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Officials say they've busted a major drug smuggling ring inside state prison facilities. The South Dakota Department of...
30/05/2025

Officials say they've busted a major drug smuggling ring inside state prison facilities. The South Dakota Department of Corrections says drugs were brought in through fake packages, counterfeit legal mail and visitors.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.- The South Dakota Department of Corrections (DOC) has busted a ring of drug smuggling coming into state prison facilities through an internal investigation. Secretary of Corrections Kellie Wasko announced the preliminary results of that

(BISMARCK, ND) -- North Dakota interstate highways will soon have an increased speed limit, pending a signature from Gov...
02/05/2025

(BISMARCK, ND) -- North Dakota interstate highways will soon have an increased speed limit, pending a signature from Governor Kelly Armstrong.

(BISMARCK, ND) — North Dakota interstate highways will soon have an increased speed limit, pending a signature from Governor Kelly Armstrong. The North Dakota Legislature has approved increasing the speed limit on the state’s interstate highways from

A former Cass County sheriff’s deputy is being charged with disorderly conduct and harassment.
02/01/2025

A former Cass County sheriff’s deputy is being charged with disorderly conduct and harassment.

(Fargo, ND) -- A former Cass County sheriff's deputy is being charged with disorderly conduct and harassment. According to court documents, Deputy Darin Viken is accused of harassing six women while he was the coordinator of the sheriff's office's 24/7 sobriety program. Most of the women were partic...

State geologists say there is a “significant” amount of untapped oil buried deep in the Bakken of northwestern North Dak...
02/01/2025

State geologists say there is a “significant” amount of untapped oil buried deep in the Bakken of northwestern North Dakota.

(Williston, ND) -- State geologists say there is a "significant" amount of untapped oil buried deep in the Bakken of northwestern North Dakota. A new study by the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources claims that up to 250-million barrels, or over ten-billion gallons, of oil could be extracte...

South Dakota State football is welcoming a new head coach!
02/01/2025

South Dakota State football is welcoming a new head coach!

(Brookings, SD) -- South Dakota State football is welcoming a new head coach. SDSU officially announced Tuesday night that 39-year-old Dan Jackson will be the 22nd head coach in the program's history. He's succeeding Jimmy Rogers, who left last weekend to take over at Washington State. Jackson has d...

A mother of five is recovering from a gunshot wound after a teen opened fire at a Fargo apartment on New Year’s Eve.
02/01/2025

A mother of five is recovering from a gunshot wound after a teen opened fire at a Fargo apartment on New Year’s Eve.

(Fargo, ND) -- A mother of five is recovering from a gunshot wound after a teen opened fire at a Fargo apartment on New Year's Eve. Police say the male suspect was arrested yesterday morning at his home in Glyndon, Minnesota. Witnesses say that a fight broke out in the hallway and when the mother...

It may be a new year, but some of South Dakota’s biggest crime cases from 2024 are not over with.
02/01/2025

It may be a new year, but some of South Dakota’s biggest crime cases from 2024 are not over with.

(Undated, SD) -- It may be a new year, but some of South Dakota's biggest crime cases from 2024 are not over with. One of those is Moody County Chief Deputy Ken Prorok losing his life in the line of duty after a high-speed chase on Highway 34 last February. Joseph Hoek of Sioux Falls...

Ian Cramer was sentenced to 28 years in prison today after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including A-felony homic...
31/12/2024

Ian Cramer was sentenced to 28 years in prison today after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including A-felony homicide, stemming from a high-speed pursuit last December.

A North Dakota man will spend nearly three decades behind bars for his role in the death of a Mercer County deputy. Ian Cramer was sentenced to 28 years in prison today after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including A-felony homicide, stemming from a high-speed pursuit last December. Investiga...

President Biden has approved a disaster declaration for the North Dakota wildfires.
27/12/2024

President Biden has approved a disaster declaration for the North Dakota wildfires.

(Washington, DC) -- President Biden has approved a disaster declaration for the North Dakota wildfires. Biden signed off Tuesday on FEMA's declaration of the October wildfires as a major disaster, which will free up federal money to assist state recovery efforts. The wind-fueled wildfires killed two...

A man is dead after getting shot in eastern Sioux Falls yesterday morning.
27/12/2024

A man is dead after getting shot in eastern Sioux Falls yesterday morning.

(Sioux Falls, SD) -- A man is dead after getting shot in eastern Sioux Falls yesterday morning. Sioux Falls Police says the shooting happened behind Eastway Bowl just before 9 a.m. The victim has been identified as a 38-year-old who was critically hit once and died at the scene. It's currently being...

A Grand Forks family is calling for change following the death of their daughter in June in an alleged drunk driving cra...
26/12/2024

A Grand Forks family is calling for change following the death of their daughter in June in an alleged drunk driving crash.

(Grand Forks, ND) -- A Grand Forks family is calling for change following the death of their daughter in June in an alleged drunk driving crash. Nicole and Robert Louthain are selling T-shirts that read ''Justice for Katarina.'' Money raised will go to families in need at her old elementary school,....

It’s going to be a bit of a rollercoaster for South Dakota weather over the next week.
26/12/2024

It’s going to be a bit of a rollercoaster for South Dakota weather over the next week.

(Undated) -- It's going to be a bit of a rollercoaster for South Dakota weather over the next week. Dense fog and freezing fog looming in some areas is expected to disperse by the end of today. A Dense Fog Advisory has been extended for Sioux Falls and surrounding areas until noon, so any morning...

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