Arson suspect found inside house on fire in Box Elder
BOX ELDER, S.D. -- On Friday, May 20 at approximately 11 a.m., officers from the Box Elder Police Department along with deputies from the Pennington County Sheriff's Office…
Crime
Appeals court: Sex crime conviction stands in Sturgis sting
STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled a sex crime conviction doesn’t require that there’s an actual victim. The court this week upheld the conviction of a man stemming from a sting operation during the…
Charges filed against former RCPD officer
RAPID CITY, S.D. — 41-year-old Matthew R. Hower is facing a charge of aggregated second degree petty theft. The case stems from incidents which occurred while Hower was acting…
Shooter wounds 2 at Fargo restaurant, later kills himself
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A convicted felon shot and wounded a 21-year-old woman and her 8-month-old child in an altercation that began inside a crowded restaurant in south Fargo. The…
At least 10 dead in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — At least 10 people have been killed in a shooting at a…
Texas authorities: Prisoner stabs guard, escapes from bus
This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Gonzalo Lopez. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is searching for Lopez, an escaped inmate in Leon County Thursday, May 12, 2022. Lopez…
String of vehicle burglaries prompts reminder from police: "lock doors, remove valuables"
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Two juvenile boys are in custody after a string of vehicle burglaries across Rapid City, Black Hawk, Summerset, and Piedmont. They were captured Tuesday morning after a short foot pursuit…
Bodies surfacing in Lake Mead recall mob's time in Las Vegas
FILE - This April 25, 2022 photo provided by the Southern Nevada Water Authority shows the top of Lake Mead drinking water Intake No. 1 above the surface level of the Colorado River reservoir behind Hoover…
Fugitive inmate captured after manhunt, ex-jail officer dead
This combination of photos provided by the U.S. Marshals Service and Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office in April 2022 shows Casey Cole White, left, and Assistant Director of Corrections Vicky White. On Saturday, April 30, 2022, the…
Ex-jail official, inmate she helped escape caught
This combination of photos provided by the U.S. Marshals Service and Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office in April 2022 shows Casey Cole White, left, and Assistant Director of Corrections Vicky White. On Saturday, April 30, 2022, the…
Rapid City man sentenced to eight years in drug trafficking conspiracy
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Patrick Greenfield, 32, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. In a news release from the United State's Attorney's Office, Greenfield was responsible for distributing…
One child dead in Pine Ridge shooting
PINE RIDGE, S.D. — The Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety is investigating a shooting that left one child dead. The shooting occurred Thursday night at 9 p.m. at 29604 U.S. Highway 18 in Pine Ridge, S.D. OSTDPS officers…
Rapid City robbery suspect arrested
RAPID CITY, S.D. - According to the Rapid City Police Department on Friday, May 6th, police were dispatched to two robberies. The first was at approximately 2:15 a.m. on E. North Street. The suspect, an unknown male, left when the…
Report finds officers fired 15 rounds at suspect in armed burglary incident
PIERRE, S.D. - According to the Office of the Attorney General…
Grand Gateway Hotel shooting suspect pleads not guilty
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The suspect in a fatal shooting at a Rapid City Hotel on March 19 pleaded not guilty in court at his arraignment hearing on Monday. 19-year-old Quincy Bear Robe was originally charged with aggravated assault and…
Missouri execution would be just fifth this year in the US
AP-US-Missouri- A man whose death sentence for killing a Missouri couple while robbing their home was overturned…
Rapid City police investigate shooting on E. Monroe Street
RAPID CITY, S. D. - On April 29th, at around 8:38 p.m., officers were dispatched to an alley in the 200 block of E. Monroe St. for a report of an individual who had been shot. Responding officers arrived and…
RCPD detains suspects in early morning vehicle burglaries
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Rapid City Police Department officers were called to a residence in the 300 block of E. Centennial Street early Thursday morning for a report of a vehicle burglary. When the officers arrived at the residence, they…
Five defendants accept plea deals in Porcupine overdose death
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Five defendants charged in the fentanyl death of a teen in Porcupine have accepted plea deals in the case. The five have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance in the death of…
"Happy Face" serial killer victim identified in California after 29 years
GILROY, Calif. -- A deceased female body that was found in 1993 on the side of California State Route 152 in Unincorporated Gilroy has been identified after…
U.S. Marshals release identity of man arrested in Pancheros restaurant standoff on Monday
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The U.S. Marshals Service has confirmed the identity of a man arrested following Monday's standoff in Rapid City. 23-year-old Caleb Cook of Summerset was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals after more than an hour…
State has 45 days to determine if they will seek the death penalty for accused murderer Arnson Absolu
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A New York man facing three counts of first-degree murder was in court for a status hearing on Tuesday. 37-year-old Arnson Absolu was arrested in New York in September 2020…
Manderson man charged with first-degree murder in Wounded Knee triple homicide
PINE RIDGE RESERVATION, S.D. — A Manderson man has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder for the shooting deaths of two men and a woman near Wounded Knee on January 5. Elijah West, 24, is facing three counts…
Man fatally shot by Rapid City police last month identified
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota state investigators have identified…
UPDATE: Barricaded subject safely in custody
Pennington County Sheriff's Office Captain Tony Harrison spoke to the media about the Special Response Team used in the standoff, saying, "These are lifesaving pieces of equipment that we're using and we're using…
Grand Gateway shooting victim dies; State's Attorney to review suspect's charges
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The victim in the March 19 shooting at the Grand Gateway Hotel in Rapid City has died, according to the Rapid City Police Department. 19-year-old Myron Blaine Pourier of Porcupine died Sunday, April 3 from injuries…
Police: At least 2 shooters kill 6, wound 12 in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — Sacramento's police chief says there were multiple shooters in the shooting that…
Rapid City man pleads not guilty in sports bar shooting death
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A Rapid City man, accused of shooting and killing a man at a Rapid City bar and nightclub on February 20, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment hearing today. 45-year-old Timothy Huante is charged with first-degree…
Alleged checkbook thief caught after writing herself a check
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a South Dakota woman accused of stealing a checkbook was caught after writing out a check to herself and cashing it. Sioux Falls police say a man went to the bank to close…
Suspected burglar killed in officer involved shooting in Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D.- A suspected burglar is dead after an officer involved shooting with Rapid City police officers. According to Rapid City Police Chief Don Hedrick, the Rapid City Police Department responded to a…
County officials push back on "racial quota" claims surrounding MacArthur funds
RAPID CITY, S.D. — In early 2015, Pennington County applied for and received funding through the MacArthur Foundations "Safety and Justice Challenge," one of 20 locations nationwide. "The goal of MacArthur is to allow…
Stolen vehicle, shooting incident prompts safety message from Rapid City Police
RAPID CITY, S.D. — After the Rapid City Police Department and Meade County Sheriff's deputies recovered a stolen vehicle on Sunday, but not before shots were fired in self-defense, both agencies are putting out…
Grand Gateway Hotel shooting victim remains hospitalized
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The victim in Saturday's shooting at Rapid City's Grand Gateway Hotel remains hospitalized as of Tuesday, March 22. According to the Pennington County State's Attorney's Office, the victim is alive but "not doing well." Rapid City…
One shot, one arrested after overnight shooting in Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D.- One person sustained serious, life threatening injuries in an overnight shooting in Rapid City. A report of a disturbance at 1721 N. Lacrosse Street came in just before 4:30 a.m. on March 19, and the Rapid City…
Keystone man convicted of manslaughter
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A Pennington County jury has found 22-year-old Maxton Pfeiffer of Keystone, S.D., guilty in the 2018 shooting death of 19-year-old Ty Scott. Pfeiffer was charged with first-degree manslaughter for recklessly shooting Scott on June 13, 2018.…
Jury deliberating in Pfeiffer manslaughter trial
RAPID CITY, S.D. -- A Pennington county jury is in deliberations in the trial of Maxton Pfeiffer. 22-year-old Pfeiffer is charged with first-degree manslaughter after the shooting and killing of Ty Scott in a Keystone home in June of 2018.…
Box Elder man arrested in Rapid City after rollover DUI
RAPID CITY, S.D. -- A Box Elder man has been arrested on multiple charges after a rollover accident early Wednesday morning. At around 12:55 a.m. on March 9, police were…
Man accused of embezzling from Standing Rock tribal group
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for embezzlement and theft from a tribal organization on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Joshua Iron Cloud Sr., of Wakpala, is…
High court reimposes Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has reinstated the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The justices, by a 6-3 vote Friday, agreed with the Biden administration’s arguments that a federal appeals court was wrong to throw out…
Rapid City murder suspect given ten-year sentence for failing to register as sex offender
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A man accused in state court of killing an elderly Rapid City woman has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years in prison for failing to register as a sex offender. Judge Jeffrey Viken…
UPDATE: Inmate Harlen Prue back in custody
UPDATE (3:44 p.m. 3/3/22): State prison inmate Harlen Prue is back in custody. RAPID CITY, S.D.- The South Dakota Department of Corrections has announced that a minimum-custody state prison inmate has been placed…
Driver arrested for DUI in Pennington County Jail parking garage
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Law enforcement is investigating an alleged DUI incident that occurred near the Pennington County Jail on Wednesday morning. Around 5:30 a.m., an officer that was pulling into the jail off of Saint Joseph Street saw a…
Bond set at $1M for Rapid City man accused of murder
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Bond has been set at $1 million for Rapid City man accused of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a man at a downtown nightclub last weekend. 45-year-old Timothy Huante was arrested February 23 and…
Rapid City man arrested in connection with shooting investigation
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Police have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of Dallas Quick Bear at Teddy’s Sports Grill and Nightclub early Sunday morning. Photo Courtesy Pennington…
Victim of Sunday morning shooting at Rapid City bar identified
RAPID CITY, S.D.– The victim of a shooting at Teddy's Sports Grill and Nightclub early Sunday morning has been identified. Police say 30-year-old Dallas Quick Bear of Rapid City was shot inside the sports grill and nightclub and later pronounced…
Oglala Sioux Tribe leadership says drugs, mental health surround MMIW crisis
PINE RIDGE RESERVATION, S.D. — As of Monday morning, Indigenous people make up 65% of the 112 South Dakotans listed on the Missing Persons Clearinghouse; 25% of those were logged by the Oglala Sioux…
Life term handed down in Pine Ridge Reservation slaying
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Another man convicted of a fatal shooting on the Pine Ridge Reservation in 2016 has been sentenced to life in federal prison. Thirty-two-year-old Adan Corona was convicted last year along with Francisco Villanueva of first-degree…
One person dead following downtown Rapid City shooting
RAPID CITY, S.D. — One person is dead following a shooting that occurred in downtown Rapid City early Sunday morning. According to the Rapid City Police Department, shortly before 1:00 a.m., officers were called to 826 Main Street for a…
Custer County Sheriff warns of arrest warrant scam
CUSTER, S.D.- The Custer County Sheriff's Office is warning that scammers are calling local residents and using the threat of arrest warrants to steal money from the victim. The Custer County…
Pursuit, standoff ends in multiple arrests in Pennington County
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Three people were arrested and are facing charges related to overnight thefts and pursuits in Pennington County. A group of people is suspected to be involved with alcohol thefts in Rapid City on Wednesday evening around…
