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- Sep 17, 2026
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Judge keeps death penalty on the table in Joseph Gene Hoek murder case (opens the original)
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FLANDREAU, S.D. — A judge denied a request Thursday to strike the death penalty as a potential sentence for the man accused of murdering a law enforcement officer in Colman in February 2024. Joseph Gene Hoek of Sioux Falls is accused of first-degree murder and aggravated eluding relating to the February 2024 line of duty death of Moody County Chief Deputy Ken Prorok. Hoek is alleged to have struck Prorok, who was laying out a tire-deflation device, with his vehicle in the midst of a high-speed c
Madison police chief stresses department's strict policies in public Flock camera meeting (opens the original)
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MADISON, S.D. — The Madison Police Department has strict policies and audits nearly all searches, Chief Justin Meyer told the Madison City Commission during a well-attended planning meeting Sept. 14. Flock cameras, a specific brand of license plate readers (LPRs), capture the make, model and license plate of each vehicle that drives by. The cameras have made national headlines in recent months as citizens have raised concerns about mass surveillance, data security, misuse by law enforcement and
To be or not to be: Voters will decide once more if embattled ORR School District dissolves (opens the original)
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RUTLAND, S.D. — The Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District will face another test at a future election to decide whether the district dissolves. The ORR School Board acknowledged at a regular Aug. 12 meeting a petition to vote on a previous plan to dissolve a district. District voters will choose if they want to accept the same reorganization plan that was subject of a Dec. 16, 2025 election. That time, people voted 367-363 to keep the district as-is. Voting in favor of the reorganization plan wo
Madison's Dairy Queen surpasses $80,000 goal (opens the original)
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MADISON — Laura and Michael Bidne can still smell the cafeteria, even after 18 years. Their twins, Julia and Thomas, were born at about 22 weeks, far too early for them to survive on their own. The Sanford Children's Hospital in Sioux Falls saved their lives. Those harrowing days have burned themselves into the parents' memories, but they also remember the support and care that helped bring their babies home. Now, Thomas and Julia are thriving. And the family wanted to give back. With their help
Former Madison police officer charged with felony stalking (opens the original)
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Robert Dean Haug, of Madison, pleaded not guilty in two felony stalking cases during his arraignment at the Lake County Courthouse July 28. Haug, 59, has been charged with violating a protection order and multiple counts of stalking across two criminal cases. Haug served as an officer with the Madison Police Department for 31 years before leaving for a non-law enforcement position in 2021. He was convicted of misdemeanor stalking in Lake County in 2024 and has three active protection orders agai
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