WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today sent a letter to Secretary of the […]
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced the dismissal of murder charges against Theodore Kranig, Jr., 19, following new forensic evidence in the 2024 Yankton stabbing case.
A tragic farm accident near Garretson, South Dakota, has left one man dead and another seriously injured after a tractor reportedly ran over both individuals. The Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene Tuesday afternoon, where one victim was pronounced dead, and the other was transported to a hospital with significant injuries.
WASHINGTON (MITCHELLNOW) — Today, the Department of Justice announced the results of Operation Restore […]
Law enforcement agencies are actively searching for Cody Dittman, a fugitive wanted on felony charges in both South Dakota and Nebraska. Dittman was involved in a pursuit with tribal police in western South Dakota on Friday that ended with an officer firing at his vehicle.
Nearly three years after the fatal shooting of Kaisean Tyler in Sioux Falls, Darrian Johnson has been convicted of first-degree murder along with several related charges. The deadly incident occurred on September 5, 2022, and was the focus of a multi-day trial featuring witness testimony about the events leading up to the crime.
The Davison County Commission is weighing the potential benefits of a proposed state prison site near Mitchell, though no formal proposal has been made. The Mitchell Area Development Corporation has identified a 160-acre location three miles southeast of the city with available utilities.
South Dakota will forfeit nearly $10 million in FEMA funding after Governor Kristi Noem withdrew the state from the federal Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, calling it “wasteful” and “ineffective.” The program was designed to help local communities strengthen infrastructure and prepare for future disasters.
The federal trial for Cory Cumings, a Mount Vernon man accused of illegally possessing over 100 firearms and ammunition as an unlawful drug user, has been postponed until September. Cumings has pleaded not guilty to the felony charge. The firearms, seized from his home and business, are also part of a pending federal forfeiture case. His attorney claims the seizure violated Cumings’ constitutional rights.
Authorities in Mitchell, South Dakota, arrested 21-year-old Travis Bullington after a high-speed police chase involving a stolen red pickup truck reported out of Brookings County. The pursuit led officers through city streets and into rural Hanson County, ending in a cornfield after Bullington rammed two police vehicles