South Dakota

Trial For Former West Fargo Elementary Principal David George Moved to Next Year

David George (Sherburne County Jail)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A federal trial for former West Fargo Independence Elementary Principal David George is being moved to February. U.S. District Judge Peter Welte issued his ruling earlier this month after the defense asked for more time to review discovery and prepare for trial. The trial was set to begin October 8. It will…

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally DUI Arrests Hit 100

STURGIS, S.D. (KVRR) — Driving under the influence arrests hit 100 at the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota. From last Saturday through this morning, 89 DUI arrests had been made in Sturgis with another 11 DUI arrests being made in the Rapid City District. South Dakota Department of Public Safety keeps track of the numbers including crashes,…

Parole denied for American Indian Movement leader Leonard Peltier

Leonard PeltierWASHINGTON – Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota, has been denied parole. The U.S. Parole Commission said in a statement Tuesday announcing the decision that he won’t be eligible for another parole hearing until June 2026. His attorney, Kevin Sharp,…

In a rare step, 3 South Dakota counties are set to vote on counting ballots by hand

Voters in at least three rural South Dakota counties are set to decide Tuesday whether to return to counting ballots by hand, the latest communities around the country to consider ditching machine tabulators based on unfounded conspiracy theories stemming from the 2020 presidential election. The three counties, each with fewer than 6,000 residents, would be among the first in the…

Noem banned from all tribal lands in South Dakota

SOUTH DAKOTA, (CNN/KVRR) – South Dakota governor Kristi Noem is now banned from all tribal lands in her home state. A Tuesday vote by the Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe executive council bars the republican governor from its reservation. That vote book-ended a ripple effect of nine tribes with reservations that stretch into South Dakota moving to prevent Noem from setting…

Controversy follows Gov. Kristi Noem as she is banned by two more South Dakota tribes

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from entering nearly 20% of her state after two more tribes banished her this week over comments she made earlier this year about tribal leaders benefitting from drug cartels

SOUTH DAKOTA (AP) – South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from entering nearly 20% of her state after two more tribes banished her this week over comments she made earlier this year about tribal leaders benefitting from drug cartels. The latest developments in the ongoing tribal dispute come on the heels of the backlash Noem faced for writing about killing a hunting…

NDSU softball hits the road for final series of season

NDSU Softball (5/1/24, Aaron Walling)FARGO (KVRR) – The NDSU Bison softball program will be on the road this week for their final regular season series when they take on conference foes in South Dakota. The Bison are looking to bounce back from a series loss to Kansas City, and will face a South Dakota squad who is also at the…