Minnehaha County News

Since a verdict of not guilty was handed down in the Amy Dierks trial, many are left wondering what the decision could mean for other South Dakota child abuse cases.

A second South Dakotan has been hospitalized because of swine flu. The latest report from the state Health Department shows another eight cases of H1N1 flu in the past week, to 33 cases total in the past two months.

The show will go on for its 42nd year, thanks to money from a Sioux Falls auto dealership.

Wine at Wild Water West? by KDLT News Posted on 30 June 2009 It's a popular summer hang out for families.

In just a few days, some new changes are soon to take place under South Dakota's food stamp program.

A former Sioux Falls man was indicted for rape Wednesday in Minnehaha County, more than four years after it was reported.

South Dakota reports its first hospitalization for H1N1 flu. The state Health Department on Friday confirmed 10 more cases of H1N1 flu in the past two weeks, raising the state total to 25.

Lightning struck a child care center in Tea and ignited a fire in a Tea apartment complex, causing the roof to burst into flames.

State highway officials have begun making arrangements to evaluate the safety of an intersection northeast of Rowena where three people have been killed since December 2007.

A Sioux Falls woman whose son was killed by her brother-in-law in 2006 filed a wrongful death lawsuit this week in Minnehaha County.

A two-vehicle crash east of Sioux Falls has killed the two drivers. Authorities say the vehicles collided shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday at an intersection in Minnehaha County near Brandon.

Michael Stean Vos, Jr., 18, of Holland has been charged with vehicular homicide, and two counts of DWI in Minnehaha County for a crash in Sioux Falls on May 24, which resulted in the death of his passenger Zachary L. Blawat, 16, of Pipestone.

The Sioux Falls Jaycees are shooting off their 4th of July fireworks show for the 42nd year next month.

She's accused of shaking and slamming a baby to the floor. And a jury will decide whether 29-year old Amy Dierks is guilty of assaulting the six-month-old who was in her care.

A Sioux Falls husband and wife face multiple rape and exploitation charges, and are accused of subjecting their children to years of incest, according to court documents.

Minnehaha County's top prosecutor wants tougher penalties for men who use the Internet to try to meet young girls for sex.

Two Sioux Falls adults face serious charges, accused of having sex with children between June 2007 and March 2009.

A Sioux Falls husband and wife are in the Minnehaha county jail, facing multiple rape and exploitation charges for allegedly subjecting their children to years of incest.

We know Mount Rushmore is one of the biggest attractions in South Dakota, but the face of tourism in the state is changing.

A Sioux Falls teenager was injured Wednesday night in a four-wheeler accident northwest of Garretson.