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Belle Fourche Man Arrested in Connection With Fatal Newcastle Shooting
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Wyoming authorities arrested a Belle Fourche man in connection with a fatal shooting early Sunday in Newcastle. Police and emergency personnel responded Aug. 9 to a report of a gunshot victim and found an adult man with a fatal gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation took over the investigation and arrested Drake Ingalls, 24, based on evidence gathered. Authorities said the investigation includes evidence analysis and witness interviews. Newcastle Police Chief Derek J. Thompson said there is no ongoing danger to the public. (Full story)
Highway Patrol Reports Three Injury Crashes as Sturgis Rally Heads Into Final Weekend
STURGIS, S.D. — In their latest rally-stats report, the Highway Patrol reported three injury crashes and a handful of non-injury crashes on Wednesday as the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally heads into its final weekend. The three injury crashes happened on Wildlife Loop Road in Custer State Park, Highway 16A and on I-90 at mile marker 45. The number of injury crashes on the year total 26 with the number of non-injury crashes totaling 14. In other stats, the patrol reported 13 D-U-I arrests Wednesday, sending the yearly total to 82. There were 20 misdemeanor drug arrests and 8 felony drug arrests. Those totals are 149 and 65 respectively on the year. (Full story)
Pennington County Restores Real Estate Records Access Following Cyberattack
Pennington County is still recovering from the cyber-attack last month. On Thursday, Pennington County said it had restored internal access to real estate records; however, public online access and online payment portals remain unavailable at this time. The Treasurer’s Office is currently receiving all tax payments in person. For convenience, the property tax drop box located at 900 Concourse Drive, just inside the rightmost automatic doors at the front of the building. Visitors are being waited on in a first come first serve basis as the queue system is still unavailable. (Full story)
Rapid City Building Permit Valuations Surpass $300 Million Earlier Than Ever
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Rapid City is growing in leaps and bounds. The City Building Services Division issued 239 building permits in July with a combined valuation total of more than $31.6 million. For the year, the City has issued 1,579 building permits with a combined valuation tally of more than $304.9 million. The valuation total is the earliest the City has ever surpassed the $300 million valuation threshold. By comparison, Rapid City’s Building Services Division issued 1,439 permits from January through July last year with a combined valuation total of $226.6 million. (Full story)
Ahlers Announces Steven McCleerey as Running Mate
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Dan Ahlers, the Democratic candidate for South Dakota governor, has selected Steven McCleerey as his running mate. McCleerey is a former state lawmaker and farmer from Sisseton. He represented District 1 in the state House for three terms from 2015 to 2021. Ahlers and McCleerey will face Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden and Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen in November. Ahlers and Rhoden will meet in two debates before the November general election, at the South Dakota State Fair in Huron and on Sept. 28 in Sioux Falls. (Full story)
Wholesale price inflation slows last month as gas, food costs fall
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale inflation dropped last month as gas prices reversed some of their Iran war spike and other costs also cooled, a sign that consumer inflation could grind lower in the months ahead. The Labor Department’s producer price index — which captures inflation before it reaches consumers — rose 4.7% in July from a year ago, down from a much larger 5.5% increase in June. On a monthly basis, wholesale prices were unchanged from June to July, after they ticked down 0.1% the previous month. (Full story)
Judge postpones hearing over whether Tate brothers should stay in custody as they fight extradition
MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Miami has postponed a hearing on whether social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate should remain in custody. The brothers are fighting extradition to the United Kingdom, where they are accused of rape and sex trafficking. The hearing had been scheduled for Thursday, but U.S. Magistrate Lauren Louis moved it to Aug. 27. Louis will be deciding if the brothers should stay in jail or be released during what could be a monthslong extradition process. The brothers have repeatedly denied wrongdoing. The Tates have been detained at the Federal Detention Center in Miami since making a brief court appearance two days after their July 18 arrest. (Full story)
Poland says it thwarted a Russian plot to kill an American citizen in Warsaw
WARSAW (AP) — Poland’s prime minister says authorities have arrested a Russian citizen allegedly recruited by Russian secret services. The suspect reportedly planned to kill a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said it marks the first time Russia sought to attack an American citizen in another NATO country. Tusk says the victim was “uncomfortable for the Putin regime.” Polish authorities took the Russian citizen into custody on August 7. The operation was carried out with U.S. services, according to Poland’s minister coordinating secret services. Officials have not provided more details about the case. (Full story)
