SISSETON, SD — Two people have died in a house fire on the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation in northeastern South Dakota. The Sisseton Fire Chief says an adult and a child escaped from the burning home Sunday. After the fire was out, two others were found upstairs. They were taken to a hospital in Sisseton where they died. He says…
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – Top-seeded IUPUI rallied to score two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat No. 4 South Dakota 11-10 in The Summit League Softball Championship Thursday afternoon at the Ellig Sports Complex. Mandy Dallas led off the seventh with a solo shot to tie the game at 10-10, setting up the walk off…
SOUTH DAKOTA — A major shakeup in law enforcement on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The Oglala Sioux Tribal Council declared a state of emergency and withdrew support this week for Police Chief Harry Martinez, who has since resigned. The reservation is dealing with a wave of drug-related crime. Eight police chiefs have come and gone since 2008. Not…
WHITECLAY, NE — A judge has overturned a decision to bar four Nebraska beer stores from selling next to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The South Dakota reservation is struggling with alcohol-related problems. The ruling is a setback for advocates who want to close the stores in Whiteclay, an unincorporated village of nine people that sells millions of cans of…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A Sioux Falls man was arrested after trying to save his beer from a fire. Michael Casteel, 56, is charged with two counts of obstruction and for violating the 24/7 program. Officials say a fire broke out in a multi-family structure Sunday afternoon. They say Casteel used “poor judgement” by trying to run back into the house…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) – Conceding just one run in a 6-1 win over Sac State on Saturday afternoon, redshirt junior pitcher Kaylin VanDomelen earned her 27th career win at UND, becoming the programs new Division I wins leader. Not only did VanDomelen record seven strikeouts in the contest, but she also led the Fighting Hawks on offense with…
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — KK Leddy tossed a three-hit shutout and Zoe Stavrou knocked in four runs to lead North Dakota State to an 8-0 win over South Dakota in the first game, while the Coyotes’ Rachel Cue answered with four-hit 1-0 shutout in game two as NDSU and USD split a Summit League doubleheader played on a windy Friday, April…
HANKINSON, N.D. — A South Dakota man who died after being found outside the Dakota Magic apartments near Hankinson has been identified. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office says 36-year-old Jesse Blue of Fort Thompson was found Thursday morning. He was on the ground and unresponsive. He later died at a hospital in Sisseton. The sheriff’s office is waiting on…
SPEARFISH, S.D. — Hundreds took part in a candlelight vigil to remember the five children who were killed in a house fire on Saturday. On Tuesday night, hundreds gathered on Ames Avenue in Spearfish, South Dakota, where the deadly blaze took place. Families of the children who died placed candles outside the home, others that attended offered teddy bears and…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A Sioux Falls man suspected of killing his wife and fleeing to North Dakota has his bond set at one million dollars in cash. Irving Jumping Eagle, 43, is accused of stabbing his 33-year-old wife Alicia in the head and several times in the chest. He is charged with murder and manslaughter. He was spotted with…
