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Update: Lake County authorities arrest wanted parole absconder
2+ hour ago (108+ words) LAKE COUNTY, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Zachariah Ryan, a parole absconder, who authorities believed to be potentially armed and dangerous, was arrested on Friday night in rural Lake County. According to a social media post from the Lake County Sheriff's Office,…...
200th Law Enforcement Academy graduates 39 new officers
19+ hour, 24+ min ago (150+ words) PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Thirty-nine new recruits graduated from the Basic Law Enforcement Certification on Friday. This graduating class marks the 200th class to complete the program. The recruits, from 29 law enforcement agencies, are graduating to become certified law enforcement officers…...
Tea, SD man sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to distribute meth
1+ day, 42+ min ago (163+ words) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A man from Tea, South Dakota, was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison after being convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. 48-year-old Sean Blanchfill was indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance…...
‘It’s terrible’: Tourist accused of stealing, injuring flamingos at famed Las Vegas hotel
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (333+ words) LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) " A Canadian tourist has been charged with animal cruelty after police say he stole a flamingo from a famed Las Vegas hotel. Police identified the suspect as Mitchell Fairbarn, 33, of Ontario, Canada. According to an…...
SD Supreme Court to bring court to Augustana University
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (147+ words) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Members of the public are invited to attend the South Dakota Supreme Court's March Term of Court at Augustana University. The Supreme Court will hear arguments for three cases on Wednesday, March 18, and three cases…...
Sioux Falls woman sentenced to 20 years for distributing fentanyl that resulted in death
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (150+ words) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A Sioux Falls woman has been sentenced following a conviction of Distribution of a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death. 33-year-old Anastasia Muggins was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised…...
GRAPHIC: Videos from officers show terrifying moments during mass shooting at Texas bar that left 3 dead
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (411+ words) Everybody down!" one officer yells. Where is he?" The terrifying moments captured on video by officers and surveillance cameras that were released Thursday show how the shooting that wounded more than a dozen others unfolded quickly early Sunday in downtown…...
Man charged with killing 3 women wanted their cars and money to get home, prosecutors allege
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (670+ words) An Iowa man has been charged with aggravated murder in the deaths of the two hikers and a third woman authorities say he killed inside her home after he spent a night in a shed on her property. There was…...
Law enforcement warns of no fly zones for drones
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (158+ words) RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - In KOTA Territory, there are several places where it's illegal to fly a drone - near wildfires, over large crowds, and near airports. Perhaps the worst place you can fly a drone is near Ellsworth Air Force Base....
Fire crews battled electrical hazards, collapsed staircase at home where mother, 5 children died
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (354+ words) CLARKSVILLE, Ohio (WXIX/Gray News) - First responders said they faced "extremely adverse" conditions, including exposure to electrical shock, when responding to a massive house fire that turned deadly. Clinton-Warren Joint Fire District Chief Andrew Wysong said Tuesday that firefighters did…...