The commission, whose members regulate who can and can't be a law enforcement officer in South Dakota, voted unanimously Thursday that deputy Jon Werkmeister hadn't engaged in "conduct unbecoming" in the April 3, 2023, death of a man who was being held at the Charles Mix County jail.
This is a developing story. ABERDEEN, S.D. (KELO) — A panel the Legislature directed to research possible ways to improve legal services for indigent defendants in South Dakota held its first public-input session in Aberdeen on Wednesday. The meeting at the Brown County Courthouse drew a variety of defense and prosecution attorneys, circuit judges, county […]
The department's winter maintenance budget was $20.5 million. That was later amended to $33.5 million. As of this week, the department has spent about $36.3 million.