USD graduate nominated by Obama for US Attorney position
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — President Barack Obama has nominated University of South Dakota School of Law graduate Randolph Seiler to be South Dakota’s U.S. Attorney. Seiler has been the acting U.S. attorney in the state since March, when then-U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson stepped down for a job in private practice. The U.S. Senate must […]
Propane Prices Plummet Thanks To Large Inventories
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Propane users may be heating their homes more cheaply this winter than they have for many years. Large petroleum inventories have caused prices to plummet, and that’s good news for many rural residents who heat with propane. “It’s kind of nice to see a smile on a face,” propane distributor David […]
Attorney For Lead Murder Suspect Wants Evidence Suppressed
DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) — The attorney for a Lead man accused of killing a woman is seeking to have some evidence disallowed at trial. The Rapid City Journal reports ( ) that defense attorney Ellery Grey maintains police violated the rights of 44-year-old James Rogers Jr. when they searched his apartment. Authorities allege that Rogers […]
State Probe Clears Officers In Lawrence County Shootout
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Attorney General Marty Jackley says three Lawrence County sheriff’s deputies involved in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect who later died were justified in firing their weapons. Jackley’s report also says 31-year-old Rory Gunderman, of Sundance, Wyoming, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, not from a bullet fired by one […]
Community Center Opens At Ellsworth Air Force Base
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Ellsworth Air Force Base has opened a community center that will serve as a gathering place for airmen and their families. The 5,100-square-foot facility is the centerpiece of a $64 million construction project that when complete will add 214 homes to the base near Rapid City. Base officials held a […]
Grip Tightened On Federal Funds Distributed To Lower Brule
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Bureau of Indian Affairs is changing the way it sends money to South Dakota’s Lower Brule Sioux Tribe amid allegations of financial mismanagement by the tribe in recent years. The BIA said in a letter to the tribe that it plans to distribute money for contracted social services and […]
Feds Tighten Grip On Lower Brule’s Money Amid Investigations
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Bureau of Indian Affairs plans to change the way it sends money to South Dakota’s Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, amid allegations of financial mismanagement by the tribe in recent years. The Argus Leader reports ( ) the BIA plans to distribute money for social services and other programs on […]
Sioux Falls Woman Accused Of Assault With A Selfie Stick
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls woman is accused of assaulting her boyfriend with a selfie stick. Police allege that 22-year-old Tyshauna Lyons on Tuesday night first cut the man’s head with a knife and then struck him on the shoulder with the selfie stick. The man was not seriously hurt. Lyons faces […]
Inmate Missing From Minimum-security Lockup In Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A state prison inmate has been placed on escape status after walking away from a minimum-security lockup in Rapid City. Corrections officials say 24-year-old Salvador Ortiz left the Rapid City Community Work Center without authorization about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Ortiz is serving a 4-year sentence for burglary in Pennington County.
SDSU Offers Master’s In Industrial/organizational Psych
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota State University will be offering a new master’s degree aimed at helping organizations manage workforce planning and leadership development. The South Dakota Board of Regents approved the master’s degree in industrial-organizational psychology this week. It’s a subdiscipline of psychology that applies research to improve the well-being and performance of […]