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Crash Kills One in Eastern Sioux Falls

One person was killed Tuesday evening in a ;two-vehicle crash at East Tenth Street and Chapel Hill Road, just east of Cleveland Avenue.

Police Lieutenant Jerome Miller says the crash happened around 6:23pm, when the driver of an eastbound Buick tried to turn left onto Chapel Hill Road

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Confessed killer Eric Robert was executed by lethal injection Monday night for the murder of Ronald "RJ" Johnson in April 2011.
Confessed killer Eric Robert was executed by lethal injection Monday night for the murder of Ronald "RJ" Johnson in April 2011.

South Dakota Executes a Killer

It's over now, the execution of confessed killer Eric Robert.

He was put to death just after 10pm Monday for the brutal killing of Ronald "RJ" Johnson, a correctional officer at the South Dakota State Penitentiary

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“Ladies and Gentlemen, the Rolling Stones”

By now you've heard the Rolling Stones will play two dates in the U.S. in December, both at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.

But what you probably haven't heard is that Sharon and I have a nephew who works at the Pru Center and has been involved in the planning

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Sioux Falls Fire Rescue is donating a fire truck to the Fedora, SD Fire Department

SFFR to Donate Fire Truck

The Fire Department in Fedora, South Dakota will take delivery on Wednesday of a fire truck from Sioux Falls Fire Rescue.
SFFR Division Chief Jeff Helm says the truck being donated, a 1992 Spartan/Central States model, was replaced by a new engine this past May

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Sioux Falls police are investigating a case where five pink crosses were put into the ground on city property and set on fire.

Arson Mystery Being Investigated

An arson case with some sinister overtones is being investigated in southeast Sioux Falls.

Police Detective Jon Carda says authorities were called shortly before 11pm Friday to the 3200 block of South Nic Ann Court, where residents reported five pink crosses had been stuck into the ground in a drainage area on city property behind that address, and then set on fire

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A rollover on a rural road in Jerauld County took the lives of two 16-year-olds from Huron

Rollover Kills 2 Teenagers

Two teenagers from Huron died Sunday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash on a rural road near Alpena, in Jerauld County.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol says 16-year-old Emmanuel Martinez was driving just before 4pm when he lost control of his vehicle on a curve

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Optometrist Admits Guilt, Faces Sentencing

An optometrist who most recently practiced in Rapid City is to be sentenced in December after pleading guilty to two felonies involving Medicaid fraud.
Attorney General Marty Jackley says 60-year-old Doctor Cary Feldman of Spearfish entered the guilty plea to grand theft by deception, a felony punishable by up to ten years in prison, and making false claims, a felony, punishable by up to five years in prison and/or a $10,000

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Pheasant Hunting on the Horizon in South Dakota

The resident season for hunting pheasants in South Dakota begins Saturday, with limitations. It's for South Dakota residents only, and it's limited to public lands.

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Installation of sanitary sewer will mean two weeks of detours for Russell Street traffic between West and Western Avenues

Detours Ahead on West Russell Street

If Russell Street is part of your daily commute, some changes are coming, and while they won't be permanent, you're going to notice.

The Sioux Falls Public Works Department says during the week of October 14 through the 19, westbound Russell Street between West Avenue and Western Avenue will be closed so crews can install a sanitary sewer line across Russell

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Yankton School Superintendent Joe Gertsema Faces DUI

We don't know yet what will happen in the case of Yankton School Superintendent Joe Gertsema.

Dr. Gertsema was stopped early Sunday near Vermillion and arrested for driving under the influence.

No, I've never been arrested for drunk driving, and given that I drink non-alcoholic beverages, there shouldn't be any such encounter in my future

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