More details have been released in connection to the Tuesday evening shooting in Scotland. 41-year-old Francis Lange of Scotland is being accused of killing three people — including his ex-girlfriend and her father — and wounding two others in what DCI agents are calling “a domestic violence shooting.” Court records indicate that Lange has been…… read more »
The Yankton School District was recognized on the national level Wednesday for being named one of the recipients of the 2021 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The award recognizes the organization’s exemplary support for its National Guard and Reserve employees. South Dakota US Senator John Thune helped present the award to the Yankton…… read more »
One person died and another person was injured Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash north of Vermillion. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says that that a 2013 Ford Escape was northbound on South Dakota Highway 19 six miles north of Vermillion when it crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a 2020 Freightliner Conventional Columbia…… read more »
Two local women are facing multiple felonies after being charged with defrauding the state’s Department of Social Services out of almost six thousand dollars since 2014. 45-year-old Kari Rettig of Vermillion faces two counts of social services fraud and one count of grand theft, perjury and offering fraudulent evidence. 22-year-old Elisabeth Gould of Tabor was…… read more »
The South Dakota Department of Criminal Investigation has released more details following a deadly shooting in Scotland Tuesday evening. DCI agents says that when the Bon Homme County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the home on Tuesday evening, deputies found two victims who had been killed. Three other people were also shot; one of those individuals…… read more »
Two people are confirmed dead after a Tuesday evening residential shooting in Scotland. South Dakota Department of Public Safety Information Officer Tony Mangan says that, on behalf of the Bon Homme County Sheriff’s office, a male suspect is in custody following the shooting spree. In addition to the deceased, a third individual was transported to…… read more »
Following Monday night’s action by the Huron and Mitchell School Boards, the Yankton School District is currently the only school district in the state to still have a mask mandate in place. Associated School Boards of South Dakota Executive Director Wade Pogany says that Yankton, Huron, and Mitchell were the only school districts in the…… read more »
During a special legislative session Tuesday, members of the South Dakota House of Representatives approved the list of their members who will serve on the committee tasked with determining if impeachment proceedings move forward against the state’s attorney general. Speaker of the House Representative Spencer Gosch (gosh) of Glenham appointed himself and eight members to…… read more »
As Vermillion became the first school in South Dakota to implement a transgender restroom policy Monday, a South Dakota lawmaker is ready to take action against the policy on the state level during session starting in January. State Representative Fred Deutsch of Florence has been an outspoken critic of these types of transgender bathroom policies……… read more »
The students and staff of Yankton Middle School will be having their 16th annual Veteran’s Day Celebration Wednesday. Yankton Middle School Principal Dr. Heather Olson says that at 9:00 AM, Wednesday, November 10th the celebration will be held at the Yankton Middle School South Gym. Olson invites the community to join the students and staff…… read more »
