SD Supreme Court upholds life sentence for Klinetobe
PIERRE, S.D. — In the South Dakota Supreme Court case, State of South Dakota v. Jonathon W. Klinetobe, the court has upheld the life sentence that Klinetobe received last year for his role in…
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Fireworks discharge raising concerns about potential wildfires
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Law enforcement in Rapid City has seen increasing reports of fireworks being set off in city limits, raising concerns over potential wildfires. The city, along with the police and fire…
Police report multiple victims in Tennessee school shooting
UPDATE (4/12/21 @ 3:43 p.m.): One person dead, officer wounded in shooting confrontation at the Knoxville, Tennessee high school. UPDATE (4/12/21 @ 2:40 p.m.): Official says scene has been secured at Tennessee high school where multiple people were shot. [caption…
Police seek suspects in fatal shooting incident at Rapid City motel
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City Police Department is investigating a shooting incident which took place Friday night at the South Dakota Rose Inn in Rapid City. At around 4:15 p.m. on…
One dead after shooting, heavy police presence at Nowlin Street, Farlow Ave in Rapid City
UPDATE (4/9/21 @ 8:12 p.m.): Rapid City Police have confirmed that the shooting victims were both adult males. One was found deceased at 212 East Blvd. North, and the other was transported to the hospital…
One dead, three injured after Thursday afternoon crash in Box Elder
BOX ELDER, S.D. – One person has died and three others injured following a Thursday afternoon, one-vehicle crash west of Box Elder, near the intersection of Country Road and Cordes Lane. Preliminary information shows that a 2005 Jeep Cherokee was…
Recent reports of fireworks discharge prompt local officials to issue reminder
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The City of Rapid City, along with Rapid City Police and Fire Department, are reminding the public that it is against the law to discharge fireworks within city limits. The City says they have received reports…
Lance Armstrong's son charged with sexual assault from 2018
This Tuesday, April 6, 2021 booking photo provided by the Austin, Texas, Police Department shows Luke Armstrong, son of cyclist Lance Armstrong, who has been charged with sexual assault stemming from a 2018 incident when he…
Police: Employee kills 1, wounds 5 at Texas cabinet business
BRYAN, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a man opened fire at a Texas cabinet-making company where he worked, killing one person and wounding five others before shooting and wounding a state trooper prior to his arrest. Bryan Police Chief Eric…
SD DPS reminding public of proper use of Text 9-1-1 tool
BOX ELDER, S.D. — Douglas School District posted on Facebook reiterating the importance of children learning how to use the new Text to-9-1-1 system correctly. The post came after police notified the district about a potential threat at Douglas High…
AP source: NFL player Phillip Adams killed 5, then himself
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — A person briefed on a mass killing in South Carolina says the gunman who…
Expert: Lack of oxygen killed Floyd, not drugs or bad heart
FILE - In this May 25, 2020 file image from Minneapolis city surveillance video, Minneapolis police are seen attempting to take George Floyd into custody in Minneapolis, Minn. The video was shown as Hennepin County Judge…
Authorities: Navy medic shoots 2, is shot and killed on base
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Authorities say a Navy medic shot and critically wounded two people at a Maryland business park before fleeing to the…
RCPD discovers cocaine in debris of motorcycle-vs-vehicle crash Saturday night
RAPID CITY, S.D. — On April 3 around 10:30 p.m., Rapid City Police responded to a call for a motorcycle-vs-vehicle crash at the intersection of North Street and Haines Avenue. Upon arriving at…
Rapid City woman arrested for DUI, aggravated eluding after Sunday evening police chase
RAPID CITY, S.D. — On April 4 around 10 p.m., Rapid City Police saw a silver passenger car eastbound on West Main Street at a high rate of speed. Police attempted a traffic stop, but the vehicle did not comply…
Two injured after stabbing on East North Street Saturday night
UPDATE (4/5/21 @ 2:08 p.m.): The call came in around 7:55 p.m. Saturday, April 3. Upon arrival, police found a female and a male with stab wounds. Witnesses were only able to give limited information; the investigation remains active and ongoing.…
Nebraska man found guilty in fatal 2018 kidnapping
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska man has been found guilty of helping kidnap a South Dakota woman who was later killed on the Santee Sioux Indian Reservation in Nebraska. Federal prosecutors…
RCPD seeking whereabouts of suspect in Friday shooting near East Kansas City Street and Myrtle Avenue
RAPID CITY, S.D. — At around 10:50 p.m. on March 26, the Rapid City Police Department was dispatched to the area of East Kansas City Street and Myrtle Avenue for a report of a male that had been shot. Police…
BREAKING: murder suspect Antoine Bissonette taken into custody
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Antoine Bissonette, the suspect in the murder of 44-year-old Andrew Bearrobe, has been safely taken into custody for Second Degree Homicide. Rapid City Police have been…
RCPD: Bissonette now a suspect in Tuesday's North 7th Street homicide
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Police Department said on Friday that 40-year-old Antoine Bissonette of Rapid City is now considered a suspect in the murder of 44-year-old Andrew Bearrobe, who was…
Victim identified in Rapid City homicide
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City Police Department has released the name of the victim in the homicide which took place Tuesday at a residence in the 900 block of North 7th Street. The deceased has been identified as…
Colorado shooting suspect makes his 1st court appearance
Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, appears before Boulder District Court Judge Thomas Mulvahill at the Boulder County Justice Center in Boulder, Colo. on Thursday, March 25, 2021. Three days after he was led away in handcuffs…
Rapid City man accused of starting dumpster fire pleads not guilty
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A Rapid City man, accused of starting a dumpster fire on Monument Health property, made a court appearance on Wednesday. Raymond Andrzejewski pleaded not guilty by way of television from…
RCPD seeking person of interest in homicide at North 7th Street residence
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City police are currently investigating a homicide which took place at a residence in the 900 block of North 7th Street. At around 10:25 p.m. on…
Boulder supermarket shooter ID'd as 21-year-old man
BOULDER, Colo. — Police on Tuesday identified a 21-year-old man as the suspect…
UPDATE: Multiple people killed, including police officer, as gunman opened fire in Colorado supermarket
(UPDATE: 3/22/21 @ 9:21 P.M.): Police say 10 people have been killed in a shooting at a Colorado supermarket, including a police officer. The officer who was killed was 51-year-old Eric Talley. He had…
Shooter opens fire inside Boulder supermarket
(UPDATE: 3/22/21 @ 7 P.M.): Police say multiple people were killed in a shooting at a Colorado supermarket, including a police officer. Boulder police Cmdr. Kerry Yamaguchi said at a news conference Monday that a person of interest is in…
Sentencing handed-down for two Rapid City men on drug-related charges
RAPID CITY, S.D. — After pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, 33-year-old Jacob Lee Walton was sentenced to 200 months in federal prison and five years supervised release. From an unknown…
Two men found guilty on sex crimes charges against minors stemming from Sturgis Rally sting operations
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Two men have been found guilty of sex crimes charges against minors stemming from sting operations conducted during 2017 and 2019 Sturgis Motorcycle Rallies. Arizona resident Carlocito Slim, age 35,…
Court could reimpose Boston marathon bomber's death sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will consider reinstating the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, presenting President Joe Biden with an early test of his opposition to capital punishment. The justices agreed Monday to hear an appeal…
UPDATE: endangered missing advisory cancelled for two Lake Andes children
(UPDATE: 3/20/21 @ 9:30 p.m.): The South Dakota Endangered Missing Advisory has been cancelled and the children recovered safely. LAKE ANDES, S.D. — 5-year-old Bliss Bernie and 3-year-old Eloise Bernie were taken from Lake Andes on Saturday, March 20 at 4:00…
ENDANGERED MISSING ADVISORY: two children taken from Lake Andes by non-custodial parents
LAKE ANDES, S.D. — 5-year-old Bliss Bernie and 3-year-old Eloise Bernie were taken from Lake Andes on Saturday, March 20 at 4:00 p.m. by their non-custodial parents, Harley David Dodson and Jadebrei Ann Bernie, and are believed to be endangered.…
Rapid City woman gets 10 years in meth trafficking conspiracy
RAPID CITY, S.D. — 36-year-old Erin Hunter of Rapid City has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. From approximately July 2019 to May 2020, methamphetamine was brought into…
Fort Totten man indicted in boy's death on reservation
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a Fort Totten man in the death of a boy on the Spirit Lake Reservation in January. The indictment unsealed Thursday charges 34-year-old Cody James Belgarde with first-degree murder. Acting…
Georgia massage parlor shootings leave 8 dead; man captured
ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say a 21-year-old man has been captured hours after eight people were killed in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlors. Cherokee County sheriff’s Capt. Jay Baker said Robert Aaron Long of Woodstock, Georgia, was taken into…
Two men charged in assault of Capitol officer who died after riot
FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2021 file photo, a hearse carrying the remains of U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick makes its way to Arlington National Cemetery after Sicknick was lying in honor at the…
One injured, suspect arrested in Friday night stabbing at homeless camp in Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. — On Friday, March 12, around 6:40 p.m., the Rapid City Police Department was called to a makeshift homeless camp between the Civic Center overflow lot and the bike path…
Inmate Matthew Richard placed on escape status
RAPID CITY, S.D.- Minimum-security inmate Matthew Richard has been placed on escape status. Richard left his community service work site in Rapid City without authorization Friday morning. Richard, age 18,…
Judge OKs 3rd-degree murder charge for ex-cop in Floyd death
In this image from video, defendant and former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, right, listens as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over pretrial motions before jury selection Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at the Hennepin County Courthouse…
RCPD is seeing a spike in catalytic converter thefts
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Police Department is seeing an increase in catalytic converter thefts, and they're warning residents about what they're seeing. Catalytic converters are put on cars to reduce…
Pennington County Sheriff's Office releases 2020 annual report
RAPID CITY, S.D. — 2020 was a different kind of year for all of us - including law enforcement - a point illustrated in the Pennington County Sheriff's Office annual report. The Pennington County…
Ravnsborg on House passage of HC7001: "[this] will allow the legal system to proceed without further interference"
PIERRE, S.D. — Mike Deaver, a spokesperson for Jason Ravnsborg, provided a statement from the Attorney General on Wednesday following the House passage of HC7001. The amendment halts impeachment proceedings until after a Hyde County court resolves the misdemeanor charges…
Biden order could change how colleges handle sex misconduct
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has ordered his administration to review Trump administration rules around campus sexual assaults that bolstered the rights of the accused. In an executive order, Biden directed the Department of Education to review policies implemented…
Box Elder woman accused of killing two-year-old girl pleads not guilty to second degree murder charge
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Box Elder woman accused of killing a two-year-old child in February has pleaded not guilty to a charge of second degree murder and an alternate count of…
Two vehicle crash near Wasta caused by wrong-way driver on I90
WASTA, S.D. — South Dakota Highway Patrol responded to a crash two miles west of Wasta around 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon. An 86-year-old male driving a 2006 Toyota Avalon was traveling westbound in…
Rapid City man arrested on rape, child porn charges
Rapid City, S.D. — Rapid City Police have arrested 30-year-old Tell Cadotte on Thursday after a joint investigation substantiated claims that he was having inappropriate contact with a minor. The investigation began on…
Noem weighs in on special session process for AG impeachment
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has offered her opinion that the Legislature could easily convene to consider impeaching the state’s attorney general for his role in a fatal car crash. But her opinion puts her at…
First court appearance set for AG Ravnsborg
PIERRE, S.D. — A summons has been issued for South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg for his first court appearance. Ravnsborg faces three misdemeanor charges - operating a motor vehicle while using a mobile…
Not guilty plea entered in fatal Pine Ridge shooting
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A man accused in a fatal shooting near the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation boundaries has pleaded not guilty to murder charges. Thirty-eight-year-old Phillip Pond entered the plea Wednesday in federal court in Rapid City to…
Mother facing charges after children ate THC candy
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls mother is facing charges after her two young children ate some gummy candy laced with THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. Police say the 28-year-old woman brought the children, ages 4 and…
