A 26-year-old Lake Andes woman has been sentenced after admitting to breaking into a Dollar General store last March. Magdalene Silk pleaded guilty to felony property damage after stealing cigarettes and beer and causing thousands in damages.
Sioux Falls police say a family argument ended in tragedy Monday afternoon when 70-year-old James Lipscomb died from stab wounds.
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Brookings man has […]
A judge has revoked the bond of Damion Laurelez, a Sioux Falls man facing manslaughter charges after a fatal crash that killed two teens and injured several others. Laurelez tested positive for THC during a motions hearing, leading to his bond being reset at $300,000.
Sioux Falls Police arrested 48-year-old Mary Loyer and 43-year-old Raymond Shimel after a parking dispute in the 200 block of North Fairfax Avenue escalated into an aggravated assault.
Five people, including three students, were seriously injured in a collision northwest of Harrison last week when a school bus and a semi-truck collided at an uncontrolled intersection. The crash occurred just before 5 p.m. Wednesday.
The South Dakota Commission on Gaming warns that private ownership or possession of slot machines is illegal under state law. Following an increase in online sales advertisements, seven unlicensed machines were seized and ordered destroyed. Under SDCL 22-25-13, unapproved slot machines are classified as illegal contraband, carrying Class 1 misdemeanor penalties, fines, and forfeiture.
Angela Kennecke, founder of Sioux Falls nonprofit Emily’s Hope and host of the Grieving Out Loud podcast, will speak at the National Trail of Truth in Washington, D.C., on September 27, 2025.
Attorney General Marty Jackley says recent South Dakota Penitentiary inmate deaths may be linked to the same illegal products uncovered in a statewide smoke shop sting. Officials confirm 57-year-old inmate Keith McLain died earlier this week of an apparent suicide while serving a second-degree rape sentence from Minnehaha County.
A statewide sting operation found every South Dakota smoke shop checked was selling illegal drugs, leading to multiple indictments. Attorney General Marty Jackley says the dangerous products, in some cases marketed to minors, pose a serious risk to communities. The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation and local law enforcement assisted in the operation, with two Sioux Falls shop owners among those facing charges.