August 2015

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man accused of stabbing a man in the back of the head has been sentenced to a year in prison. Twenty-year-old River Grey Bull, of McLaughlin, pleaded guilty in May to a federal charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. The incident happened Jan. 24 on the […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Promoters of a mixed-use building and parking ramp in downtown Sioux Falls are retooling their plans after developers failed to reach a deal with landowners along Phillips Avenue. The proposal for a four-story building called “The Banks” will have a hotel, apartments, retail and office space, and a public parking […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A North Dakota woman accused of stabbing another woman on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation has been sentenced in South Dakota federal court. Twenty-seven-year-old Marissa Sitting Dog, of Fort Yates, North Dakota, pleaded guilty in April to assault with a dangerous weapon. Authorities say the incident happened on Feb. 22. […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Highway Patrol says there’s still time to apply to be a state trooper. The Department of Public Safety announced Thursday the deadline to apply is Aug. 14. The Highway Patrol says positions are expected to open in the next year. The application process begins early because training takes […]

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — A Mankato motel is investigating a South Dakota woman’s report that her 11-year-old son was badly burned after spilling the motel’s hot chocolate on himself. Melissa Mentele of Emery, South Dakota, says her son suffered first- and second-degree burns while getting hot chocolate from a self-serve machine at a Holiday Inn […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds has endorsed former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s bid for the White House in 2016. Rob Skjonsberg, who managed Rounds’ 2014 U.S. Senate campaign, said Thursday that Rounds knows Huckabee to be a good governor and a good man. Huckabee endorsed Rounds last year during his […]

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — Puddle of Mudd singer Wes Scantlin faces his second DUI charge in less than two weeks, this time in South Dakota near the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. A state Highway Patrol trooper pulled Scantlin over early Wednesday for a traffic violation east of Sturgis. The rock group has had concerts in the […]

BURKE, S.D. (AP) — The state’s attorney in Charles Mix County is facing a drunken driving charge in Gregory County. The Daily Republic newspaper reports ( ) that 54-year-old Scott Podhradsky made a stop in Burke on Monday while traveling on a motorcycle. Authorities say Podhradsky somehow ended up beneath the bike at a motel, […]

KYLE, S.D. (AP) — In a story July 30 about the arrest of a Kyle woman, The Associated Press, relying on information from the U.S. attorney’s office, reported erroneously that Jeannie Janis was charged with abusing or neglecting her infant son, causing his death. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Collins said the child was injured, but […]

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A 32-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to dealing large quantities of methamphetamine in North Dakota and Minnesota. Kelli Caron is charged in federal court with conspiracy to possess with intent to deliver a controlled substance. Authorities say the ring involved at least 500 grams of meth. Caron faces life in prison […]