Trial set for four murder suspects in Rapid City homicide
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A trial date is set for four people who are charged in the shooting death of a Rapid City man. The defendants will go on trial starting November 8.…
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Mayor Allender Participating In White House Roundtable on Crime & Violence Intervention Programs
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender is in Washington D.C. on Tuesday at the invitation of President Joe Biden to discuss crime and community-based violence intervention programs. He will be joining a small number of other mayors,…
Getting the most out of Amazon Prime Day? Get the most out of securing your packages.
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Prime Day is here and Amazon's Prime Deals Monday and Tuesday will inevitably lead to more packages in transit to homes across the country. When you hit order and…
RCPD seeks suspects in gas station armed robbery
RAPID CITY, S.D. -- Authorities are searching for two suspects in a gas station armed robbery which took place early Tuesday morning. At around 3:30 a.m. on June 15th, police were dispatched to the…
"We've had it with the violence": Rapid City neighborhood marches for peace
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Increased crime in a north Rapid City neighborhood has families and children, some under the age of ten, saying, "We've had it with the violence." In the wake of…
Eagle Butte man sentenced for strangling, assaulting partner
EAGLE BUTTE, S.D. -- A 27-year-old Eagle Butte man has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to assaulting his intimate partner. Seth Stadel - also known as Seth Carter - was indicted by Grand…
Local woman sentenced to 20 years in meth trafficking conspiracy
RAPID CITY, S.D. -- A Rapid City woman has been sentenced by a federal judge to two decades behind bars after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. 34-year-old Sara Skinner was sentenced on June 4 to 20…
Rapid City man gets 10 years in meth trafficking conspiracy
RAPID CITY, S.D. -- 52-year-old Eric Bonadore of Rapid City has been sentenced by a federal judge to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. From the fall of 2018 to early spring…
Prison break: 29 inmates escape federal lockups in 18 months
WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the past 18 months, 29 prisoners have escaped from federal lockups across the U.S., and nearly half still have not been caught. At some institutions, doors are left unlocked, security cameras are broken and officials sometimes…
Early morning gunfire in Rapid City results in four arrests, no charges yet
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A rude awakening before sunrise Thursday in a Rapid City neighborhood - gunshots fired and bullet holes found in homes and vehicles. This happened around 5 a.m. on…
Rapid City woman charged with 2nd degree murder after stabbing husband during argument
RAPID CITY, S.D. — 34-year-old Ashley Peltier has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of her husband, James Steven Rice. Peltier called the police on Tuesday, June 8 around 10:30 p.m. and admitted to stabbing Rice during an…
SD DCI leads investigation of unattended deaths along I-29
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota law enforcement authorities are investigating the discovery two bodies in the cab of a semi-truck. Division of Criminal Investigation Director Dave Natvig announced today that Agents with the Division of Criminal Investigation, in conjunction…
RCPD responds to shots fired on 1700 block of N Maple Avenue
RAPID CITY, S.D. -- Police have responded to a report of shots fired at an apartment complex in Rapid City. According to Captain James Johns of the RCPD, around 5:00 a.m. Thursday…
Rapid City police investigate stabbing homicide
Rapid City, S.D. – Police are investigating a stabbing as a homicide after learning the victim died as a result of injuries sustained in the incident. At around 10:25 p.m. on June 8, police were dispatched to an apartment at…
Rapid City Police Department preparing for higher calls for service as temperatures rise
RAPID CITY, S.D. — As you're more out and about, you might some a panhandler or two, especially with the higher temperatures. The Rapid City Police Department is reminding the public that it's not a crime to ask for money…
US has recovered ransom payment made after pipeline hack
PHOTO: Colonial Pipeline Company, the largest U.S. refined products pipeline system and can carry more than 3 million barrels of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel between the U.S. Gulf Coast and the New York Harbor area.,…
Two arrested following Saturday afternoon Amber Alert
PIERRE, S.D. — 37-year-old Katrina Seay and 40-year-old Matthew Cabaniss of Rapid City were arrested in Mitchell Saturday afternoon by Davidson County Deputies and South Dakota Highway Patrol. Around 1 p.m. Saturday, an Amber Alert was issued for Seay's two…
Inmate Keith Apple in custody after November 2020 escape
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A minimum-security inmate placed on escape status November 7, 2020, is now back in custody. Keith Apple was arrested in Rapid City June 1 after leaving the Rapid City Community Work Center without authorization last fall.…
2 named as suspects in girl's death on Crow Reservation
FILE - This Sept. 19, 2019, file photo shows an area of the Crow Indian Reservation near Sarpy Creek in eastern Montana. Two women who were sentenced in tribal court and jailed on misdemeanor charges in…
Pine Ridge woman pleads guilty to assaulting victims to obtain pain meds
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A Pine Ridge woman accused of smashing the fingers of her victims with a rock in order to get opioids from their pain prescriptions has reached a plea deal with prosecutors. Frenchone One Horn will plead…
Ex-Salvation Army leader to remain in custody pending trial
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A former Salvation Army of the Black Hills leader appeared in court Friday on federal child pornography charges. A federal court judge ruled that 40-year-old Javier Moreno will remain in…
Farm laborer guilty in 2018 stabbing death of Iowa runner
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A jury has found a farm laborer guilty of murder in the abduction and killing of a University of Iowa student who vanished while out for a run in 2018. The jury on Friday found…
Killer of 9 in California had talked of workplace attacks
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The number of people killed by a gunman at a California rail yard has risen to…
Rapid City man arrested after armed standoff with police
RAPID CITY, S.D. -- A Rapid City man is in custody for several charges after an armed standoff with police early Thursday morning. At around 6:45 a.m. on May 27, police were dispatched to the South Dakota Rose Inn on…
North Dakota man identified as victim in Thursday crash near Newell
NEWELL, S.D. — 37-year-old Dustin Vaughn of Jamestown, North Dakota, has been identified as the victim in last Thursday's crash east of Newell. Preliminary information indicates the 2010 GMC Acadia Vaughn was driving was westbound on Highway 212 when it…
8 dead in shooting at railyard serving Silicon Valley
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — An assailant opened fire at a California railyard serving Silicon Valley, killing eight people. Authorities say…
Ravnsborg trial set for late August
PIERRE, S.D. — A trial for South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has been set for August 26 and 27, online court documents show. Ravnsborg faces three misdemeanor charges – operating a motor vehicle while using a mobile electronic device,…
Moreno pleads not guilty to child porn charges
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Javier Clark Moreno, former Captain at Salvation Army of the Black Hills, has pleaded not guilty to Receipt of Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography. If convicted, Moreno…
Suspect arrested in connection with Maple Ave stabbing
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Rapid City Police have identified the suspect arrested in connection with a stabbing at an apartment complex in the 1700 block of Maple Avenue, Thursday afternoon. At around 3:15p.m. on May 20th, police were dispatched to…
Stabbing at apartment complex on Maple Ave, one seriously injured
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Police Department received a call shortly after 3 p.m. for a report of a stabbing at an apartment complex in the 1700 block of…
Congress passes bill to fight hate crimes vs. Asian Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has passed legislation…
Rapid City man arrested after fatal vehicle-vs-pedestrian crash
RAPID CITY, S.D. – 34-year-old Larry Walking of Rapid City has been taken into custody after a crash that took the life of his brother. At around 9:25 p.m. on May 14th, police were dispatched to the intersection of 7th Street…
One dead following deputy-involved shooting on Radar Hill Road
UPDATE (5/14/21@ 6:28 p.m.): One man has died as the result of a deputy-involved shooting in Rapid Valley Friday afternoon. The name of the deceased is not being released pending…
Sheriff Thom: officers responded to disturbance call and were met by a "man with a long gun"
UPDATE (5/14/21@ 6:28 p.m.): One man has died as the result of a deputy-involved shooting in Rapid Valley Friday afternoon. The name of the deceased is not being released pending notification of next-of-kin. The Pennington County Sheriff's Office said that…
BREAKING: officer-involved shooting on Radar Hill Road in Rapid Valley
UPDATE (5/14/21@ 6:28 p.m.): One man has died as the result of a deputy-involved shooting in Rapid Valley Friday afternoon. The name of the deceased is not being released pending notification of next-of-kin. The Pennington County Sheriff's Office said…
Four suspects plead not guilty in Rapid City Rose Inn murder
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Four suspects in the murder of 20-year-old Jesus Vance all pleaded not guilty on Thursday. Travis Nelson, Gilbert Reyna, William Long, and Tracy Laughlin are all charged with Aiding and Abetting First-Degree Murder. The charge carries…
Javier Clark Moreno arrested on child porn charges
RAPID CITY, S.D. — 40-year-old Javier Clark Moreno has been arrested on one count of Possessing, Manufacturing, or Distributing Child Pornography after law enforcement executed a search warrant at a camp…
Rapid City man indicted on Felony Murder, Sexual Assault charges
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A 58-year-old Rapid City man has been indicted on charges of Felony Murder (a death that happens during of the commission of a felony), and alternative charges of…
Attorney general's trial in fatal crash may begin in August
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s trial on charges he’s facing in a fatal 2020 crash could begin as early as August. At…
Prosecutor plans to seek death penalty in Atlanta-area spa shootings
ATLANTA (AP) — A man accused of killing eight people in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses has been indicted on murder charges. Six of the victims were women of Asian descent. A Fulton County prosecutor says she’ll seek hate…
Police seek motive in shooting at Colorado birthday party
DENVER (AP) — Colorado authorities are investigating why a gunman opened fire at a…
Major US pipeline halts operations after ransomware attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — The operator of a major pipeline system that transports fuel across the East Coast says it's been victimized by a ransomware attack and has halted all pipeline operations to deal…
Georgia judge sets October trial in slaying of Ahmaud Arbery
FILE - This combo of booking photos provided by the Glynn County, Ga., Detention Center, shows from left, Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan Jr. The Justice Department announced federal hate crime…
Law enforcement responding to barricaded subject at a camp in Meade County
PIEDMONT, S.D. — Law enforcement agencies are responding to reports of a barricaded person near Sacora Station Campground in the 14000 block of Sturgis Road in Meade County. Meade County Sheriff's Office, Pennington County Sheriff's Office, and a Special Response…
Three charged in Rapid City Christmas Eve homicide
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Three men are facing charges from a Christmas Eve homicide after court documents say they set up a fake drug deal for retribution and to beat up the victim. The incident occurred in the area of…
Honeywell reaches settlement over unauthorized exports of military tech data, including of B-1B Lancer
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of State has reached a settlement agreement with Honeywell over alleged violations of the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations. The suit…
32-year-old Tracy Laughlin in custody after fatal shooting
RAPID CITY, S.D. — 32-year-old Tracy Laughlin of Rapid City has been taken into custody in relation to the April 9 shooting death of Jesus Vance…
Man leads law enforcement on high-speed chase from Pierre to Nowlin
NOWLIN, S.D. — Around 9 p.m. Saturday, May 1, a Hughes County Deputy attempted a traffic stop on Highway 14 east of Pierre for a 2008 Ford Fusion with Pennington County plates that was speeding excessively. The car did not…
Trial date set for Rapid City teen charged with 2018 murder
RAPID CITY, S.D. - A Rapid City teen accused of murder has trial dates set. 17-year-old Ronald Black Cloud is charged with second-degree murder for the shooting death of Nathan Graham, 43,…
Police fatally shoot gunman who killed 2 at Wisconsin casino
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Authorities in Wisconsin say a gunman killed two people at a Green Bay casino restaurant and seriously wounded a third before he was shot and killed by…
