A South Dakota State Penitentiary inmate, 57-year-old Keith McLain, has died in an apparent suicide. McLain was found unresponsive in his cell on September 22 and later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. He was serving time for a Minnehaha County second-degree rape conviction. The South Dakota Department of Corrections has not released additional details.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced indictments against a Department of Corrections employee, two inmates, and two civilians following overdose deaths at the state penitentiary.
Federal investigators have detailed a September 6 plane crash at Brookings Airport that injured three men.
PIERRE, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces five people, including […]
A Reliance man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for his role in a large meth distribution ring. Heath Choal pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine after prosecutors linked him to an operation that moved up to 35 pounds of meth in the Pierre area from 2023 to 2024. He will also serve three years of supervised release.
A Sioux Falls man with a history of fleeing police is headed to federal prison. Boru Wako, Jr. was sentenced to seven years for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and illegal receipt of a firearm while under indictment.
The South Dakota Department of Corrections is alerting the public to the release of 49-year-old Carl Six Toes, a high-risk offender. Six Toes completed his full sentence for sexual contact with a person incapable of consenting in Minnehaha County and will not be under parole supervision.
Governor Larry Rhoden is joining 30 governors urging Congress to address rising drone threats. In a letter to lawmakers, they warn drones are increasingly misused for spying, stalking, and potential attacks.
Senator Mike Rounds is inviting South Dakota high school seniors to apply for a nomination to the nation’s prestigious U.S. service academies. Applications for the Class of 2030 are due by October 10, with opportunities to attend the Air Force Academy, West Point, the Naval Academy, and the Merchant Marine Academy.
Federal prosecutors have charged 88 people in South Dakota this summer in a sweeping drug trafficking crackdown tied to cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. U.S. Attorney Alison Ramsdell says the indictments, spanning April through August, were the result of joint investigations by federal, state, tribal, and local task forces. Major cases involved large-scale conspiracies moving hundreds of pounds of meth and fentanyl through Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Pierre, and Aberdeen.