The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is reviewing a suspected drug overdose death of a 37-year-old inmate at Jameson Prison in Sioux Falls. The case marks the eighth suspected overdose death among state inmates since February, according to Attorney General Marty Jackley.
A 69-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Beverly Ozuna-Ulrich, a Belle Fourche woman missing since 2003. Prosecutors have charged Steven Ulrich with first-degree murder.
Sioux Falls Police are investigating an armed robbery near 18th and Highline after a masked man pointed a handgun at a victim and demanded cash. No injuries were reported, and the suspect remains at large.
South Dakota U.S. Attorney Ron Parsons says methamphetamine remains the state’s most pressing drug problem as federal prosecutors intensify efforts to dismantle cartels and criminal networks tied to the drug trade.
The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a Spink County man who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from his elderly mother, rejecting claims of insufficient evidence and trial errors.
South Dakota’s newly confirmed U.S. Attorney says federal prosecutors are accelerating efforts to combat drug trafficking and transnational criminal organizations as part of nationwide directives.
Harrisburg officials are seeking a speed limit reduction on Highway 115 due to rising traffic and safety concerns, but state transportation leaders say a lower limit may not improve conditions.
U.S. Attorney Ron Parsons says his office continued prosecuting violent crime, drug cases and child exploitation during the 43-day federal government shutdown, securing nearly 300 years in prison sentences.
A 43-year-old man from Fort Thompson has been sentenced to time served and five years of supervised release after admitting he failed to register as a sex offender, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
A Saturday night shooting in Iroquois left one man seriously injured and another in custody, according to a statement from South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley. The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is leading the case at the request of Kingsbury County officials.