Gene Hetland

By now you've probably heard or read about the arrests of ten people in South Dakota through a federal investigation known as "Operation Black Widow."

Eight of the defendants are from Watertown, one is from Sioux Falls and

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By now you know at least some of the story of the three women who were rescued from a house in a residential area of Cleveland, Ohio, where they had all been held against their will for ten years or more

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Sioux Falls officials say Ceres, the company hired for branch and debris cleanup after the April ice and snow storm, had hauled 4,971 tons of material as of Wednesday morning.

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A woman from Aberdeen is charged after police in Sioux Falls say she was arrested for prostitution.

Information Officer Sam Clemens says detectives who had been tipped off by an on-line ad contacted the woman

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It never happened to me when I was a child, but I can sympathize with the four-year-old Minnesota boy who was left behind at a museum in Brookings when everyone else returned home after a field trip. And I'm guessing we all can

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Normally, if you take a day off on April 22, you don't expect to have to spend part of your day moving snow.. It's almost late April, for crying out loud.

But I'm living proof that it can happen

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I saw a story in USA Today on how some victims who lost limbs in the bombings of the Boston Marathon are needing and getting reassurances from experts and counselors that life doesn't end if you lose a limb

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Teachers in the Sioux Falls School District have voted to approve a 5-year agreement reached between negotiators for the Sioux Falls Education Association (SFEA) and the School District.

The District also has approved 5-year agreements with its other employee groups

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Sioux Falls Police say more arrests are expected after a search led to one drug-related arrest on Tuesday.

Agents of the Sioux Falls Area Drug Task Force were called to 2401 West Russell Street and a report of a possible methamphetamine lab

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Ah, spring in South Dakota! We're still picking up and cleaning up from one of the nastiest ice storms anyone can remember, and more snow is on the way.

The National Weather Service posted a winter storm warning on Wednesday for southwestern South Dakota, and forecasters said the bad weather likely would move into the central and northeastern parts of the state

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