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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...
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.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem ‘Dogged’ at Republican Convention
Two nights after South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was in the national spotlight during her prime time speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, she was given a shout out on Fox News, but not for the reason she would have hoped. During the network's Wednesday (July 17) coverage...
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...
Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad Makes Donations in Recognition of Its 10-Year Anniversary
RAPID CITY—(July 16, 2024)—Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad (RCPE) today announced that it has made donations to the South Dakota Ag Foundation and the South Dakota State Railroad Museum, part of the railroad’s celebration of 10 years since startup on June 1, 2014. “These contributions are...
Republican National Convention wraps up today
MILWAUKEE, W.I.(KCCR)- The Republican National Convention wraps up today in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Among the South Dakota delegation to the convention is District 24 State Senator Jim Mehlhaff of Pierre. Mehlhaff says the Conference has gone well. Mehlhaff says security has been very tight around the event given the assassination attempted...
Some legislators lukewarm on Noem’s plan to spend $81 million surplus on prisons
PIERRE — Some South Dakota legislators aren’t sure they’re ready to support Gov. Kristi Noem’s plan to devote an $81 million budget surplus to prison construction. The future women’s prison in Rapid City is estimated to cost $87 million, and already has funding from the Legislature.
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