May 2015

AMHERST, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a 21-year-old man from Claremont has died after being ejected from his vehicle when it rolled over in Marshall County. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says Darren Stahl died at the scene Sunday night outside Amherst. According to the Highway Patrol, Stahl lost control of the SUV he was […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls bail bondsman has been indicted for allegedly accepting illegal tips and allowing unlicensed bounty hunters to make an arrest. The Argus Leader newspaper reports ( ) that a grand jury has indicted 54-year-old Steven Krier of Dakota Bail Bonds on a felony charge of aiding and abetting […]

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday saluted Americans who died in battle, saying the country must “never stop trying to fully repay them” for their sacrifices. He noted it was the first Memorial Day in 14 years without U.S. forces engaged in a major ground war. Speaking under sunny skies to some […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Wagner police officer knocked unconscious during a traffic stop on Friday says he hopes to return to duty within a week. Officer Brian McGuire on Monday was being released from the Sioux Falls hospital where he was treated for bleeding on the brain. He issued a statement thanking well-wishers […]

WALL, S.D. (AP) — An Oklahoma man was killed in a one-vehicle crash in a national park in South Dakota over the weekend. The Highway Patrol says the pickup truck driven by the 51-year-old man from Sallisaw, Oklahoma, went off state Highway 240 in Badlands National Park and down a steep embankment, rolling twice. The […]

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday saluted Americans who died in battle, saying the country must “never stop trying to fully repay them” for their sacrifices. He noted it was the first Memorial Day in 14 years without U.S. forces engaged in a major ground war. Speaking under sunny skies to some […]

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Some people who remember the old Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Sioux City still wonder what happened to a vibrant mural that once graced the building. The artwork titled “Patriotic Mural” was created by Oglala Lakota artist Arthur Amiotte, and it was unveiled at the school in February 1966. It […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A four-year study of walleye in Lake Oahe is only halfway done but already is yielding results that should prove valuable to both wildlife officials and anglers. Officials are gaining new information about how fish move, how long they live and what proportion of them are ending up on anglers’ hooks. […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Rapid City police have a suspect in custody in the early morning shooting death of a man. Authorities say the 20-year-old male suspect was arrested on drug and alcohol charges at the scene when officers responded to a report of an assault about 12:10 a.m. Monday and found the victim’s […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Capital Journal Publisher Steve Baker has left the Pierre newspaper to pursue other opportunities in the industry. The Capital Journal reports ( ) that Baker had been publisher for nearly seven years. His last day at the paper was Friday, and he leaves Wick Communications on Tuesday. Wick Communications Regional Publisher […]