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Former Pine Ridge Police Chief lands new job with Governor Kristi Noem’s administration
PIERRE, S.D.–Today, Governor Kristi Noem announced that Algin Young will serve as the new Tribal Law Enforcement Liaison for the Noem Administration. Governor Noem said in a statement, “The federal government is turning their backs on our tribal reservations. The lack of tribal law enforcement officers combined with the warzone at our Southern Border has created multiple crises on our reservations. Algin Young is well respected within our tribal communities and at the federal level. His knowledge will help in our efforts to restore law and order in Indian country.”
Lakota Summer Science Field Institute blends culture and science
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) - Learning new scientific topics can be vital to the educational career of a child, the tricky part is getting kids interested enough in the topics to retain the information. One summer camp in Pine Ridge has a unique way to do just that. The Lakota...
Oglala police chief calls tribal law enforcement funding ‘a joke’ in congressional testimony
The Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety is funded at 15% of its needs, its acting chief told appropriators with the U.S. House of Representatives this week. John Pettigrew testified that the funding shortfall – over which his tribe has twice sued the federal government – means a force at less than half strength […] The post Oglala police chief calls tribal law enforcement funding ‘a joke’ in congressional testimony appeared first on South Dakota Searchlight.
29-year-old pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Manderson man admits shooting and killing a 17-year-old girl. On Friday, 29-year-old Tyson White Plume pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. As part of a plea deal, a murder charge was dropped. White Plume claims he’d been using meth when he and the girl...
South Dakota man reaches plea agreement in murder case
GRAND ISLAND – A South Dakota man accused of shooting a man and then hitting him in the back of the head with a baseball bat has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and no contest to felony using a deadly weapon to commit a felony. Logan C. Hunts Horse,...
Ashton Provost’s life, death and legacy
PINE RIDGE RESERVATION, S.D. (KELO) — The rolling hills and expansive sky watch over Ashton Provost’s grave atop a hill on the Pine Ridge Reservation. “We go up to see her all the time,” Provost’s mother Lorilei Janis said. Also buried up here is Provost’s unborn...
Oglala police chief calls tribal law enforcement funding ‘a joke’ in congressional testimony
The Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety is funded at 15% of its needs, its acting chief told appropriators with the U.S. House of Representatives this week. John Pettigrew testified that the funding shortfall – over which his tribe has twice sued the federal government – means a force at less than half strength […] The post Oglala police chief calls tribal law enforcement funding ‘a joke’ in congressional testimony appeared first on North Dakota Monitor.
Man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter for drunk driving
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) - A man was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for a fatal crash on May 2 of last year on the Pine Ridge Reservation. 23-year-old Willie Wounded Jr. pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter back in January. According to the factual basis statement in the...
Man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter for drunk driving
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - A man is sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for a fatal crash on May 2 of last year on the Pine Ridge Reservation. 23-year-old Willie Wounded Jr. pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter back in January. According to the factual basis statement in the...
Manderson man pleads not guilty for murder of Shayna Youngman
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) - A Manderson man was in court today accused of the murder of a 17-year-old. Tyson White Plume, 29, is charged with second-degree murder in the February 2022 death of Shayna Youngman. White Plume is also being charged with discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence and tampering with a witness.
Manderson man pleads not guilty for murder of Shayna Youngman
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - A Manderson man was in court today accused of the murder of a 17-year-old. Tyson White Plume, 29, is charged with second-degree murder in the February 2022 death of Shayna Youngman. White Plume is also being charged with discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence and tampering with a witness.
Driver claims he had panic attack in moments before deadly crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — New court documents detail what happened in the moments leading up to a deadly crash in western South Dakota. On November 24, 2022, Giles Hulsmann was driving from West Virginia to Washington state. He got lost near Pine Ridge and claims to have had a panic attack, which caused him to drive faster and faster, forcing several cars off the road.
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