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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...
Logo, Reception Date Chosen To Mark SD’s 100th Legislative Session
PIERRE — The 100th session of the South Dakota Legislature will be celebrated with an official logo and a reunion and reception marking the milestone. The One Hundredth Session Planning Committee has unveiled a logo which is intended to reflect the traditions and prestige of the South Dakota Legislature in a confident design.
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...
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...
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.
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