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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.
First SD measles case in nine years appears in Rapid City
Seven-year-old Milan Patel receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Michele Clark High School on Nov. 12, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) The first case of measles in South Dakota in nine years was reported Thursday by the state Department of Health. Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that...
Indictment in alleged $1.8-million embezzlement case involving former state employee
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) — A former employee of the Department of Social Services is accused of stealing nearly $1.8-million from South Dakota’s Child Protection Services program. Attorney General Marty Jackley announced aggravated Grand Theft charges against 68 year old Lonna Carroll Thursday morning. Carroll now lives in Algona, Iowa. She was arrested Wednesday and is awaiting extradition.
Teachers On Educational Trip Make A Stop In Yankton
Educators from across South Dakota took a summer road trip to Yankton Wednesday to learn more about the state’s history as preparations continue to implement the new social studies standards in the fall of 2025. This is the second summer the South Dakota Department of Education (DOE) has offered...
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