A 64-year-old Rapid City man pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges accusing him of killing a woman in Rapid Valley last month and setting a fire in her home.
Diversion programs can help low-offending juveniles avoid getting entangled in the criminal justice system. Lawmakers recently upped the reimbursement rate to counties for these programs, but not every community has the same resources.
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'Statistics have shown that once a kid goes into the criminal justice system, they usually don't get out of it,' said Pennington County State's Attorney Lara Roetzel