Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - Jeremiah Peacemaker, a South Dakota resident who spent three and a half years in custody before being acquitted of murder, has filed a comprehensive federal civil rights lawsuit against dozens of law enforcement officials and municipal entities.

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 – 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 - 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.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - A Watertown, South Dakota, man, Gokoh Frank Brown, age 29, has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison following his conviction for Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Sexual Abuse of a Minor. U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann handed down the sentencing on November 3, 2025.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - The federal criminal case against Jeffrey Allen Koistinen in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona has been postponed, with both the trial and a critical evidence hearing now rescheduled for early 2026.