Tag: Sioux

Unmanned Boat Floats Down Big Sioux River as It Rises to Record Level

An unoccupied boat was seen floating down the Big Sioux River after rising water led to mandatory evacuations in Sioux City, Iowa, on Monday, June 24. X user @MidwestMade9 posted video filmed from Riverside Park, facing across towards the Two River Golf Club over the state line in South Dakota. Sioux City officials said the […]

Former Oglala Sioux Tribal Leaders Sentenced to Federal Prison

Julian Bear Runner, 39, was sentenced last Thursday by a U.S. District Judge to 22 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay more than $80,000in restitution to the Oglala Sioux Tribe. Bear Runner served as the tribe’s president from 2018-2020. During his tenure, submitted fraudulent travel vouchers […]

Flash Flooding Hits Sioux Falls Following Heavy Rainfall

Flooding and rainfall in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Friday, June 21, put pressure on the city’s wastewater management system, officials said, forcing it to run at near-capacity levels. Footage released by the City of Sioux Falls shows heightened water levels at Falls Park. The National Weather Service had issued a flash flooding warning for […]

Dozens attend vigil to remember victims of Sioux Falls triple homicide

Dozens of people attended a Monday evening vigil held for the victims of a triple homicide that occurred in Sioux Falls earlier this month. The South Dakota chapter of Pax Christi sponsored the community prayer vigil that took place Monday, June 17th, 2024 on the corner of West 58th Street and South Drexel Drive. The […]

Sioux Falls Police investigating triple homicide; suspect in custody

Officials with the Sioux Falls Police Department say they’re investigating a triple homicide from the early hours of Saturday morning, according to a Saturday press release from the department. Officers responded to the area of S. Drexel Drive and W. 58th Street for a disturbance, the release said. They found three adults deceased on scene […]