August 13, 2015

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s attorney general says a woman who died while in custody in Brown County died of a meth overdose. Attorney General Marty Jackley says an autopsy on 24-year-old Sarah Circle Bear found her blood had acute methamphetamine and amphetamine toxicity. Circle Bear, of Claremont, was found unresponsive in the jail […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The confidence of state leaders is split over whether there will be enough money during the upcoming legislative session to freeze South Dakota’s in-state college tuition for the fall 2016 school year. Lawmakers responded Thursday to this week’s Board of Regents budget request. The request includes $4.7 million for the freeze […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls man suspected of threatening a resident with a machete and fleeing the scene of a rollover crash is in custody following a manhunt by police. Authorities say the 28-year-old man was arrested on aggravated assault, tampering with a motor vehicle and traffic-related charges Thursday in the backyard […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether has appointed Assistant Police Chief Matt Burns to lead the force when longtime chief Doug Barthel retires.buy amoxicillin online https://drugeriemarket.co.uk/wp-content/languages/new/britain/amoxicillin.html no prescription Barthel recently announced he’s stepping down in October, after more than 12 years at the helm of the police department and almost 30 […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — A Groton man accused of having more than 7 pounds of marijuana worth about $40,000 at his farm and business has been sentenced to serve 10 years in prison. Forty-five-year-old Timothy Thurston was arrested last December and later pleaded guilty to possessing and intending to distribute drugs. The American News reports […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The latest estimates from the federal Agriculture Department predict smaller corn and soybean crops in South Dakota this year. Corn production is forecast at 760 million bushels, down 3 percent from 2014. Soybean production is pegged at 228 million bushels, down 1 percent from last year’s record Winter wheat is […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — An adult entertainment cabaret in Rapid City that’s been at odds with religious groups or the city during much of its 31-year history is closing. The Rapid City Journal reports ( ) Shotgun Willies will shut down at the end of the month. Owner Aaron Johnson says he’s sold the […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The chinook salmon population in Lake Oahe isn’t back to levels seen on the Dakotas fishery before the 2011 Missouri River flood, but officials say it’s getting a boost from a successful lake herring spawn. The 2011 flood flushed rainbow smelt through Oahe Dam. The smelt are the main food source […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls police are investigating a taxi cab driver’s report of being robbed at gunpoint. Authorities say the driver reported that a male got into his cab about 1 a.m. Thursday, put a semi-automatic handgun to his neck and demanded money. The driver said he gave an undetermined amount of […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — A judge has denied a request from an Aberdeen man charged in a fatal stabbing to visit his mother in a Rapid City hospital.buy flagyl online https://nouvita.co.uk/wp-content/languages/new/uk/flagyl.html no prescription The American News ( ) reports 33-year-old John Hemminger’s furlough request was denied Wednesday. Hemminger is charged with premediated murder in the […]