In his persistent effort to shore up his moral insecurities, Speaker Steven Haugaard (R-10/Sioux Falls) used yesterday’s meeting of the Interim Committee on Offenses Regarding…
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Speaking of terrorizing children, a Watertown couple is sitting in the Codington County Jail on drug, assault, and child abuse charges after sitting around the…
South Dakota is the only state where ingestion of a controlled substance draws felony punishment. Ryan Redler received one such felony conviction for taking meth…
Speaking of addiction, Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is following the lead of mostly Republican attorneys general in supporting the settlement Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma is…
And here I thought the USDA’s making hemp eligible for crop insurance would change Kristi’s mind…. Governor Kristi Noem still can’t tell the difference between…
In good news, fewer people are in jail! According to the Legislative Research Council’s latest prison population report, South Dakota had 209 fewer people behind…
After Rapid City police raided Staple and Spice in May and seized $3,000 worth of Carol Pugh’s merchandise, Pennington County State’s Attorney Mark Vargo has…
Meth isn’t going to help South Dakota’s branding. According to information provided by the Department of Social Services to the Legislative interim subgroup studying methamphetamine…
Maybe Stace Nelson is right: we are all being watched by a great power from up above. Unfortunately, that great power is Big Brother, in…
Pennington County law enforcement is also working hard rounding up drug pushers and users. According to a Wednesday post, felony drug arrests are up 4%…