The Moody County murder trial of Joseph Hoek is on pause as defense attorneys seek a change of venue, arguing the Sioux Falls man cannot receive a fair trial locally. Hoek is charged with the February 2024 killing of Chief Deputy Sheriff Ken Prorok.
Pushback is mounting in Sioux Falls over Governor Rhoden’s controversial public safety initiative, Operation Prairie Thunder. At a packed city council meeting, dozens of residents raised concerns about the plan’s immigration enforcement measures and its coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that two state Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) agents are now federally trained to collaborate directly with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Another suspect has been arrested in the downtown Sioux Falls shootout that took place in late June. Dok Stephen faces charges of aggravated riot after being linked to the June 22 gunfire exchange involving Juliane Kubara and Zachariah Ruffner in a crowded parking lot.
The 85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally began tragically with 1 fatality and 13 injuries in 12 crashes, including a deadly multi-bike collision near Mount Rushmore.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced that a Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review has determined that Sioux Falls Police Officers were justified in their use of force during a July 7, 2025 incident. According to the DCI, Deondre Gene Black Hawk, 24, fired a handgun at officers while they attempted to arrest him on multiple warrants for burglary and drug charges.
Mitchell police are investigating a rollover crash that occurred around 5 p.m. Thursday at Fourth Avenue and Davison Street. A Pontiac Bonneville overturned after colliding with another vehicle. Witnesses reported a Native American male with black hair, wearing a black shirt and pants, fled the scene on foot, heading west through a nearby alley.
Two South Dakotans with some bumps in their past have officially been cleared to serve in law enforcement. On Wednesday, the state’s Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission gave the green light to Patrick Iyotte and Ashley Yellow Bull after separate hearings. Iyotte, now a deputy in Todd County, came clean about a 2019 crash where alcohol, THC, and cocaine were involved.
MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Hughes County Sheriff […]
U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) advanced major housing priorities for South Dakota during a bipartisan Senate Banking Committee markup, securing the inclusion of four of his bills in the Road to Housing Act. This marks the first significant update to the USDA’s Rural Housing Service in over a decade.