ABERDEEN

Aberdeen, S.D. residents warned drinking water could cause disease

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) – Officials in South Dakota’s third most populous city, Aberdeen, are warning residents that their drinking water contains an elevated risk of disease. The Aberdeen Water Works Treatment Plant experienced mechanical malfunctions in two filters used to clean water and make it drinkable for residents, resulting in “an increased chance of disease-causing organisms in the drinking water,”…

Fargo Man Killed in Richland Co. Crash Saturday is Identified, 2 SD Teens Hurt

RICHLAND CO., N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified a Fargo man killed in a head-on crash early Saturday morning in Richland County. He is 47-year-old Washington Weanquoi. Two 19-year-old men in the other vehicle from South Dakota are at Sanford in Fargo with serious injuries. They are Kash Cutler of Frederick and William Nordine of Aberdeen. The crash…

S.D. Man Found Not Guilty Of Killing Daughter’s Boyfriend

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP/KVRR) — A jury in Aberdeen has found Jarrett Jones not guilty of fatally shooting his daughter’s boyfriend in 2020. Jones claimed he was defending himself and his daughter. After eight hours of deliberation, the jury last night found Jones not guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree murder and first- and second-degree manslaughter. According to testimony, Jon Schumacher was…

Contempt charges dropped for Marshals Service supervisors

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Contempt charges have been dismissed for three supervisors in the U.S. Marshals Service for a series of events that began with a deputy marshal refusing to disclose her vaccination status while serving in federal court in Aberdeen. Federal Judge Charles Kornmann filed the charges after directing anybody in his courtroom to be vaccinated for COVID-19.  When a deputy…

Guilty plea to manslaughter in fatal Aberdeen stabbing

ABERDEEN, S.D. – An Aberdeen man has changed his plea in a fatal stabbing as part of an agreement with prosecutors. Twenty-four-year-old Jacob Lane Lee Bad Wound has pleaded guilty to felony manslaughter in the death of Higinio Anthony Santiago who was found stabbed at an Aberdeen home on Aug. 26, 2020. Bad Wound was initially charged with murder, pleaded…

North Dakota man arrested after Aberdeen park is locked down

Storybook Land at Wylie ParkABERDEEN, S.D. – A North Dakota man is being held on possible charges of making terroristic threats after an incident that brought the bomb squad to an Aberdeen park this week. Police were called to Wylie Park around noon Wednesday on reports that a man was talking about “blowing things up” and was burying things in…

Discover South Dakota: Aberdeen

Aberdeen Invited You To The Land Of Fairy Tales

  We are wrapping up our two-week virtual road trip around our region with a visit to a land of make-believe. Aberdeen, South Dakota has Storybook Land, a theme park filled with fairy tale characters and stories. The park is inside the larger Wylie Park, which has camping and plenty of outdoor recreation activities. Both parks have free admission. Storybook…