South Dakota lawmakers are launching a summer study on the state’s high incarceration rates through the Legislature’s Interim Committee on Incarceration and Re-entry. Unlike previous discussions focused on building new prisons, this effort targets sentencing guidelines, inmate rehabilitation, and reentry support.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced indictments in connection with two fatal drug overdoses at the state penitentiary in 2024. Inmate Manarion Fuse is charged with distributing synthetic drugs that led to an inmate’s death in February and faces up to 70 years in prison.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced that 24 inmates have been indicted following a violent disturbance at the Sioux Falls state penitentiary on May 27. The incident left 14 inmates injured, including four hospitalized, and resulted in charges such as aggravated assault, simple assault, and rioting.
Sioux Falls Police are investigating four separate weekend shootings across the city, including incidents near downtown and an apartment complex east of I-229 and 21st Street. While no life-threatening injuries were reported, the shootings have sparked concern among residents.
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U.S. Senator Mike Rounds has announced that nine South Dakota students he nominated have been accepted to attend U.S. service academies this fall. These future military leaders will receive elite training and education before serving our country on active duty. The announcement was featured in his latest Weekly Round[s] Up, highlighting recent accomplishments and constituent updates.
U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) is accepting applications for fall 2025 internships in his Washington, D.C., Pierre, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls offices. College students selected will receive a stipend and may earn academic credit. Internships typically run September through December, with flexible scheduling available.
At the “Stand with Farmers” event in Sioux Falls, South Dakota producers and advocates called for urgent federal action on agriculture. Speakers voiced concern over delays to the farm bill, USDA funding freezes, and harmful tariffs.
In response to newly confirmed measles cases, the South Dakota Department of Health has launched statewide vaccination clinics offering the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine.