Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - As the September trial date approaches for Jeffrey Allen Koistinen, his defense team has launched a new legal challenge regarding the events of his August 2022 arrest.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - A Watertown man has been sentenced to two decades in the state penitentiary following his conviction for the rape of an intoxicated juvenile last fall.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - A Watertown man is facing multiple felony charges after investigators in South Dakota and Idaho linked him to an alleged online solicitation and sexual exploitation case involving a 13‑year‑old girl, according to newly filed court documents.

Northeast Radio SD News – National News - The U.S. Department of Justice has announced a landmark resolution with Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH), marking the first enforcement action in the Department’s national investigation into alleged violations of federal law involving medical procedures performed on minors.

Northeast Radio SD News – Brookings County, SD - The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office has released details on several incidents reported between May 10 and May 12, including a residential burglary, a multi‑agency pursuit, two fires, and a hit‑and‑run in a school parking lot.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - A Pierre man has been indicted on 11 felony charges, including five counts of First‑Degree Rape, in a case involving two victims under the age of 13, according to South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley.

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - A Watertown man wounded in an officer‑involved shooting outside Yankton High School in December 2024 has been sentenced to prison following his conviction earlier this year.

Northeast Radio SD News – Hayti, SD - A 29-year-old male from Watertown was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon following reports of a vehicle swerving dangerously across the roadway near Hayti.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - A Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to more than 19 years in federal prison for his role in distributing fentanyl in the city.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley released new data showing a significant downward trend in crime rates across the state over the past year. Jackley attributed the improvements to law enforcement interdiction efforts and the proactive involvement of South Dakota’s citizens.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - A Watertown man is facing 20 felony counts of possessing child pornography following an investigation by the South Dakota Internet Crimes against Children (ICAC) Task Force.

Northeast Radio SD News - Yankton, SD - A Watertown man faces up to 50 years in prison following his conviction Friday in connection with an officer-involved shooting that took place in the parking lot of Yankton High School last December.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - A Watertown woman was sentenced to prison Wednesday following a series of felony charges involving the distribution and possession of child pornography, as well as criminal solicitation.

Northeast Radio SD News - Yankton, SD - Testimony began Monday in the trial of Andrew Lee Jondahl, a 41-year-old Watertown man facing multiple felony charges stemming from a December 2024 officer-involved shooting at Yankton High School.

Northeast Radio SD News – Minneapolis, MN - A federal jury in Minneapolis has convicted 35-year-old William Johnson for his role in a violent street gang and the August 2021 murder of an individual targeted during a gang-related retaliation.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - A Watertown man is facing several felony charges following allegations of sexual assault involving a minor child. Rogelio Elvis Ventura Ortley, 20, was arrested after an investigation by the Watertown Police Department into incidents reported in late December 2025.

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Northeast Radio SD News - Deadwood, SD - A former employee of the South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) was arraigned Tuesday in Lawrence County Circuit Court on multiple charges related to the falsification of investigative reports.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Mark Stephen Gullings, 44, of Mitchell, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison on January 5, 2026, for the production of child pornography.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - A Harrisburg man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a scheme to evade federal banking laws through a practice known as “structuring.”