SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- A Sioux Falls man is being held on kidnapping, assault and child abuse charges in an early-morning incident in southwest Sioux Falls. Officers responded to a report from neighbors that included mention of a firearm. Raymond Allen allegedly assaulted a woman and a small child, and then fled the scene with her… Read more »

FORT PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- Volunteer firefighters from a handful of different departments spent around four hours Thursday afternoon  in 100+ degree heat to extinguish a fire that took off into a wheat field in Stanley County. Fort Pierre Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Tye Odden was the incident commander at the scene. He says it was… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(Press Release) —U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) recently introduced the Employer Participation in Repayment Act. This bipartisan legislation would help Americans tackle their student loan debt by making permanent Thune’s previously enacted provision that allows employers to contribute up to $5,250 tax-free to their employees’ student loans. This bill would help… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- 781-million dollars…that’s the proposed cost of running the city of Sioux Falls in 2025. Mayor Paul TenHaken laid out his proposed spending plan in his annual Budget Address this afternoon. It comes at a time of uncertainty due to the proposed repeal of the sales tax on consumption…which could drastically cut city… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- On July 17, 2024, 63-year-old James Barrett Kaska, a convicted sex offender, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree rape. The plea agreement was presented in the Circuit Court of Codington County, SD, with Assistant Attorney General Kelly Marnette representing the state and Manuel de Castro representing the defendant. Kaska pleaded guilty to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KMIT)- On Thursday morning, Senator John Thune went on the floor of the U.S. Senate to discuss a variety of topics. Senator Thune on the Protests Against Netanyahu: Senator John Thune spoke on the Senate floor decrying the vandalism and violence of protestors that accompanied Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before Congress. Thune… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KMIT)- Congressman Dusty Johnson chairs the subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets and Rural Development and made opening remarks on the reauthorization of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission: Johnson explained the importance of derivatives across industries and markets. The committee took testimony from agricultural and other interested parties on the bill to reauthorize the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- An Iowa woman accused of stealing one-point-seven-eight million dollars of state money intended for foster children made her first court appearance Thursday in Pierre.  Lonna Carroll is charged with two counts of Aggravated Grand Theft. Magistrate Judge Margo Northrup granted Carroll’s request for a court appointed attorney.  Attorney General Marty Jackley asked Northrup… Read more »