July 2015

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Authorities in Rapid City are investigating the drowning of a woman in Rapid Creek. Rapid City police responded to a report of a drowning in the creek near Steele Avenue and Omaha Street just before 7 a.m. Saturday. There officers say they found an unresponsive woman who had been pulled […]

RUNNING WATER, S.D. (AP) — A Nebraska woman has died after falling into the Missouri River in southeastern South Dakota. Authorities say 23-year-old Veronica Jo Keeble of Niobrara, Nebraska, fell into the water while she and four others were down near the river by Standing Bear Memorial Bridge. KELO-TV reports ( ) at least two […]

WAUBAY, S.D. (AP) — The National Weather Service says at least one tornado was confirmed in northeastern South Dakota on Friday. Meteorologist Ryan Vipond says one tornado was confirmed in the Waubay area. The extent of the damage is unclear but trees were down in the area and some sheds and grain bins were crumpled. […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Officials in North Dakota and South Dakota are cautioning drivers to be safe on the roads as both states have seen a high number of fatalities this summer already. Two more people in South Dakota died Friday in car crashes, bringing the state’s death toll for July to 19. Office […]

JOHNSTON, Neb. (AP) — An eastern Nebraska woman has died on a north-central Nebraska highway following a two-vehicle crash along U.S. Highway 20 in Brown County. The Lincoln Journal Star reports ( ) that 52-year-old Sheri Walkling, of Elkhorn, died Wednesday afternoon when the car she was driving crossed the center line and hit a […]

DELMONT, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota law firm is offering free insurance analysis to residents of the tornado-ravaged town of Delmont who feel insurance companies haven’t given them a fair shake. Scott Swier of the Swier Law Firm in Avon met with Delmont residents this week to discuss how they make sure they’re getting […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A 35-year-old Sioux Falls man is facing charges for allegedly forcing a woman to prostitute herself for several years. Michael Dickey is charged with first-degree human trafficking, two counts of domestic aggravated assault and domestic simple assault. Authorities say Dickey held the 43-year-old woman against her will for several years. […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota regulators tasked with considering whether to approve construction of a proposed oil pipeline that would run through the state have scheduled a two-week evidentiary hearing for this fall. South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner Chris Nelson says the commission will take input from parties involved with the Dakota Access Pipeline […]

PARKSTON, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say charges are pending in a crash Friday that killed a 52-year-old Parkston man. The Department of Public Safety says the driver of a Buick Enclave struck an oncoming motorcyclist as he was attempting to pass a semi-truck he was driving behind. Officials say he first hit the motorcycle and […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A minimum-security prison inmate in Sioux Falls has been placed on “escape” status for failing to return to prison after a job search. The South Dakota Department of Corrections says inmate Ryan Dahl left the minimum-security unit on the grounds of the South Dakota State Penitentiary on Friday afternoon. He […]