A suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a weekend traffic stop accidentally drew her firearm instead of a stun gun, the city’s police chief said Monday. Although rare, a string of similar incidents has happened in recent years across the U.S.
On Tuesday, officials from the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office say that a 63-year-old male inmate, being held on state charges, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Pennington County Jail.
Governor Kristi Noem signed House Bill 1212, which expands the use of South Dakota’s stand your ground laws, providing legal immunity to some who use deadly force.
Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Rapid City man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person, was sentenced on March, 22, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, of U.S. District Court.
A Rapid City Man has been Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance in connection to a meth trafficking conviction to which he pled guilty in July, 2020.
An Arizona man was found guilty of multiple Sex Crimes following a two-day federal court trial held in Rapid City, South Dakota. The verdict was returned on March 10, 2021.
Tilsen announced Monday via an NDN Collective press release that July 3 charges will be dropped but The Pennington County State’s Attorney said nothing is finalized.
Wireless cell phone customers in South Dakota can text to 9-1-1 when they can’t call in an emergency. The text, like a phone call, will be routed to a local 9-1-1 dispatch center.
South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg pleaded not guilty to three misdemeanor charges connected with hitting and killing a Highmore man last September.
Earlier this week, vaccines became available at places like Walmart, The Medicine Shoppe and 54 other pharmacies around South Dakota. This means more people are able to get the shot. With more people eligible for the shot, brings more opportunity for fraud.
On February 2nd, local law enforcement executed a search warrant at Cadotte's residence on 6th Avenue -- finding what they say is evidence of the alleged crimes.
A years-long legal battle around a Keystone teenager's death remains in the courtroom after requests to drop the case were denied, although there is evidence prosecutors may have tampered with witnesses.
Cheyenne police had not yet received the full autopsy report, police Lt. Rob Dafoe said in a statement a day after a police spokeswoman told KGAB Radio the autopsy failed to determine with certainty what killed 2-year-old Athian Rivera.
Phillip Pond pleaded not guilty Wednesday in federal court to the charges of second degree murder and the use of a gun in the commission of a violent crime.
Senate Bill 146 was brought to the legislature as “an act to revise certain provisions regarding eligibility for parole for certain persons sentenced to life imprisonment.” If passed, the bill would give people 25 and under who committed a crime and were sentenced to life in prison, the chance for parole.
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has released three hours of video of interviews conducted with South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg after a fatal crash.
Gov. Kristi Noem is calling for South Dakota’s top law enforcement officer to resign after he was charged with three misdemeanors in connection to a fatal crash.
The suspect was released on a personal recognizance bond based on the judge's reasoning that he had not committed any criminal offenses for at least a decade.
