices in South Dakota and places were his staff will host regular meetings. The office in Pierre is on Capitol Avenue, in Sioux Falls on North Main Street, in Rapid City on West Main Street, and in Aberdeen on South […]
Sheriff: Gunman In Fatal SD Shooting Argued With Supervisor
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A truck driver who had a workplace argument with a supervisor over a delivery was responsible for fatally shooting that man and injuring two other people at an industrial site before committing suicide, authorities confirmed Friday. Authorities said they used dental records to identify Jeffrey DeZeeuw of Sioux Falls as […]
New Herd Of Bighorn Sheep Moved To Northern Hills In SD
DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) — When the Grizzly Gulch fire of June and July 2002 charred 11,589 acres of forest around Lead and Deadwood, it created ideal habitat for bighorn sheep. On Thursday, officials with the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department took advantage of the burn area and released 26 bighorn sheep they captured […]
Police ID Suspected Gunman, Victims In Workplace Shooting
LENNOX, S.D. (AP) — Authorities have identified the suspected gunman and victims in a workplace shooting in Lennox that killed one worker and injured two others. Authorities say 51-year-old truck driver Jeffrey DeZeeuw (dee-zee-OO’), of Sioux Falls, was found by a burned semitrailer south of Lennox following the Thursday afternoon shooting at a Sioux Steel […]
Dental Records Being Used To ID Suspected Workplace Shooter
LENNOX, S.D. (AP) — Authorities are relying on dental records to positively identify the suspected gunman in a fatal workplace shooting in Lennox. Lincoln County Sheriff Dennis Johnson tells The Associated Press that an autopsy was being done Friday. A man killed one person and injured two others in the shooting Thursday at a Sioux […]
Buffalo Chip Campground Wants To Become Its Own City
STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — A campground and event site that swells in size during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally wants to become a community all its own, but Sturgis officials are fighting the idea. Buffalo Chip Campground owner Rod Woodruff wants to turn the 600-acre site into a city that could attract businesses. If the […]
Fatal Workplace Shooting In Lennox Shakes Small Community
LENNOX, S.D. (AP) — A fatal workplace shooting in the town of Lennox has shaken residents who say the community is typically a quiet place. A man killed one person and injured two others in a shooting incident Thursday at a Sioux Steel Company location known as ProTec. The suspected gunman is believed to be […]
Vermillion School Opt-out Of $880,000 Won’t Face Public Vote
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Voters will not challenge the Vermillion School District’s proposal to continue an opt-out of property tax limits for another five years. The school board last month approved to raise the annual opt-out from $800,000 to $880,000 to avoid budget cuts. The Press & Dakotan reports ( ) that after the notice […]
Coyotes’ balanced shooting takes down Omaha
Without junior starting guard Tia Hemiller, the University of South Dakota pulled off an 83-69 win against the Omaha Mavericks, with six players reaching double digits in scoring. “We are dealing with the adversity right now, but I think we are doing alright (without Tia),” senior guard Nicole Seekamp said. “If we can come through strong […]
South Dakota Woman Gets 22 Years Prison In Lame Deer Murder
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a South Dakota woman to 22 years in prison for the murder of a woman on Montana’s Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. U.S. District Judge Susan Watters sentenced 42-year-old Eugenia Ann Rowland of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, on Thursday in Billings. Rowland pleaded guilty last year to […]