Crime & Courts

Gov. Kristi Noem says her personal cell phone has been hacked following a federal data breach.

One person is dead after a shooting in a Rapid City apartment.

A three-lot mansion in the Prairie Hills neighborhood of Sioux Falls is set to be demolished after sitting unfinished for almost eight years despite some recent efforts to revitalize its construction.

The Senate Judiciary committee heard testimony concerning a comprehensive package of laws from 2013 intending to find community alternatives to sending offenders to jail and prison.

The House Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to approve a study to find solutions on the rising cost of court-appointed attorneys.

The Unified Judicial System is proposing a study of young adult offenders, to determine how to handle them in the criminal justice system.

First Bank of Florida has argued that South Dakota courts don’t have jurisdiction to uphold the bank’s guarantee of funding in a beef deal.

The bill was rejected last year. The state’s top judge says he wants to avoid similar legislation this year. But the lawmaker plans to bring it again.

Efforts are underway to create Oyate Court, a criminal justice partnership between state prosecutors and tribal representatives in Tripp County, South Dakota.

West River law enforcement are making pleas to state lawmakers about increased costs to public safety ahead of a session already defined by cutting taxes.