A fatal collision between a semi-truck and a grain train occurred Thursday morning in Hand County, South Dakota, leaving one person dead.
The South Dakota Department of Corrections has uncovered a sophisticated drug smuggling operation inside state prisons, involving fake product packaging, counterfeit legal mail, and visitor-led trafficking.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has confirmed that the Division of Criminal Investigation is leading a probe into a violent, gang-related prison incident at the Jameson Annex of the Sioux Falls State Penitentiary.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has confirmed that the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is actively investigating multiple inmate assaults reported on Tuesday at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls.
A South Dakota officer has been cleared in a justified shooting that occurred during a high-speed chase on the Pine Ridge Reservation, sparking a multi-state manhunt for suspect Cody Dittman.
Sioux Falls City Council is considering a change to future city election dates in response to a new state law offering June or November as options. Council Chair Rich Merkouris notes that June elections would allow newly elected mayors and councilors to begin their terms immediately, while November elections typically bring higher voter turnout but could complicate runoff scheduling around Thanksgiving
South Dakota’s Prison Reset Task Force is racing against time with only two meetings left before making critical recommendations on prison overcrowding. The group must decide what type of facility to build and where. Attorney General Marty Jackley suggests a 1,500–1,700 bed prison could be constructed for significantly less than current estimates, possibly using existing state-owned sites.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced that a Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review has found an Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety officer was justified in using force during a May 2, 2025, high-speed pursuit in Fall River County.
A 52-year-old Sioux Falls man, Stacy Hoover, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor after he tried to meet who he believed was a 15-year-old girl. The individual was actually an undercover officer.
Plans for a new South Dakota state prison have encountered another delay, as a new consultant report gives the Project Prison Reset workgroup a broader view of the corrections system.