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.”

Northeast Radio SD News – Sioux Falls, SD - A Jamaican citizen was sentenced on Monday in federal court to 63 months in prison for his role in a years-long sweepstakes scheme that defrauded an elderly California woman of more than $181,000.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - A Watertown man facing multiple felony charges, including third-degree rape and the manufacture of child pornography, is scheduled to stand trial in early 2026 following a grand jury indictment.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - A multi-month narcotics investigation by the Watertown Police Department has culminated in the arrest of four local men, with charges including the distribution of drugs to high school-aged juveniles.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - A 39-year-old local man is facing multiple felony indictments in Codington County. Court records indicate that a status hearing is scheduled for February 4, 2026, followed by a jury trial beginning February 12, 2026.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - A Parkston, South Dakota, man, Quinn Scott Bormann, 22, has been convicted by a Yankton County Circuit Court Jury of Third Degree Rape and Taking Pictures without Consent.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - A McLaughlin, South Dakota, man, Brady James Claymore, 38, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after being convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann handed down the sentencing on December 4, 2025.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - The South Dakota Highway Patrol, in collaboration with city, county, and federal law enforcement agencies, has released combined totals for the seventh and eighth sets of saturation patrols conducted under “Operation: Prairie Thunder,” which concluded on December 5.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - An Aberdeen, South Dakota, man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after being convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann on December 4, 2025, according to an announcement from United States Attorney Ron Parsons.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - A federal jury in Rapid City has convicted Oliver Brown Bull, 37, of Kyle, South Dakota, of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury following a three-day trial. The verdict was returned on December 4, 2025, according to an announcement from United States Attorney Ron Parsons.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - A Sioux Falls man and an Arizona man have been handed significant prison terms after being convicted of a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and commit money laundering. The sentencing took place on December 1, 2025, before U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier, as announced by United States Attorney Ron Parsons.

Northeast Radio SD News - Clark, SD - A joint investigation conducted by the Clark Police Department and the Watertown Police Department resulted in the arrest of 33-year-old Jose Burgos-Paqui on December 8, 2025, in connection with a series of ATM fraud incidents.

Northeast Radio SD News - Brookings, SD - In a Dec. 5 news release, Brookings County State’s Attorney Dan Nelson said Brookings Police received complaints about unseen barking dogs and a strong fecal odor at a home owned by Heaton at 1008 3rd Street.

Northeast Radio SD News – Howard, SD - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that a 46-year-old man has been charged with First-Degree Murder and Second-Degree Murder in connection with the death of a woman in Howard early Saturday morning.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Kyle, South Dakota, man to nearly four years in federal prison for Involuntary Manslaughter stemming from a fatal drunk driving crash that occurred in May 2024.