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Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation At Rapid City Central High School
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Rapid City Central High School had to be evacuated Thursday afternoon after authorities received a bomb threat. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the school and helped evacuate students and staff while officers investigated the credibility of the threat. Rapid City Area Schools confirmed the evacuation and said students who were able to leave on their own were allowed to do so. Students needing parent pickup were directed to meet at The Monument parking lot. Police say the investigation is ongoing. (Full story)
Man Arrested After Threatening Officers With Metal Rod
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A man was arrested late Wednesday night in Rapid City following a disturbance at an apartment on Atlas Street. Police say when they arrived to the residence, they found a male subject threatening officers with large metal rod. After ignoring officers’ commands to drop the object, police deployed a taser. The man then began complying and was taken into custody. Identified at 43-year-old Benjamin Longwolf, he was placed under arrest for Aggravated Assault on Law Enforcement, and several outstanding Warrants, before being transported to the Pennington County Jail. (Full story)
Two Arrested After Traffic Stop Leads To Crash And Foot Chase
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Police say two people were arrested following a traffic stop late Wednesday night. Police stopped the vehicle in a parking lot west of Cathedral Drive after it made a left turn violation. After the vehicle came to a stop, the male driver exited the vehicle and began running from the location. A female passenger also exited the vehicle just before the car began to roll forward through the parking lot, down a hill, went through a fence, and collided with a tree. Police later caught up with the driver, identified as 34-year-old Bradley Reum of Fort Pierre. He and the passenger, 23-year-old Devina Mayotte, were arrested on various charges including being in possession of a controlled substance. (Full story)
Shop Destroyed In Fire At Shade Valley Camp Resort
STURGIS, S.D. — Fire destroyed a large shop at the Shade Valley Camp Resort east of Sturgis. Sturgis Fire spokesman Mark Bruch says the large pole barn shop contained hundreds of bottles of propane and other various gas cylinders on fire around the structure with a small grass fire progressing away from the building. He says gas canister explosions slowed any quick attack of the fire. The fire damaged an adjacent building containing vehicles and equipment which were damaged from heat. He commented that “It was a very dangerous fire.” The cause of the fire is under investigation. (Full story)
Rapid City America 250 Committee Seeks More Community Support
RAPID CITY, S.D. — With just a few weeks remaining, Rapid City’s America 250 Volunteer and Sponsorship Committee is reminding local businesses and community partners to step forward and support one of the most significant celebrations in Rapid City’s history. More than $150,000 has been raised to date by the local committee, combining with the $250,000 approved by the Rapid City Common Council for Visit Rapid City in support of this summer’s Real America Birthday Bash, July 1-5. Marking the 250th anniversary of the United States, this once-in-a-generation event is expected to draw visitors from the region and nation. Local organizers say the event creates a major opportunity for tourism, local business growth and national visibility for Rapid City.
South Dakota Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Of Rapid City Man In Child Rape Case
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and prison sentence of a Rapid City man found guilty of repeatedly sexually assaulting a young child. According to Attorney General Marty Jackley, a jury convicted Tell Cadotte, 35, on nine counts of first-degree rape and one count of sexual contact with a child under 16. He was sentenced to 70 years in prison for the rape convictions, plus another 10 years for the sexual contact conviction. Prosecutors say the abuse happened over a period of time while the child was in Cadotte’s care. (Full story)
US authorities cancel cruise ship worker visas as part of child sexual abuse images case
SAN DIEGO — U.S. immigration authorities have canceled the visas of 27 cruise ship workers, including some employed by Disney Cruise Line, amid allegations involving child sexual abuse images. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said agents boarded eight cruise ships in late April and determined the workers, most of whom were from the Philippines, were involved in the “receipt, possession, transportation, distribution, or viewing” of child sexual abuse material. The workers’ visas were revoked and they were returned to their home countries. Disney Cruise Line said it has a zero tolerance policy for that type of behavior and fully cooperated with law enforcement, adding that any affected employees connected to the company are no longer employed there. (Full story)
Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI make their final case in a trial that could shape AI’s future
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI made their final arguments Thursday in the landmark trial whose outcome could shape the future of artificial intelligence. Musk, the world’s richest man, was a co-founder of OpenAI, the company that launched in 2015 and went on to create ChatGPT. After Musk invested $38 million in its first years, his lawsuit filed in 2024 accused OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and his top deputy of shifting into a moneymaking mode behind his back. (Full story)
Retail sales growth slowed in April from March as higher gas cost leaves less room for nonessentials
NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers tempered their spending in April as higher gas prices fueled by the Iran war meant less money left over for some nonessentials like clothing and furniture. But they’re still buying, thanks to more generous tax refunds. Still, economists worry that spending will fall off more dramatically in the coming months as benefits from the refunds dissipate, and shoppers continue to grapple with the cumulative impact of rising gas prices at the pump. Retail sales rose 0.5% in April, a slowdown from the revised growth level of 1.6% in March, according to Commerce Department data released Thursday. March marked the largest one-month increase in retail spending in more than three years, largely because gas prices spiked higher rapidly. (Full story)
