A Rosebud man was sentenced to just over a year in federal prison after failing to update his sex offender registration and absconding from supervision, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
A Kyle man was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for a 2024 alcohol-related crash that killed a passenger in another vehicle. The case was prosecuted federally under the Major Crimes Act.
The Drug Enforcement Administration has launched a regional “Fentanyl Free America” campaign, reporting significant fentanyl seizures across the Dakotas, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska since October.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined officials nationwide in Phase 2 of Operation Robocall Roundup, issuing warnings to four major telecom companies accused of routing illegal robocalls.
The Sioux Falls City Council has approved a special appropriation to purchase upgraded police radios, citing technology improvements and coverage needs. One councilor opposed the move, raising concerns about spending outside the city’s approved budget plan.
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.