Turner County News

After a couple of years of good milk prices and dairy expansions, the economy and a reduced export market have now put dairy producers in one of their worst financial crunches in decades.

A fallen South Dakota Sheriff's Deputy is being remembered today. It's been more than three months since Turner County Deputy Chad Mechels was shot and killed while responding to a call.

Turner County Sheriff's Deputy Chad Mechels who was killed in the line of duty in March will soon have his name on a National Memorial to fallen officers and tomorrow the community will come together to help his family make the trip to the dedication in Washington D.C. Multimedia The South Dakota Sheriff's Association will hold a special poker run ...

Family, friends, co-workers of Chad Mechels, and even strangers touched by his story, filled the streets of Parker today to remember him.

Republicans today elected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to the leadership post vacated by John Ensign of Nevada, who stepped down after admitting to an extramarital affair with a campaign aide.

A South Dakota man, with a history of causing trouble for law enforcement, is now accused of attempting to murder a police officer.

A rural Parker man arrested Monday evening after firing shots in a domestic dispute has been identified as 21-year-old Tylor Ihnen.

Zelmer Inc. of Tea must pay a $25,000 penalty, restore wetlands in a residential subdivision and create additional wetlands in nearby Turner County as the result of a civil complaint lodged by the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Law enforcement officers have been called to a trailer at the intersection of 270th Street and 458th Avenue for a domestic dispute involving a 21-year-old man threatening to hurt his father.

Police are calling this a business dispute between family members. At about 7 this evening police responded to a call of shots fired near 270th street and 458th avenue just a few miles northeast of Parker.

Nebraska health officials say six probable cases of the H1N1 flu virus are pending at the state's health lab in Omaha.

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South Dakota's lone peace officer killed this year in the line of duty was honored Friday in Sioux Falls at a memorial service for all law enforcement.

It's a day to pay tribute to all the law enforcement officers who've died in the line of duty in South Dakota.

Peace Officer Memorial by KDLT News Posted on 15 May 2009 The risk, scrutiny and sacrifice of law enforcement was recognized in Sioux Falls today.

It's a day to pay tribute to all the law enforcement officers who've died in the line of duty in South Dakota.

Law enforcement officers from around the state are expected to take part in Wednesday's law enforcement memorial service in Pierre.

The Turner County Sheriff says two Parker high school students were involved in a drunk driving rollover crash just west of town.

Law officers from across South Dakota will gather in Pierre next Wednesday for the annual memorial service honoring officers who have died in the line of duty.

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