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Man killed in Meade County crash identified
BLACK HAWK, S.D. (KELO) — Authorities have identified the 42-year-old man who was killed in a crash on April 12 in Black Hawk. The Department of Public Safety says Nathan T. Wheeler was traveling northbound on Erickson Ranch Road when the vehicle left the roadway and into the ditch. Wheeler was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.
Parks department skips federal funding for shooting range to avoid additional site scrutiny
The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks wanted to use federal funding to help offset the cost of a $20 million shooting range outside Rapid City. That is, until the department learned more time was needed to analyze the site’s significance to Native Americans. Artifacts had been found, according to the state Tribal Historic Preservation Office familiar with the site.
Meade County Sheriff’s Office rescues 15 dogs from ‘neglectful owners”
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Last Friday, Meade County Sheriff’s responded to an address near North Haines for a report of animal abuse. Upon investigating, the sheriff’s office determined 15 dogs were not being properly cared for. They say several of the dogs appeared to be malnourished, being kept in horse trailers and other small enclosures on the property. The dogs were seized by the Meade County Sheriff’s Office and the two owners were arrested on animal neglect charges. The sheriff’s office did not release the names of those arrested.
15 dogs seized in Sturgis for neglect
STURGIS, S.D. (KELO) — Fifteen dogs have been rescued from a Sturgis home following a report of animal abuse and neglect. According to a post on the Meade County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, on Friday, March 22, the Meade County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of animal abuse involving a number of dogs. During the investigations, fifteen dogs were determined to be in significant distress. Several dogs were confined to a horse trailer and others in small enclosures on the property. Several dogs also appeared malnourished.
Victim names released from Meade County UTV crash
MEADE COUNTY, S.D. (KOTA) - A passenger in a UTV suffered fatal injuries Monday in a single-vehicle crash near Piedmont, SD. Preliminary crash information indicates Jamie N. Fletcher drove the UTV that had left the roadway and hit a tree. A female passenger in the UTV, Alicia S. Murray, was...
Meade County fatal UTV crash victim identified
MEADE COUNTY, S.D. (KELO) — An Oklahoma woman received fatal injuries in a Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) crashed Monday at 7:48 p.m., five mile southwest of Piedmont on Monday. According to the Department of Public Safety, Alicia Sharon Murray, 30, of Choctaw was a passenger in a Polaris General...
Homicide arrest; Robbery investigation; 1 killed in UTV crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) —It’s Wednesday, March 20. Start your day with KELOLAND On The Go for everything you need to know in news and weather. Within hours of announcing the city’s first homicide of 2024, Sioux Falls Police have made an arrest. Sioux Falls police are...
Parks department skips federal funding for shooting range to avoid additional site scrutiny
The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks wanted to use federal funding to help offset the cost of a $20 million shooting range outside Rapid City. That is, until the department learned more time was needed to analyze the site’s significance to Native Americans. Artifacts had been found, according to the state Tribal […] The post Parks department skips federal funding for shooting range to avoid additional site scrutiny appeared first on South Dakota Searchlight.
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