August 8, 2015
Report: $14M Drone Piloted From Ellsworth Crashed Overseas
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A recently released report from the U.S. Air Force shows a drone worth over $14 million that was being remotely piloted from Ellsworth Air Force Base was intentionally crashed last year somewhere over the Middle East following a mechanical failure. The Rapid City Journal reports ( ) the report from […]
Despite Record Attendance, DUI Arrests Down At Sturgis Rally
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — This year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is estimated to be one of the busiest on record, but officials with the state Highway Patrol says they’ve actually seen a decrease in drunken driving arrests. As of Saturday, the South Dakota Highway Patrol has made 200 DUI arrests in Sturgis and the surrounding […]
Autobiography Of Missionary Now Lives In Digital Archives
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The autobiography of a well-known missionary in the Dakota Territory will now live on in a digital form. The “Autobiography of Mary C. Collins in her handwriting” is now available in the Digital Archives of the South Dakota State Historical Society. KELO-TV reports ( ) the 116-page manuscript tells stories from […]
Obama Declares Disaster On Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — President Barack Obama has declared a disaster for the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, which suffered severe damage from storms, straight-line winds and flooding in May. The president signed the disaster declaration Friday. The move makes federal aid available to members of the tribe on the reservation […]
Webster Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison In Rape Case
WEBSTER, S.D. (AP) — A Webster man accused of rape has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Forty-two-year-old Jamie Campbell pleaded no contest to one count of felony rape on April 24. He was sentenced last month. The American News in Aberdeen reports ( ) the charges stem from incidents involving a 9-year-old girl […]
Warrant Issued For Sioux Falls Man Whose Infant Child Died
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police have issued a warrant for a Sioux Falls man whose infant child died this week. Officials say police in Sioux Falls responded Wednesday to a report that an infant was not breathing. Emergency services personnel performed lifesaving efforts on the infant, who was transported to a hospital. She died […]
Suspect In Pay Day Loan Robbery Found In South Dakota Corn
ELKTON, S.D. (AP) — A Minnesota man is accused of robbing a pay day loan business in South Dakota and taking an employee hostage before being captured hours later in a cornfield. Authorities say the Lake Benton, Minnesota, man robbed a Check ‘n Go in Brookings, South Dakota, and took a woman hostage. Authorities say […]