PIERRE- The South Dakota Highway Patrol will hold sobriety checkpoints in 12 counties throughout the month of August. Checkpoints are planned for Brown, Brookings, Campbell, Codington, Davison, Hand, Jackson, Jerauld, Lyman, Meade, Stanley, and Yankton counties. The enforcement effort is aimed at reducing impaired driving and improving roadway safety. Funding for the checkpoints is provided […]
By Brandon Bennett STURGIS— Even as the city of Sturgis prepares to upgrade Avalanche Road once the Harvest Meadows subdivision is completed, plans are also in the works to upgrade Otter and Racoon Roads. Public Works Director Rick Bush said so. The City of Sturgis is preparing to advertise for bids on the Otter Road […]
By Brandon Bennett STURGIS— The Sturgis City Council approved the award to Sacrison Paving for the Avalanche Road Paving Project at its meeting July 20th. Public Works Director Rick Bush gave the skinny on the bid process. “This project represents the final major step in improving Avalanche Road and will provide a durable all-weather paved […]
By Brandon Bennett STURGIS— The Sturgis City Council approved an agreement with the Meade 46-1 school district for a school resource officer. Director of Public Safety Geody Vandewater laid it all out. “This is a renewal agreement with the district. The officer will split the time between Sturgis Brown and the elementary and middle schools,” […]
Meade County Sheriff’s Office Shooting Investigation Results in Arrest On July 20, 2026, at approximately 9:32 a.m., the Meade County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21000 block of Pleasant Valley Road following a report of a person who had been shot. The Sturgis Police Department assisted with the response, as the two Meade County deputies […]
PIERRE– South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota federal and state authorities are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Benjermin Kelley (alias Benjamin Kelley) of the Sioux Falls and Madison areas, a non-compliant sex offender whose whereabouts have been unknown since 2008. Kelley, 46, was convicted of Sexual Contact with a Child Under […]
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