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6 days ago
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Victim in fatal crash on I-90 was a musician set to perform at the Levitt this weekend
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has released the name of a Flandreau man who died June 2 in a two-vehicle crash a couple miles west of Sioux Falls. Casey Joe Wilson, 50, died at the scene of the accident at mile marker 394 on Interstate 90. Wilson was one-half of Sioux Falls country duo The Barn Flies, which was scheduled to perform June 6 at The Levitt. The band was also scheduled to perform Aug. 15 at the Blue Rock Bar & Grill. Wilson was a leading Sioux Falls figure in efforts to reform state custody laws, organizing social media campaigns and leading the 'Kids Need Both Parents PAC.' Visitation services for him will be 4-7 p.m. June 6 at Flandreau High School, and a night of honoring Wilson will occur afterward at The Merc in Flandreau, which is owned by Wilson and his wife, Carleen Wild. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. June 7 at Flandreau High School. According to the Department of Public Safety, the crash occurred at 9:06 a.m., when Wilson's 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan was heading west and collided with the rear of a 2015 Ford F-350 road construction vehicle that was stopped in the right lane with active warning signals. He was directing traffic into the left lane. The impact sent the construction truck into the median, where it caught fire. Wilson's vehicle came to a stop on the westbound shoulder. Authorities confirmed Wilson was not wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene. The driver of the Ford truck sustained minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital. The South Dakota Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the crash. This article originally appeared on Sioux Falls Argus Leader: Sioux Falls fatal crash victim was half of country duo The Barn Flies
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09-04-2025
- Yahoo
Former state employee pleads guilty to forgery-related charges
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A former state employee has plead guilty to four forgery-related charges. In a news release, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced that Renee Strong, 55, of Springfield, S.D., plead guilty to four forgery-related charges connected to crimes committed while she was an employee of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety and performing contract work for the Department of Health. The Battle of the Blades winner is… Strong plead guilty Tuesday in Hughes County Circuit Court to two Class 6 felony counts of Offering False or Forged Instruments for Filing or Recording in a Public Office and two Class 5 felony counts of Forgery. She will be sentenced at 10:30 a.m. June 10. Each felony count of Offering False or Forged Instruments for Filing or Recording in a Public Office carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison and a $4,000 fine. Each felony count of Forgery carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Strong was accused of forging and falsifying food service inspection reports while performing inspections for the Department of Health through a contract with the Department of Public Safety as a food inspector. South Dakota's Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) investigated the case, and the Attorney General's Office is prosecuting the case. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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07-04-2025
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22-year-old dies in Wessington accident
A driver died on Wednesday after she rolled in a ditch west of Wessington, South Dakota. Kila Louann Good, 22, of Highmore, died Wednesday morning in a single vehicle crash on SD Highway 14, one mile west of Wessington, according to the South Dakota Highway Patrol. Preliminary crash information indicates Good, who was driving a 2005 Ford Excursion, was traveling eastbound at around 9:30 a.m. April 2 on US Highway 14 near mile marker 314 when the vehicle left the roadway and entered the north ditch where it rolled, reports state. Good died at the scene, the Highway Patrol states. Road conditions may have been a contributing factor in the crash, the report states. The South Dakota Highway Patrol states the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary. The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. This article originally appeared on Aberdeen News: 22-year-old dies in wessington car accident
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04-04-2025
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DPS releases name in fatal Grant County crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The name of the person who died in a Grant County crash from Tuesday have now been released, according to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. Large police presence at Sioux Falls apartment Diane Kay Schultz, 61, died after she lost control of her vehicle and collided with a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado on U.S. Highway 12, two miles east of Milbank. Schultz was from Big Stone City, South Dakota. A passenger, from Ortonville, Minnesota, in the Chevrolet had serious injuries. The crash was reported at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 1. The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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01-04-2025
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Big Stone City woman dies in Tuesday crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A 61-year-old woman died in two-vehicle fatal crash two miles east of Milbank on Tuesday at U.S. Highway 12 and 481st Avenue, the South Dakota Department of Public Safety said. Minnehaha Commission appoints new Highway Superintendent The woman who died was from Big Stone City. She was driving a 2007 Toyota and lost control of the vehicle and entered the eastbound lane, the DPS said. The Toyota collided with a Chevrolet Silverado driven by a man from Ortonville, Minnesota. A 35-year-old woman from Ortonville, a passenger in the Chevrolet, was seriously injured. The crash was reported at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. The name of the woman who died was not released pending notification of relatives. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
