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Marion man convicted of 46 criminal charges against children
A 60 year old Marion man was convicted Thursday (May 16, 2024) on 46 criminal charges against a child including First Degree Rape Domestic, Aggravated Incest, and Sexual Contact with a Child Under 16 Domestic. Daniel Leroy Ringuette was found guilty by a Turner County jury. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison...
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Aug. 1 sentencing date set for Watauga man convicted by federal jury of Assault by Striking, Beating or Wounding
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Justin James Schneider, age 38, of Watauga, South Dakota, was found guilty of Assault by Striking, Beating or Wounding as a result of a two-day federal jury trial in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The charge carries a maximum penalty of one year in federal prison and/or...
May 17, 2024
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Oglala Man sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet and Commercial Sex Trafficking
MAY 2024: Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Jonathan A. Kobes, sitting in district court in Rapid City, South Dakota, has sentenced an Oglala, South Dakota, man convicted of one count of Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet and two counts of Commercial Sex Trafficking. The sentencing took place on May 14, 2024....
May 17, 2024
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Community involvement encouraged as part of National Prevention Week this week
This week-- May 12-18, 2024-- is National Prevention Week. Department of Social Services Secretary Matt Althoff invites all South Dakotans to join in making a difference and becoming actively involved in preventing substance misuse and promoting mental health. He says through education, advocacy and support, we can mak...
May 16, 2024
Businesses in Watertown and Aberdeen receive funding from GOED
The Governor's Office of Economic Development Board of Economic Development approved three loans at this month's meeting. Financing for these projects will reflect a capital investment of approximately $6.5 million. An additional 14 full-time jobs will be created. "This financing allows two more local businesses t...
May 16, 2024
Eleven state prison inmates plead not guilty to charges stemming from prison disturbances in March
MAY 16, 2024: 11 state prison inmates have pleaded not guilty to a combined 18 felony charges stemming from the March 27-28, 2024, disturbances at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls. The inmates entered their not guilty pleas during an arraignment Wednesday (May 15, 2024) in Minnehaha Circuit Court. Sou...
May 16, 2024
$40,000 Mega Millions lottery prize remains unclaimed in North Dakota
MAY 16, 2024: A winning North Dakota Mega Millions ticket from the December 12, 2023, draw remains unclaimed, and the lucky ticket holder is almost out of time to claim the prize. The $40,000 ticket expires on June 9, 2024. North Dakota Lottery winners have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prize, af...
May 16, 2024
Man from Yankton killed in motorcycle accident in southeast South Dakota on Saturday
MAY 15, 2024: A 66-year-old man from Yankton has been identified as the person who died Saturday afternoon (May 11, 2024, 5:42pm) in a single-vehicle crash one mile south of Beresford. Preliminary crash information indicates the Gene J. Eli, the driver of a 2004 Kawasaki VN750 motorcycle was southbound on I-29 when for...
May 15, 2024
Indictment and arrest made in fentanyl overdose death in Clay County
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and authorities in Clay and Yankton counties have announced that an 18-year-old Yankton man has been indicted in the fentanyl overdose death of a 16-year-old female from rural Clay County. Evan Nelson was indicted Monday (May 13, 2024) by a Yankton County Grand Jury on three ...
May 15, 2024
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South Dakota's Mike Rounds one of four U.S. Senators urging use of $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong review
WASHINGTON (AP) - A bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is recommending that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop artificial intelligence and place safeguards around it, writing in a report released Wednesday that the U.S. needs to "harness the...
May 15, 2024
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