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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 […]
Wall's Piper Cordes highlights South Dakota performers at Wednesday's National High School Finals Rodeo
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. — Wall’s Piper Cordes highlighted South Dakota’s performers at Wednesday’s National High School Finals Rodeo. Cordes ran a 20.494 seconds in Wednesday’s evening pole bending performance, the third fastest time of the night. Cordes is currently No. 3 the second go-round standings for the pole bending.
Algona woman accused of embezzling from South Dakota agency
An Algona woman is accused of stealing $1.8 million in state and federal funds from a state agency in South Dakota. Sixty-eight-year-old Lonna Carroll is charged with two felony counts of aggravated grand theft. Carroll was an employee of South Dakota’s Department of Social Services who retired in 2013. She’s...
Former state employee accused of stealing $1.8 million from Child Protection Services
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. Lonna Carroll, 68, of Algona, Iowa, is charged with two felony counts of aggravated grand theft. She was arrested […] The post Former state employee accused of stealing $1.8 million from Child Protection Services appeared first on South Dakota Searchlight.
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...
Program seeking temporary homes for kids in court system struggles with recruitment, retention
Rich Ohm was going to say no. He and his wife are busy with their Watertown-based business, their children are all grown, and they aim to spend up to two months each year traveling out of the country for missions. But he surprised himself — and his wife. He said yes to becoming the first […] The post Program seeking temporary homes for kids in court system struggles with recruitment, retention appeared first on South Dakota Searchlight.
Thursday morning sports 07/18/24
MITCHELL, SD (MITCHELLNOW) The season is winding down in the South Dakota amateur baseball league and one thing is for sure the Winner Colome Pheasants are having a remarkable season. The Pheasants have now won 13 straight games to wrap up their Sunshine League amateur baseball season as they made quick work of the Parkston Rays last night winning by the final of 14 to 6. The Pheasants jumped out to a 7 nothing lead after two innings as Austin Calhoon batted 3-for-6 with a walk scoring a run, Reed Harter drove in three runs on three hits, including a double and a home run, and Aiden Barfuss launched a solo home run along with drawing two walks.
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