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.
The South Dakota Department of Health, in partnership with the Departments of Agriculture & Natural Resources and Game, Fish & Parks, has issued updated 2025 fish consumption advisories.
As warmer weather increases pet and wildlife activity, South Dakota health officials are urging residents to remain vigilant about rabies. Though cases have declined over the past 50 years, the virus remains a public health concern.
South Dakota Housing’s Grants for Grads program is nearing its May 30th deadline, offering recent college graduates up to 5% of their loan amount toward a first home purchase.
Former Canton Township treasurer Peggy VanDeKieft, already serving a five-year prison sentence for embezzling nearly $500,000, is now facing a new federal lawsuit.
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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
PIERRE.S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that the Division of Criminal […]
South Dakota has improved its national standing in average teacher pay, moving up from 49th to 46th place, according to the National Education Association’s 2023–24 report.
A Sioux Falls woman, 22-year-old Jada Jones, is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly selling fentanyl to an undercover informant on two separate occasions last fall. According to police, the controlled buys took place at Jones’ apartment in September and October, with the informant wearing a wire and under law enforcement surveillance. Jones is now charged with drug distribution and possession.