July 2015

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State and federal officials in the Dakotas are working with an American Indian reservation that straddles the two states’ border on a project to reduce the number of released felons who return to a life of crime. The effort eventually could be used as a model by tribes throughout the country […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Above-average temperatures over the past week have boosted the development of crops across South Dakota. The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report that corn development is ahead of the average pace, while soybeans lag behind. About 20 percent of South Dakota’s winter wheat crop is harvested, ahead of […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A trial has opened for former South Dakota U.S. Senate candidate Clayton Walker, who is acting as his own attorney as he faces accusations of violating election law. Walker faces felony charges for submitting nominating petitions that authorities say included names of celebrities and dead or fictitious people. The jury for […]

YANKTON, S.D. (AP) — The eastern South Dakota city of Yankton is trying to capitalize on the 75th anniversary of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in the western Black Hills by holding its own celebration. The inaugural Rock ‘N’ Rumble event is Aug. 1, two days before the start of the Sturgis rally from Aug. 3-9. […]

DELL RAPIDS, S.D. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered in Dell Rapids to mourn the deaths of three people including two children in a car crash. The Monday night vigil was for 38-year-old Joshua Krempges, his 7-year-old daughter, Mariana Krempges, and her 11-year-old friend, Madyson Barbee. The three died July 13 in a crash near […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Police are investigating a weekend armed robbery in Rapid City in which a convenience store clerk was locked in a storage area. Authorities say a gun-wielding man entered the Windmill Truck Stop about 4 a.m. Saturday, and forced the clerk into the storage area after having the clerk put money […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Authorities have identified a woman who drowned in Rapid Creek in western South Dakota and a girl who drowned in Lake Thompson in the eastern part of the state. Police say 30-year-old Edie Mackey, of Rapid City, drowned in Rapid Creek early Saturday. Authorities say witnesses told them Mackey and […]

PIEDMONT, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Department of Transportation is advising drivers to use a different exit to get to Piedmont because of repairs to the I-90 Exit 44 westbound bridge. The department announced on Monday that work is expected to finish by July 27. I-90 is restricted to one lane nearby, and the […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A federal jury has convicted a Pine Ridge man of child abuse and assault charges. Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph Seiler says 36-year-old Timothy Kenneth White Plume was found guilty after a seven-day trial. White Plume was indicted in 2013 on charges of child abuse and neglect and assault resulting in […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Law enforcement authorities in southeast South Dakota say an inmate died in custody at a county corrections facility. Minnehaha County jail warden Jeff Gromer on Monday said Nicholas Jon Deutscher died Saturday at the County Corrections Center. Gromer says the 21-year-old inmate was found unconscious and not breathing Saturday night. […]