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Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 2:30 PM CDT
|By Austin Goss
Judge Margo D. Northrup has rejected a plea agreement that the prosecution and defense had come to agreement on in the Joel Koskan case. Koskan, who is charged with child abuse, would have avoided prison time and having to register as a sex offender under the plea agreement.
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Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 6:13 PM CST
|By Cooper Seamer
Sioux Falls saw a slight uptick in both it’s property and violent crime rates in 2022, but city leaders stress that the increase doesn’t match up with how fast the city is growing.
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Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 4:32 PM CST
|By Cooper Seamer
Even as police say they’ve arrested four in connection to the death of Paul Billion, their investigation isn’t over.
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Updated: Dec. 4, 2022 at 1:06 AM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Lt. Butler said the root of this crime was a drug-related robbery but did not specify in what capacity.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 10:30 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Just one day after appearing in court on charges of sex crimes, state senate candidate Joel Koskan currently leads in his race against incumbent Democratic House lawmaker Shawn Bordeaux (D-Mission).
Updated: Oct. 30, 2022 at 10:21 AM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
The Sioux Falls Crime Lab along with several SFPD cars are at a house in central Sioux Falls.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2022 at 3:32 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
An 18-year-old woman is recovering after being shot in the leg in Hills, Minnesota
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 7:00 AM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
On this week’s Matters of the State, incoming South Dakota Attorney general Marty Jackley weighs in on public safety after the latest officer-involved shooting in Sioux Falls.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 5:40 PM CDT
|By Cooper Seamer
Monday was the eighth officer-involved shooting in Sioux Falls since October of last year, with four of those ending in the death of the suspect.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 4:05 PM CDT
|By Cooper Seamer
The latest shooting in Sioux Falls rocked neighbors near the 3600 block of S. Willow Avenue Wednesday morning.
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Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 7:14 PM CDT
|By Austin Goss
An at home daycare provider in Pierre is “temporarily closed” after allegations of sexual and physical abuse arose from it.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 5:49 PM CDT
|By Cooper Seamer
Though either homicide investigation in Sioux Falls has yet to result in any suspects or arrests, the Sioux Falls Police Department said there’s always more resources to pour over from the public.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 8:13 AM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
The Sioux Falls Police Department and Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office discuss the rise in officer-involved shootings in Sioux Falls.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 9:27 AM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
Leaders of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in north-central South Dakota are holding forums to address a recent rise in violent crime on the reservation.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 11:52 AM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
A Sioux Falls man is facing charges after police say he drove through the middle of an active crime scene while intoxicated.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 11:33 AM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
State investigators say a Sioux Falls officer was justified in fatally shooting a suspect during a confrontation earlier this spring.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 11:20 AM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
A Sioux Falls man is facing charges after authorities say he threatened men who were attempting to repossess a vehicle.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 11:35 AM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
Police say a stolen vehicle investigation resulted in an hours-long standoff and multiple arrests at a Sioux Falls apartment.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 12:28 PM CDT
|By Austin Goss
At the request of legislators, the SD Department of Public Safety gave a public briefing explaining how they came to the conclusions they did in the investigation into Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, and what they believe happened the night he struck and killed Joe Boever.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 9:05 AM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
Tens of thousands of dollars worth of methamphetamine are off the streets following a traffic stop on Interstate 29 in northeast South Dakota.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2022 at 1:06 PM CST
|By The Associated Press
A judge has recused herself from presiding in a case against a Spearfish man accused of fatally shooting his wife last month.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2022 at 10:19 AM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Authorities say a suspect in a shooting in northwest Iowa that left a woman with multiple gunshot wounds has been taken into custody.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 at 10:35 AM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
One man is in the hospital and another is behind bars following a stabbing in Yankton.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 9:50 AM CST
|By The Associated Press
Oglala Sioux tribal police and the FBI say they are investigating a triple homicide near Manderson.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 at 12:20 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Police are reminding people to be vigilant after several Sioux Falls residents recently fell victim to a series of scams.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 11:27 AM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
The man accused of trying to kidnap a child while he was working at the Menards in Watertown has been convicted by a jury.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 9:18 AM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
An August trial date has been set for a Milbank man charged with murdering his brother and pregnant sister-in-law.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 7:41 AM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
The mother of a two-year-old girl who died in Hamlin County has been sentenced to five years behind bars.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 at 11:38 AM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
An Iowa man is facing charges after police say he pulled out a gun and demanded cash during a pawn shop transaction, then denied it was an actual robbery soon after.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2021 at 3:05 PM CST
|By Austin Goss
South Dakota lawmakers met in Pierre Tuesday for two days of meetings to go over the case for impeaching Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2021 at 12:25 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Earlier today, the Watertown School District received an email threat. The school district was locked down as a result.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 at 3:43 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
The Department of Justice says John Rowe emailed classified information to undercover FBI agents posing as Russian agents.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 at 12:01 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Brent Hanson was arrested yesterday after two people were found dead at a residence in Milbank.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 at 10:08 AM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
The Corson County Sheriff’s Office says they made a traffic stop near the intersection of 2nd Street and Main Street in McLaughlin early Monday morning.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2021 at 3:58 PM CST
|By Austin Goss
South Dakota Speaker of the House Spencer Gosch (R-Glenham) has tabbed Sara Frankenstein of Rapid City to provide special counsel to the House’s “Special Committee on Impeachment.”
Updated: Dec. 10, 2021 at 11:07 AM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Sioux Falls Police are investigating a shooting that sent one person to the hospital Friday morning.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2021 at 1:25 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
14 people were arrested Thursday morning in a six-city drug bust in eastern South Dakota.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2021 at 10:32 AM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
A juvenile led Lincoln County Sheriff deputies in a pursuit Tuesday night for the second time this year, authorities say.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2021 at 12:08 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Police recovered 17 stolen guns after the victim of a car break-in tracked stolen Airpods to a house in central Sioux Falls.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2021 at 4:44 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Sioux Falls Police are investigating after a woman was scammed out of over $5,000 on Facebook.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2021 at 4:31 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
A Sioux Falls man received minor injuries after his cellphone stopped a bullet in a road rage shooting.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2021 at 3:56 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
A fatal officer-involved shooting in central Sioux Falls in October has been deemed justified by the South Dakota Attorney General.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2021 at 3:02 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
A 19-year-old and a juvenile were arrested following a stabbing in Mitchell Thursday.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2021 at 1:09 PM CST
|By The Associated Press
Two Iowa teenagers charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death of their high school Spanish teacher will remain in jail.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 7:24 PM CST
|By Cooper Seamer
Thursday’s sentencing of Theresa Bentaas in the death of her infant son brings an end to the “Baby Andrew” case, after over 40 years.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 4:39 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
An Astoria man is facing charges after a 16-year-old reported she had been sexually abused.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 10:53 AM CST
|By The Associated Press
A man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison in the 2019 starvation death of a toddler in Brookings County.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2021 at 1:56 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Authorities are investigating after a Sioux Falls Police officer fired his gun at a vehicle that nearly hit officers Sunday night.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 at 11:18 AM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Police are continuing to investigate the fatal shooting Sunday outside Giliberto’s in central Sioux Falls.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 at 10:37 AM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Three people are dead and two others are injured after a shooting in Scotland, South Dakota Tuesday night.