Crime

A Lake View woman charged with neglect for the death of a nursing home resident in Fonda was sentenced this week to two years in prison.

The Cherokee man accused of 1st degree murder is out on bond. 66-year-old Richard Hammond posted his 100-thousand-dollar cash a surety Tuesday.

The Dickinson County Sheriff’s department has charged a Milford man with alleged 3rd degree sexual abuse.

The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department has charged a 66-year-old man with first degree murder.

A 19-year-old woman was arrested early Sunday morning following a high-speed police chase that ended in a crash involving multiple parked vehicles.

A former South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) employee was convicted Thursday for stealing approximately $1.8 million in state and federal funds allocated to the department’s Child Protection Services.

A Spencer man has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges. 32-year-old Dylan Halbur admitted in Sioux City federal court to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Luis Contreras-Deciga, 24, from Cherokee, will face trial in Woodbury County for the alleged murder of his infant child.

A 38-year-old woman from Fort Dodge, Francesca Vasques, was arrested during a traffic stop on Highway 18

Des Moines man in a stolen vehicle led law enforcement officials from Clay and Dickinson County on a chase exceeding 100 miles per hour Saturday morning