CRIME & SAFETY
Man faces kidnapping charges; Snow and snow overnight
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s Thursday, May 2. Start your day with KELOLAND On The Go for everything you need to know in news and weather. On April 26th, police say 39-year-old Michael Theesfeld tied up and threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend. The organization Dakotans for Health...
Bizarre pursuit in Brookings County ends with man’s arrest
BROOKINGS, S.D.–A bizarre slow speed pursuit was conducted Sunday afternoon by the Brookings County Sheriff’s Department. It began just south of Brookings when dispatch received reports of a payloader driving into oncoming traffic and stopping in the middle of 472nd Avenue near 216th Street. When deputies located the...
Tallying ‘hidden deaths’ after police encounters
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Brookings-area police log published 04-29-24
12:59 a.m. Officers investigated a stop arm violation. 12:17 p.m. Officers took a report of an assault. 5:10 a.m. Officer’s took a report involving a male juvenile allegedly consuming alcohol. 2:12 p.m. Officers took a report of an underage tobacco violation. 3:22 p.m. BPD Officers responded to a report...
Library to host talk on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons
On Monday, May 6 at 6 p.m., the Brookings Public Library will host a talk entitled “The Intersection Between Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons and Sex Trafficking” as part of their MMIP Event Series that will run through the summer. These programs are made possible through a grant from the South Dakota Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, through the United We Stand Initiative.
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