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Records reveal Noem’s state credit card spending

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — South Dakota taxpayers pay the bill when the governor uses a state credit card, and with former Gov. Kristi Noem, that included out-of-state travel and spending for a Midwestern governor with a national profile. A public records request from KELOLAND News to the South Dakota state auditor's office for charges [...]

todayFebruary 28, 2025 1

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Rhoden on prison location: ‘Everything on the table’

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden says the Legislature's position is unmistakable. "We've received the message that our current prison plan does not have the buy-in this legislative session," Rhoden said Thursday. House Bill 1025 would have originally appropriated money to build a new men's prison in Lincoln County. But the House gutted [...]

todayFebruary 27, 2025 1

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Hoek murder trial delayed until October

FLANDREAU, SD (KELO) -- A South Dakota death penalty case will wait another five months before going to trial. On Thursday, a judge rescheduled the first-degree murder trial of Joseph Hoek to October 14th. Hoek is accused of killing Moody County Chief Deputy Ken Prorok during a pursuit one year ago. Before Thursday's hearing, Joseph [...]

todayFebruary 27, 2025 1

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SD House passes reducing ingestion penalties

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- On Thursday afternoon, the South Dakota House of Representatives debated SB83, a bill seeking to reduce the penalty for ingestion of certain controlled substances from a Class 6 felony to a Class 1 misdemeanor for a 1st and 2nd violation. Under the terms of the bill, a 3rd violation would [...]

todayFebruary 27, 2025

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Man facing death penalty asks for trial to be delayed

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Two death penalty cases in South Dakota will take center stage in different courtrooms this week. South Dakota's Attorney General Marty Jackley will make appearances in both of them; one in state court and the other in federal. The first one is Thursday concerning the case against Joseph Hoek, who [...]

todayFebruary 26, 2025 1

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How priorities of Noem’s final budget address have fared

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — By the time former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem gave her budget address in December, she would have less than two months left in Pierre before becoming secretary of the federal Department of Homeland Security. But before she left, Noem shared priorities for the state. "Last year during this speech, I [...]

todayFebruary 26, 2025 1

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NOPE board member: ‘Still hurdles to come’

LINCOLN COUNTY, S.D. (KELO) — The future of a new men's prison in South Dakota is up in the air. House Bill 1025 in Pierre originally appropriated money to build a men's prison in Lincoln County, but the House of Representatives removed that section of the bill and ultimately decided not to send the legislation over [...]

todayFebruary 25, 2025 1

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SD DOC announces release of high-risk offender

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- The South Dakota Department of Corrections on Tuesday announced the release of a high-risk offender. The DOC provided notification to both the public and to law enforcement about the upcoming release of 30-year-old Dillon Harrington, who will leave incarceration on February 27, 2025. Harrington is finishing up the final days [...]

todayFebruary 25, 2025

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