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Attorney General Jackley Announces Indictment For $1.8 million Employee Theft from Child Protection Services
PIERRE, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a former state Department of Social Services employee has been indicted for stealing an estimated $1.8 million in state and federal funds from the department’s Child Protection Services. Lonna Carroll, 68, of Algona, IA is charged with two...
New S.D. Golf Hall of Fame inductees include Doug Murphy, Bert Olson and Chris Long
SIOUX FALLS — Watertown native Doug Murphy of Hartford, Bert Olson of Sioux Falls and Chris Long of Presho are set to become the newest members of the South Dakota Golf Association (SDGA) Golf Hall of Fame. The trio will be inducted during a ceremony that will be held...
Noem orders flags be flown at half-staff for former fire chief killed at Trump rally
PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Governor Kristi Noem has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff on Thursday in honor of Corey Comperatore, who was killed Saturday from the shots fired during the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. From sunrise to...
Former state employee charged with stealing nearly $2M from South Dakota’s CPS
PIERRE, S.D. (KFGO) – A former South Dakota Social Services employee has been charged with grand theft for allegedly stealing nearly $1.8 million from the state’s Child Protective Services. Lonna Carroll of Algona, Iowa was arrested Wednesday and is set to be extradited to South Dakota. Attorney General...
Former state employee accused of stealing $1.8 million from Child Protection Services
The South Dakota Department of Social Services in Pierre. (Photo by John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) An Iowa woman who formerly worked for the South Dakota Department of Social Services is accused of stealing an estimated $1.8 million from the department’s Division of Child Protection Services over the course of 13 years.
Minnesota Has Been ‘Invaded’ By South Dakota
Did you hear the news? Minnesota has been "invaded" by a neighboring state. Specifically, one particular metropolitan area in South Dakota has "encroached" into the Land of 10,000 Lakes in a new assessment according to the federal government. Well, sort of. It isn't like Pierre suddenly has governing power in...
SD Little League State Tournament to begin Thursday
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Little League State Tournament is set to begin Thursday as four teams battle for a spot in the Little League Midwest Regional. BRACKET Canyon Lake is set to open the tournament against two time defending state champ, Sioux Falls. That game is set for 5 p.m. on […]
Former South Dakota DSS employee indicted for stealing $1.8M from Child Protection Services
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced the indictment of a former state Department of Social Services employee Thursday at the Police Law Enforcement Center in Sioux Falls. Lonna Carroll, 68, of Algona, Iowa, has been indicted for allegedly stealing about $1.78 million from the department's Child Protection Services. Carroll was charged with two...
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