Mental Health Deemed Factor In Officer-Involved Shooting
(Sioux Falls, SD) — Mental illness is being deemed a factor in South Dakota’s most recent officer-involved shooting. Authorities say a man was carrying knives and approaching officers when he was shot in Sioux Falls last Thursday.
Prescription Produce Collaboration
(Brookings, SD) — A prescription produce program is trying to get a jumpstart in the area, thanks to a South Dakota State professor and local farmers. It’s called Dakota Food Rx. Prescription produce programs help to provide
Wounded Knee Fire Being Contained
(Pine Ridge, SD) — Fire season is off to an early start in South Dakota. Firefighters in the western part of the state have been busy working to contain a grassfire on the Pine Ridge reservation between
SD Students Solar Eclipse Experience
(Sioux Falls, SD) — A group of South Dakota students are coming home after a unique experience viewing the total solar eclipse. Lower Brule science teacher Bree Oatman took several students to Texas for yesterday’s event to
NCAA Women’s Basketball Title Game Breaks Record
(Cleveland, OH) — Sunday’s NCAA’s women’s basketball championship game is another record breaker. It became the most watched basketball game — men’s or women’s, college or pro — since 2019. The final that saw Dawn Staley’s undefeated
Pine Ridge Woman To Pay Restitution To Oglala Sioux Tribe
(Rapid City, SD) — A Pine Ridge woman has been ordered to pay more than eight-thousand dollars in restitution to the Oglala Sioux Tribe. A Federal Court sentenced Darcel Pourier Monday after she pleaded guilty to embezzlement
UConn Blows Out Purdue To Earn Second Straight NCAA Tourney Championship
(Glendale, AZ) — UConn is celebrating a second straight men’s basektball national championship after blowing out Purdue 75-60 in the title game from Glendale. Tristen Newton led the Huskies with 20 points as the team rode a
Seventh-Inning Surge Leads Dodgers Past Twins
(Minneapolis, MN) — The Los Angeles Dodgers smoked a pair of solo shots in the top of the seventh to earn a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. James Outman and Shohei Ohtani both
Man To Plead Guilty In Multi-State Drug Conspiracy
(Sioux Falls, SD) — A Sioux Falls man is planning to plead guilty for his role in a multi-state drug and money laundering conspiracy. Court documents filed Monday say 37-year-old Donavon Pinkston made a plea agreement deal
SD Senator Rounds Takes Proactive Steps To Decrease Crime Crisis
(Rapid City, SD) — A South Dakota senator is taking a proactive step to bring down high crime rates. Senator Mike Rounds sent a letter to the Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior and urged