| 09 30, 2022 | Sully County man sentenced in cases involving multiple rape chargesAttorney General Mark Vargo announced today that Kenden Ronald Rivenes was sentenced on Friday to the South Dakota State Penitentiary after he pleaded guilty in cases involving Sully County rape and attempted rape charges.
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| 09 29, 2022 | Attorney General Mark Vargo applauds USDA’s move to increase competition enforcement in agricultureAttorney General Mark Vargo today applauded the news that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is making $15 million available to state attorneys general to increase collaboration with USDA on antitrust enforcement.
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| 09 21, 2022 | Lakota drum group helps usher in Attorney General’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons officeSouth Dakota’s top law enforcement officials welcomed Rapid City’s Wambli Ska Society to Pierre on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, for song and ceremonies to help launch the Attorney General’s new position for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons.
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| 09 20, 2022 | Three sentenced in cases tied to Mitchell fatal shootingAttorney General Mark Vargo and Davison County State’s Attorney James Miskimins announce that all three defendants who faced charges in cases surrounding the shooting death of Adalberto Ferrer-Machado in Mitchell, S.D., have been sentenced to the state penitentiary.
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| 09 15, 2022 | Attorney General, DCI Release Highway Patrol Trooper involved shooting summarySouth Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo and the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Thursday released the summary of the July 14, 2022, Highway Patrol Trooper involved shooting that occurred in Madison, S.D.
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| 09 12, 2022 | DCI conducting investigation into Butte County Structure Fire and DeathOn Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at around 5:30 A.M., Belle Fourche Fire Services were dispatched to a residence at 19145 Canyon Lane in Butte County for a structure fire.
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| 09 09, 2022 | Attorney General Mark Vargo announces that Hughes County State’s Attorney Jessica LaMie will investigate Government Accountability Board complaintThe South Dakota Government Accountability Board has informed the Office of the Attorney General that it has voted to refer Complaint No. 2021-04 involving South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to the Attorney General’s office for investigation by the Division of Criminal Investigation.
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| 09 08, 2022 | Attorney General, DCI Release Sioux Falls Police Department shooting summarySouth Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo and the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Thursday released the summary of the July 11, 2022, officer involved shooting that occurred in Sioux Falls, S.D., 309 North Cleveland Avenue by two Sioux Falls Police Department (SFPD) Officers.
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| 09 07, 2022 | Attorney General Mark Vargo Announces Settlement of JUUL Youth Vaping SuitSouth Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo announced today a $438.5 million agreement in principle between JUUL Labs and 34 states and territories resolving a two-year bipartisan investigation into the e-cigarette manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices.
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| 09 02, 2022 | Attorney General, DCI Release Sioux Falls Police Department shooting summarySouth Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo and the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Friday released the summary of the June 22, 2022, officer involved shooting that occurred in Sioux Falls, S.D. near 4208 West 41st Street by a Sioux Falls Police Department (SFPD) Detective.
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