RAPID CITY, S.D. — A 22-year-old, Kyle, S.D. woman has been charged with one count of manslaughter and two counts of aggravated assault in relation to a shooting incident that took place on November 29 on Marquette Drive in Rapid…
UPDATE (11/30/2021 @ 11:35 a.m.): Rapid City Police say they have located 22-year-old Jesse Schmockel and that she is no longer being sought for questioning regarding the November 29 shooting on Marquette Drive. photo courtesy of Rapid…
RAPID CITY, S.D. -- Rapid City PD is currently seeking help to locate 22-year-old Jesse Schmockel of Kyle. She is being sought for questioning about the November 29 shooting…
RAPID CITY, S.D. – With so many Cyber Monday orders preparing to go out for delivery, porch pirates are not too far behind. According to C+R Research out of Chicago, over one-third of…
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City Police Department is currently investigating two separate fatal shooting incidents that took place over a period of 24 hours. Around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, November…
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A police chief says three people were shot and wounded Friday during an apparent fight between two groups at a North Carolina mall crowded with shoppers on the day after Thanksgiving. Authorities said in the late…
FILE - This Aug. 12, 2021 file photo from video provided by the Moab, Utah, Police Department shows Brian Laundrie talking to a police officer after police pulled over the van he was traveling in with…
Tuesday Update (10:30 a.m.): Rapid City police have recovered the gun involved in Monday's shooting. According to Asst. Chief Scott Sitts, the shooting was a negligent discharge of a firearm. Sitts says the investigation is still ongoing but criminal charges…
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A law enforcement official…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in a drug trafficking conspiracy case. Acting U.S. Attorney Dennis Holmes announced Thursday that Wicahpe “Chops” Milk was sentenced on charges of conspiracy…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Search warrants have been unsealed in the investigation into South Dakota billionaire T. Denny Sanford. The search warrants show investigators looked into his email account in 2019. Law…
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Police say six teenagers were wounded in a drive-by shooting in a park near a suburban Denver high school, but all are expected to survive. The victims in Monday's shooting range in age from 14 to…
DEADWOOD, S.D. —First National Bank has announced that counterfeit $100 bills have been reported in Deadwood. These bills resemble legitimate $100 bills at first glance, but upon closer inspection the words "For Motion Picture Copy Money" are printed on the…
MANDERSON, S.D. — Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety has identified a suspect in a shooting that took place Monday morning. The suspect…
A Connecticut judge has found Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones liable for damages in lawsuits brought by parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The parents…
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The judge at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial has dismissed a count of possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18. The charge is only a misdemeanor, but it…
SCOTLAND, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man has been charged with murder and other counts for allegedly gunning down his ex-girlfriend, her father and another woman, and wounding his ex-girlfriend’s mother and a young child. The Yankton Press and…
Police stand guard after holding off Trump supporters who tried to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police say one of three men shot in the parking lot of a Sioux Falls business over the weekend has died of his injuries. At a briefing Monday, police spokesman Sam Clemens said a 37-year-old…
UPDATE (11/8/2021 @ 6:45 a.m.): Christian White Face is back in custody after failing to return to the Community Work Center on Sunday. White Face returned to the facility overnight. RAPID CITY, S.D. - A Rapid City inmate was placed on…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian analyst who provided information for a dossier of research used during the Trump-Russia investigation has been charged with lying to the FBI when questioned about his work. A grand jury indictment issued in federal court…
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A Rapid City man now facing murder charges in a shooting that claimed the life of 24-year-old Dhani I. Aronson. 29-year-old Andrew Thorson of Rapid City made his first appearance…
WASHINGTON — Federal judges have a thorny question to consider when they sentence military veterans who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January. Do they deserve leniency because they served their…
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Pennington County Sheriff's Office has arrested two men who are linked to the death of 24-year-old Dhani I. Aronson. Jacob Staton, 25, and Andrew Thorson, 29, both of Rapid…
A sentencing date has been set for a Rapid City woman following a plea deal from the state. 32-year-old Tracy Laughlin pleaded guilty to being an accessory to charges stemming from a fatal…
RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Rapid City Police Department is still investigating a bomb threat to South Dakota Mines on Friday. Brendyn Medina with the RCPD says it all began with a call…
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A criminal complaint filed by a police investigator with a court in Albany has accused former New York Gov.…
LONDON (AP) — The U.S. government has asked Britain’s High Court to overturn a judge’s decision that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be sent to the United States to face espionage charges. A lower court judge who refused extradition…
UPDATE (10/25/2021 @ 1:55 p.m.): The Rapid City Police Department has released additional information about Tuesday's stabbing on Surfwood Drive. Law enforcement now believes that a group of witnesses were present when the stabbing occurred, and that events around the time…
HOT SPRINGS, S.D. — The Hot Springs Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a hit and run suspect or vehicle. The incident happened in front of Carquest Auto Parts earlier Saturday. The suspect vehicle is a…
New York real estate scion Robert Durst, 78, sits in the courtroom as he is sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021 at the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles. New…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — An attorney says family members are hoping for more answers from law enforcement regarding the cause…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say remains found in a Florida wilderness park are those of Brian Laundrie, who was…
RAPID CITY, S.D.- Minimum-security inmate Nathaniel Buckley has been placed on escape status after leaving his community service jobsite in Rapid City Thursday. Buckley is described by the South…
BOX ELDER, S.D. — A former Box Elder police officer indicted on four separate sex charges will plead guilty to abusing a teenage girl. Ricardo Edward Franc Olandez was indicted on three counts of aggravated sexual abuse and one count…
Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz sits at the defense table, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder in the 2018 high school massacre in…
Human remains were found in the same area as personal belongings of Brian Laundrie, Gabby Petito’s fiancé who’s been missing for…
UPDATE (12:50 p.m.) - Rapid City police say the third occupant of the suspect vehicle has been found and taken into custody. NewsCenter1 will continue to update once we learn more. RAPID CITY, S.D.…
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Last week police in southern Oregon raided a site that had roughly two tons of processed marijuana and 17,500 pot plants. Jackson County Commissioners say the surge in industrial-scale illegal marijuana growing operations is so serious…
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Every three years, the Rapid City Police Department conducts a community-wide survey as part of their Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) accreditation. The RCPD has been CALEA-accredited since 1990. The 2021 survey is…
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Police Department is taking a step towards more competitive pay for their officers. Moving forward in Wednesday's Legal and Finance Meeting is an agreement between the City and the South Dakota Fraternal Order…
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Police Department is awaiting Council approval to begin an innovative project aimed at building community ties between officers and residents. Both would use digital resources to work…
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A coroner in Wyoming says slain cross-country traveler Gabby Petito died as a result of strangulation. The 22-year-old woman's body was found last month near an undeveloped camping area in remote…
BOX ELDER, S.D. — The Antelope Ridge subdivision in Box Elder woke up to a series of vehicle burglaries and thefts on Saturday morning. According to Sgt. Joshua Campbell with the Box Elder Police Department,…
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Community Work Center has placed a minimum-security inmate on escape status. Inmate Timothy Mitchell failed to return to the Rapid City Community Work Center at the appointed time following a shift at his…
UPDATE (10/7/21 @ 7:25 a.m.): The jury found 17-year-old Black Cloud guilty of second-degree murder. Black Cloud was just 14 years old when the incident occurred and was tried in adult court for the 2018 shooting death of Nathan Graham. A…
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Two Colorado men were found guilty for an execution-style shooting of a Pine Ridge man that took place in October of 2016. Francisco Villanueva, 43, and Adan Corona, 35, of Denver, Colorado, were convicted September 29,…
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Rapid City Police responded to a burglary call shortly before 5:30 a.m. Monday morning at a business in the 1900 block of North…
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The South Dakota Supreme Court has unanimously agreed that a Rapid City police officer who was responding to a report of a drive-by shooting used excessive force. Officers Brandon Bassett and Andrew Kimbell with the Rapid…
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal jury in Seattle has convicted a leader of a neo-Nazi campaign to threaten journalists and Jewish activists in three states. The jury deliberated for 90 minutes Wednesday before convicting 25-year-old Kaleb Cole of five felony…
