A homicide investigation is underway on the Pine Ridge Reservation, where a man was found with severe injuries near the old courthouse on U.S. Highway 18 and later died at the hospital. According to the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety, a suspect is now in custody.
Ray Steele, a 62-year-old man from Lead, South Dakota, has pleaded guilty in a federal firearms case involving a secret underground bunker and illegal machine guns. Steele admitted to unlawful possession of a machine gun, with a second charge dropped as part of a plea agreement.
Sioux Falls has seen a decline in violent crime, reaching its lowest level in five years, according to recent city data. Police Chief Jon Thum welcomed the progress but stressed that continued community involvement and youth engagement are vital.
President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is drawing national attention as criticism and confusion mount. With over 2,300 constituent calls to Senator Mike Rounds’ office, public concern over DOGE’s impact is intensifying.
A Box Elder man died in a fatal rollover crash south of Lemmon over the weekend. South Dakota Highway Patrol reports the man was driving a pickup truck Saturday night when he lost control on a curve, veered off the road, and rolled.
Parents in Sioux Falls are raising concerns after two local daycare workers were arrested in separate child abuse incidents just one day apart. At NXTGen Kidz, Chelsea Struss was allegedly filmed hitting and mishandling toddlers, even dropping one child face-first onto the ground.
A Mitchell man, Brandon Kendall, is facing multiple charges after a high-speed police chase in Brookings, South Dakota, ended in a car rollover early Sunday morning. Authorities say the DUI suspect was driving erratically and speeding around 2 a.m. when he fled from law enforcement, ultimately crashing while attempting to turn onto a bypass.
South Dakota’s Project Prison Reset task force is considering the former Citibank campus in northern Sioux Falls as a potential site for a new men’s prison. The location falls within the 20-mile radius being targeted, with proposals under review this Thursday.
In a landmark ruling, the South Dakota Supreme Court sided with seven U.S. Air Force civilian employees denied paid military leave while serving with the South Dakota Air National Guard.
Nicholas Frederick, 28, of Wagner, faces four counts of fourth-degree rape involving a 14-year-old girl he met online. The alleged incidents occurred between January 2023 and May 2024.