South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is alerting residents to the reappearance of a widespread text message scam demanding fake toll road payments. Known as the “Toll Road Text Message Scam,” this phishing scheme tricks consumers into clicking a link and sending money under threat of fines.
Eight individuals were arrested during ICE raid operations in Madison, South Dakota, on Tuesday, following investigations into alleged identity fraud at local manufacturing businesses. According to newly released federal court documents, agents reviewed employment records earlier this year and found signs of identity misuse.
A 24-year-old woman died and a one-month-old infant sustained minor injuries in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Lincoln County, South Dakota. The fatal accident occurred just before noon on Wednesday, approximately six miles southwest of Worthing.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced that Kody Konechne, 24, of Plankinton, has been sentenced to 55 years in state prison for the 2020 First Degree Rape of a minor in Aurora County.
Call to Freedom, a Sioux Falls-based nonprofit, addressed the Mitchell Lions Club this week to raise awareness about human trafficking in South Dakota. The organization has supported over 1,500 survivors statewide, including at least five in the Mitchell area.
A man is dead and two individuals are in custody following a fatal stabbing on the Pine Ridge Reservation. According to the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety, officers discovered the victim with a stab wound on a porch around 2 a.m. Sunday.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced the sentencing of Danielle Degenstein (also known as Deegan-Steen), a former Department of Revenue employee, for failing to report a coworker’s fraud. Degenstein pleaded guilty to Misprision of a Felony—a misdemeanor charge—and received one year of unsupervised probation, a $500 fine, and court costs.
Sioux Falls police report a decline in car thefts, but recent incidents show the threat remains. Over the weekend, a suspect broke into two apartments, stealing cash and two vehicles—only one of which has been recovered. Authorities reveal that over 80% of stolen cars were left unlocked with keys inside.
The South Dakota Department of Corrections has confirmed the release of Glenford Old Lodge, a 35-year-old high-risk sex offender, following the completion of his full sentence for sexual contact without consent in Hughes County.
The City of Mitchell would like to remind the citizens to check their sump […]
