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One Dead, One Injured in Interstate 29 Crash
{KXLG – North Sioux City, SD} A two-vehicle crash on Interstate 29 claimed the life of one man and injured another on Friday afternoon. The South Dakota Highway Patrol reports that a 2020 Ford Escape driven by 69-year-old William Richard Chicoine of Elk Point, South Dakota, was slowing down due to congested traffic near mile marker 2 in North Sioux City when it was rear-ended by a 2013 Lexus RX 350. The Lexus was driven by 57-year-old David Solomon Jones of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Man arrested after SWAT standoff in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On July 30, at 4:20 in the afternoon the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office Task Force and Sioux Falls Police Department responded to the 800 block of N. Dakota Avenue to serve arrest and search warrants. The wanted male, 42-year-old Jarruea Lamar Robinson...
Motorcyclist suffers fatal injuries in Lincoln County crash
LENNOX, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A 60-year-old man riding a motorcycle suffered fatal injuries after colliding with a pickup truck near Lennox on Tuesday. Preliminary crash information indicates that around 3:30 p.m. on July 30, the driver of a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling eastbound on US 18 in Lincoln County, five miles south of Lennox.
Sioux Falls Police are starting to use PIT maneuvers, a tactic to end vehicle pursuits
The Sioux Falls Police Department has trained and authorized about 40 officers so far to utilize the precision immobilization technique, or PIT maneuver, during pursuits, Lt. Nick Butler said. The department is using a rotating training schedule to train all 300 of its officers in the pursuit tactic. Butler estimated this process will take about a year. The PIT maneuver is a technique where a pursuing law enforcement vehicle makes contact with the back of a...
Suspect arrested for robbery at gunpoint on Great Bear hiking trail
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Sioux Falls police responded to a robbery that took place at Great Bear Ski Valley early Saturday morning. The incident happened around 2 a.m. when a group of people stopped to talk for a while on a hiking trail. One person in the...
Security questions after prison unrest met with silence by officials
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) – It’s been nearly three weeks since an outbreak of violence in Springfield on a former university campus now used as a medium-security prison. The state Department of Corrections has yet to address any questions on the incident. The agency has declined...
Highway Patrol investigating separate fatal motorcycle crashes on opposite sides of the state
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating two fatal crashes involving motorcycles on two different sides of the state. On Tuesday afternoon a 60 year old man driving a motorcycle died in a two-vehicle crash on US Highway 18 near Lennox. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says a...
Fatal police shooting at Sioux Falls Get-N-Go was justified, officials rule
The fatal shooting of a suspect during a hostage situation at a Sioux Falls gas station was a justified use of force by local law enforcement officers, officials ruled. Less than a month after a marksman with the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office shot and killed 26-year-old Sioux Falls resident Daniel Augustine, the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) has cleared the deputy and a Sioux Falls police officer from any wrongdoing.
Crews mopping up Wind Cave’s Limestone Fire
Crews are mopping up a 13.4-acre lightning caused fire first reported early Saturday afternoon (July 27, 2024) in Wind Cave National Park. Firefighters remained on-scene throughout the night to prevent the fire from jumping control lines during a high wind event. Containment is expected by late Sunday afternoon. Crews from...
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