
St Francis Man, Cameron Fanning Charged with Assaulting a Federal Officer and Child Abuse
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer, and Child Abuse. Cameron Fanning, More...

Kyle Man, Jamie Shoulders Sentenced to 25 years for Second Degree Murder
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Kyle, South Dakota, man convicted of Second Degree Murder was sentenced on August 20, 2019, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court. Jamie Shoulders, More...

Transgender, sexual orientation, freedom of conscience employment cases head to Supreme Court
Liberty Counsel filed two amicus briefs in support of employers in three Supreme Court cases regarding whether federal anti-discrimination laws should apply to “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” The More...

Marty Man, Gavin Little and Yankton Man, Christian Garcia Plead Guilty to Kidnapping and Assault
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Gavin Little, age 23, of Marty, South Dakota, and Christian Garcia, age 24, of Yankton, South Dakota, appeared before U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier on August More...

Rapid City Man, Samuel O’Rourke Sentenced to 7 Years for Meth Trafficking
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court. Photo/Jody More...

Building 429 sets fall tour dates with Britt Nicole
Building 429 will embark on the “Fear No More Tour” this fall. Supporting the tour will be pop songstress and fellow GRAMMY® nominee Britt Nicole. The tour announcement comes on the heels of an exclusive More...

Rapid City Man, Zam Mung Sentenced to 10 Years for Attempted Sex Trafficking
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Commercial Sex Trafficking of Children and Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet following a More...

ICE and Homeland Security arrest Yohanna Gonzalez-McFarlane for smuggling women across US as prostitutes
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents, working jointly with the FBI, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Marshals Service, the U.S. Postal More...

Xeljanz Class Action Lawsuit
What is Xeljanz? Xeljanz is a medication which is manufactured by Pfizer. It is approved for the treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Psoriatic arthritis (PSA), Ulcerative colitis (US). These are tablets taken More...

New study points to more dangerous side effects from abortion drugs
A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Neuroscience provides additional evidence of the harmful biological and behavioral effects of drug-induced abortion. Forsaken: Women from Tauton Talk about More...

Pine Ridge Woman, Dawn Dowty Sentenced to 10 Years for Distributing Meth
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court. Dawn More...

Campaign Legal Center likens felon voter fees to Jim Crow, ‘Felony disenfranchisement’
FROM THE CLC: 10 million Americans owe more than $50 billion in fines and fees related to criminal convictions Over half of the disenfranchised population is no longer incarcerated and is living in a state that More...

Al Franken regrets resigning, Jane Mayer leads #MeToo hypocrisy campaign to make him a victim
Al Franken told the New Yorker in an interview published Monday that he “absolutely” regrets resigning from the Senate in 2018 following sexual harassment allegations from eight women. Franken More...

Pine Ridge Woman, Doreen Brown Charged in Stabbing a Man to Death
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, woman was charged in federal district court with Second Degree Murder. Doreen Brown, age 43, was charged on July 1, 2019. Brown appeared More...

John Crist sets ‘Immature Thoughts’ tour dates throughout the fall
John Crist’s “Immature Thoughts Tour” will find the headliner trekking to mostly new markets this fall, including the first ever jaunt in Eastern Canada for the standup comedian and internet More...

Iowa Man, Michael Weddell Sentenced for Abusive Sexual Contact by Force
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux City, Iowa, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact by Force was sentenced on June 24, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier. Photo/Gerd Altmann Michael More...

Fatal stabbing sends Lame Deer Man, Darrell Whiteman to prison for 6 years
Lame Deer resident Darrell Lee Whiteman, Jr., who admitted to fatally stabbing a person during an argument on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, was sentenced today to 73 months in prison and three years More...

North Sioux City Man, Brendon Reed Sentenced to Federal Prison for Bank Robbery
A man who led law enforcement on a high speed chase after robbing a bank was sentenced May 14, 2019 to more than eight years in federal prison. Brendon Daniel Reed, age, 43 from North Sioux City, South Dakota, received More...

How Are Drug Laws Changing Across the US in 2019?
A law passed by the federal government is only as functional as a state’s agreement to enforce it. That’s why laws passed at the federal level can often have little to no effect on state jurisdictions. More...

Tennessee tops HireAHelper’s ‘True Tax Burden’ study, Florida at #4, Texas at #7
Florida ranks #4 for lowest dollar-for-dollar tax burden ($2,131) and #4 in effective tax rate (4.8%) in HireAHelper’s ‘True Tax Burden’ study. To calculate the rankings, HireAHelper surveyed mean wage data, More...