August 2015

GETTYSBURG, S.D. (AP) — Gettysburg Police Chief Bill Wainman is resigning, though it’s not clear whether the move is tied to debate over the department’s emblem and uniform patch that includes a Confederate flag. KCCR radio reports Wainman is on vacation and not available for comment. His resignation says his last day is Aug. 21. […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The National Park Service has announced creation of a new Midwest Region Office of American Indian Affairs and has named a program manager for it. A Park Service news release says Reed Robinson has been given the job and will be leaving his post as deputy superintendent at Badlands National Park, […]

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — An Oklahoma man convicted of hiring his handyman to kill his son-in-law in North Dakota is taking his case to federal court. Gene Kirkpatrick is serving a life term in the South Dakota State Penitentiary for the October 2009 death of Fargo dentist Philip Gattuso. Kirkpatrick’s daughter, Valerie, died of a […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls man accused of controlling a woman with drugs and forcing her to prostitute herself more than 100 times has pleaded not guilty. Thirty-five-year-old Michael Dickey faces human trafficking and assault charges. The Argus Leader reports ( ) that he was arraigned Monday and faces a jury trial […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police say no one was injured in a robbery at a Sioux Falls motel in which a shot was fired. Authorities say four people went into a room at the Cloud 9 Motel shortly before 6 a.m. Tuesday and demanded money from the room’s occupants. One of the suspects was […]

INTERIOR, S.D. (AP) — Authorities have suspended the search for a Nebraska man missing for nearly a month in Badlands National Park in southwestern South Dakota. Thirty-nine-year-old Joshua Jacobsen, of Laurel, Nebraska, is believed to have entered the park on July 12. His vehicle was found in a campground on July 17. Dozens of officials […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Chief Justice David Gilbertson has been elected president of the Conference of Chief Justices and chairman of the National Center for State Courts. The one-year positions became effective this week during meetings in Omaha, Nebraska. Gilbertson is the first chief justice from South Dakota to be selected. The Conference […]

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — A quarter-century ago, marking the 50th anniversary of the Sturgis motorcycle rally, a man with a house a block off Main Street said he had just rented his place for $6,000. “It will pay the property taxes for an entire year,” he said. “So, you going to pay the taxes?” another […]

DELMONT, S.D. (AP) — A landmark house in the tornado-ravaged town of Delmont is in the hands of a new owner who wants to secure its future. The Onion House gets its name from a tower with an onion-shaped dome. It was built in 1902 and has served throughout its history as a private home, […]

DELMONT, S.D. (AP) — A landmark house in the tornado-ravaged town of Delmont is in the hands of a new owner who wants to repair it. The Onion House gets its name from a tower with an onion-shaped dome. It was built in 1902 and has served throughout its history as a private home, a […]