The South Dakota Department of Corrections has issued a public safety notice ahead of the release of high-risk offender Michael Pigney. Scheduled for release in the Sioux Falls area, Pigney will not be under parole supervision following convictions in Minnehaha County.
Brookings Police now say a medical emergency caused the sudden death of South Dakota State football player Nate White. The 20-year-old sophomore running back from Wisconsin was found unresponsive at his Brookings home the morning of June 25th.
A Brookings man is facing charges after allegedly leaving an 8-month-old baby in a hot car for over 30 minutes during Tuesday’s extreme heat.
Authorities have released new information on a July 2 crash in Mitchell that left an 18-year-old moped driver with life-threatening injuries. The collision occurred at Sixth Avenue and Winsor Street when a Jeep Compass driver failed to yield and struck the unhelmeted teen.
A Sioux Falls man is in custody after allegedly making a bomb threat at a Brookings Starbucks on Wednesday afternoon. Police say the threat, which claimed a bomb was placed in the drive-thru, prompted a swift response from authorities, who later determined it was not credible. The suspect, William Watkins Jr., has been arrested and charged with making a felony terrorist threat.
The South Dakota prison planning task force has made major progress toward building a new men’s state prison, agreeing to a $650 million cost cap and narrowing the location to two industrial sites in northeast Sioux Falls.
Shawn Roubideaux is now facing second-degree murder charges after a brutal assault in central Sioux Falls turned deadly. The victim, Daniel Marshall, died in the hospital from injuries sustained during the attack. Police say video evidence recovered from another suspect’s phone shows Roubideaux pointing at the bleeding and unresponsive Marshall and admitting responsibility.
The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is looking into an officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday afternoon in Sioux Falls. Authorities say police were attempting to arrest Deondre Blackhawk on burglary, drug, and aggravated assault charges when he allegedly opened fire on officers
Sioux Falls is likely to remain the home of South Dakota’s men’s state penitentiary, as the Project Prison Reset Task Force recommends building a new 1,500-bed state prison in northeast Sioux Falls.
Sioux Falls police have released new details in the death of 39-year-old Doris High Elk, who died after being pushed off a retaining wall near the 8th Street bridge on June 30. High Elk succumbed to her injuries in the hospital on Sunday. The suspect, Jubal Rattler, was already in custody on an aggravated assault charge.