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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
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Rhoden obtains ICE partnership with Highway Patrol
SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Highway Patrol will now assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with their operations, a news release from the governor's office said. Both the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and Highway Patrol applied for a U.S. Immgration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) program called 287(g), which trains and certifies certain officers with specified immigration duties, with limitations and oversight depending on the agreement's terms. Paperwork filed for 2nd South Dakota gubernatorial candidate KELOLAND's Maddie Paul broke down the program's provisions after Rhoden announced his intention to obtain immigration authority for law enforcement last week. 'This Memorandum of Agreement will allow our Highway Patrol to assist ICE in the identification and apprehension of illegal aliens who may pose a risk to public safety in South Dakota,' Rhoden said in a news release. ICE activity increased in South Dakota, after agents arrested eight people in Madison at Manitou Equipment and Global Polymer Industries in May. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Newsweek
4 days ago
- Newsweek
Man Allegedly Kills Wife, Drives to Pregnant Girlfriend's House to Kill Her
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A man in Dalton, Georgia, allegedly killed his wife and girlfriend, who was pregnant, before fatally shooting himself. The Dalton Police Department identified the suspected shooter as 37-year-old Kevin Andrew Akins in an information release sent to Newsweek. The Context Police said Kevin fatally shot his wife, 35-year-old Rebeca Nicole Akins, at her apartment in Dalton early Wednesday morning. Detectives found surveillance footage of Kevin Akins leaving that apartment around 6 a.m. Then, he drove to his girlfriend Cindel Mae Rhoden's apartment, where he allegedly shot and killed the 33-year-old. Rhoden's family said in a GoFundMe that she was five months pregnant when she was killed. Police said Akins fatally shot himself after killing his wife and girlfriend. What To Know On Friday, officers were called to Rebeca Akins' apartment around 6 p.m. after her coworkers reported that they hadn't seen or heard from her for several days. Officers found her deceased with an apparent gunshot wound to the head. Officers were able to trace Kevin's vehicle to Rhoden's apartment and were waiting for a search warrant when they saw Rhoden's father use a key to enter the home. He called 911 to report that he had found his daughter and another man dead inside the apartment. Rhoden is survived by two young daughters, according to the GoFundMe. Stock image: Police car lights at a crime scene investigation. Stock image: Police car lights at a crime scene investigation. Ajax9/Getty Images Her aunt, Lynn Barker, spoke to Savannah news station WTOC about the immediate needs of the family. "We would just like to have enough money to give her a burial she deserves, so those girls will have a place to go visit their mom," Barker said. The family said the GoFundMe fundraiser will support funeral arrangements and the children. "Cindel was in a relationship with a man who was married to his estranged wife and she fell victim of manipulation and in a devastating turn of events, he took the life of his wife, then drove to Cindel's home to kill her," the GoFundMe said. What People Are Saying Ashley Barker, GoFundMe organizer, on a fundraising page for Cindel Rhoden: "Cindel was more than just a victim of this tragedy she was kind, full of life, and a devoted mom doing her best for her girls. Her daughters are now in the care of family, but they need help." Lynn Barker, Cindel Rhoden's aunt, told WTOC: "I know everybody judges. People speculate, and they're entitled to that. But as humans, don't lose compassion. There's a lot of lives that are devastated and broken. Nobody asked for this. Why it happened, we don't know." What Happens Next Dalton police said the investigation into the killings is ongoing. No motive for the shootings has been released. Do you have a story that Newsweek should be covering? Do you have any questions about this story? Contact LiveNews@ If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, text "988" to the Crisis Text Line at 741741 or go to
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Yahoo
He Had a Wife — and a Girlfriend Who'd Just Learned She Was Pregnant. Then He Took the 'Coward's Way Out'
Kevin Akins, 37, shot his wife Rebeca Akins, 35, dead and then killed his girlfriend Cindel Rhoden, 33, according to the Dalton Police Department Rhoden was a single mother with two daughters who had just discovered she was pregnant with a son Police say the investigation is still in the early stages and no motive has been releasedA Georgia man murdered his wife and the pregnant, mother-of-two he was dating before taking his own life in what police are calling a double murder-suicide. Kevin Akins, 37, shot his wife Rebeca Akins, 35, dead on the morning of May 21, at her apartment in Dalton, according to a release from the Dalton Police Department. Dalton is a city in the northwest section of the state located approximately 20 miles south of the Tennessee border. Police say Kevin then got in his car and drove to the home of Cindel Rhoden, 33, a mother-of-two he had been dating and who'd just learned she was pregnant with a baby boy, according to family members. Kevin then murdered Rhoden before taking his own life, the DPD said in the release. Rhoden was found dead by her father, who went to her apartment after not hearing from the victim for days, police said. Rebeca's body was found after co-workers requested a welfare check on her when she missed three days of work without notice, according to the release. Officers said they arrived at her apartment on the evening of May 23, and were let in by staff after being unable to get someone to come to the door. Once inside, officers found Rebeca's body with an apparent gunshot wound to the head, according to the release. Detectives said they were then called in to investigate Rebeca's death, and viewed surveillance footage showing Kevin leaving the apartment complex at dawn two days prior. They were then able to track the suspect's vehicle to a nearby apartment complex, which authorities surveilled while awaiting a search warrant. During this time, on May 24, authorities witnessed a man later identified as Rhoden's father coming into the apartment and quickly leaving. According to the release, Rhoden's father was calling 911 to report that his daughter and the suspect were dead. Police say the investigation is still in the preliminary stages and have not released a possible motive. Rhoden's family had started a GoFundMe page in hopes of raising money for her funeral and to help her two daughters. "Cindel was taken from us in a senseless act of violence. She was devoted to her work, and worked hard as a single mother trying to navigate and figure out life," her family wrote. They also say she was killed by a man who then "took the coward's way out" when he took his own life. "Cindel was more than just a victim of this tragedy, she was kind, full of life, and a devoted mom doing her best for her girls,:" her family wrote. If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
TikTok bidder: South Dakota ‘certainly the front-runner'
MADISON, S.D. (KELO/AP) — Wyoming entrepreneur Reid Rasner, who has made a $47.45 billion bid to buy the social media app TikTok, was in Madison, S.D. at Dakota State University Friday alongside South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden. 'I think what you guys are advancing right here at Dakota State is a perfect match for what we're looking for, and your research will prove to be very essential to us and our plans moving forward,' Rasner said. 'I was of the opinion that it would be absolutely poetic for an American-owned TikTok to wind up in South Dakota, whether that would be in part or the whole thing,' Rhoden said. Police present at protest outside SF Penitentiary TikTok's parent company ByteDance is based out of China. Amid national security concerns, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law saying ByteDance must sell the social media app. President Donald Trump, however, has delayed an outright ban. 'Assuming they sell by the June 19th deadline, we would begin opening up discussions with Governor Rhoden further and implementing our public/private partnerships right here with Dakota State,' Rasner said. Rasner was full of praise for Rhoden as he looked ahead to TikTok's possible future. 'He has partnered with us in a very strong and vocal way,' Rasner said. 'We appreciate that. We love South Dakota, and we find that this is going to be a very great home for TikTok in the future and have a very special place with TikTok in the future, so it'll have a very strong footprint here.' And if Rasner's bid is successful, he says South Dakota is more than just a candidate for where TikTok might have a footprint. 'They're certainly the front-runner for our infrastructure right now, 100%,' Rasner said. How much of TikTok's infrastructure might be located in the state is unclear. Rasner unsuccessfully ran for a U.S. Senate seat in Wyoming as a Republican in 2024. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Yahoo
Flags half staff all weekend for Memorial Day
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Governor Larry Rhoden announced that flags will be flown at half-staff statewide from sunrise until noon on Monday. Levitt area restaurants looking forward to season At noon, flags will be raised to full-staff until sunset in honor of Memorial Day. 'Our brave soldiers are the backbone that holds our nation together, and their sacrifices will never be forgotten,' Rhoden said in a news release. KELOLAND's Michael Doorn will have a full list of Memorial Day events later Friday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
