March 2015

DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) — A Deadwood man who admitted to burglarizing two churches has been sentenced to four years in prison. Judge Michelle Percy also ordered 52-year-old Steven Purchase to pay nearly $1,100 in restitution. Percy pleaded guilty to burglarizing St. Ambrose Catholic Church in May 2014. Percy cut himself, leaving blood on a broken […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Almost one-fourth of what Sioux Falls trash collectors hauled away last year was sent to recyclers, setting a city record. The Argus Leader reports ( ) the 23.5 percent recycling rate was the highest since the city began monitoring it in 2008, and exceeded the goal officials had set for […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls police have arrested two people in what has been described as a teen mob attack.buy prednisone online https://www.pharmalucence.com/wp-content/languages/new/generic/prednisone.html no prescription Authorities say a 17-year-old minor faces riot and simple assault charges, and an 18-year-old boy faces a riot charge. Police spokesman Sam Clemens says more charges are likely. […]

WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) — Before oil tanker trucks rumbled down the roads at all hours, this town was so quiet that Erin White rode her horse to a deserted Main Street one night. Back then, this was a dusty hamlet with few prospects for a future. Like many teens, White didn’t expect to be […]

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Forecasters say drought conditions are likely for much of the Northern Plains this spring. The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map shows 75 percent of North Dakota and 82 percent of South Dakota as either abnormally dry or in moderate drought conditions already. All of eastern North Dakota and northeastern South Dakota […]

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Forecasters say drought conditions are likely for much of eastern South Dakota this spring. That assessment from a seasonal drought outlook by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center mirrors the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map. It showed an expansion of moderate drought in the northeastern counties of Brown, Day, Clark, Codington and Deuel. […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — A man who locked himself at an Aberdeen hotel room for more than 14 hours has been taken to the state penitentiary on a parole detainer. The Aberdeen American News reports that 37-year-old Gregory Two Hearts is now at the corrections facility in Sioux Falls. He was arrested Wednesday night after […]

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A federal judge who has blocked President Barack Obama’s immigration executive action suggested on Thursday that he could order sanctions (just like in obtaining a work visa) against the Justice Department if he rules it mislead him about when exactly the administration began implementing one of the measures. During a sometimes […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police in Sioux Falls say a 45-year-old man has reported that up to 30 teens severely damaged his car while trying to attack him. Police spokesman Sam Clemens says the man reported that the incident happened after he caught his son and two friends smoking pot in his basement. The […]