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Reward Offered for Information in Black Hills Cold Case
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Law enforcement officials are offering a reward for information in connection to a Black Hills cold case. The Rapid City Police Department and Pennington County Sheriff’s Office are offering $3,000 for information leading to an arrest in the death of Dylan Campbell. His body was found in a western Rapid City neighborhood in October of 2022. Investigators determined his death was a homicide, but no arrests have been made. Authorities announced the reward on what would have been Campbell’s 46th birthday. The money comes from the Community Reward Fund.
Rapid City Woman Sentenced for Bank Fraud and Theft
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City woman was sentenced on Monday for bank fraud and six counts of theft by a Credit Union employee. The 41-year-old, Ashley Viken, was indicted in August 2024 on one count of bank fraud and 28 counts of theft by a Credit Union employee. She pleaded guilty in November of 2024.Prosecutors say Viken was an employee with Black Hills Federal Credit Union and wrote cashier’s checks totaling more than $119,000 that she then deposited into her own account. Viken was sentenced to 11 months in federal prison with five years of supervised release. She was also ordered to pay restitution.
Elon Musk calls for the US to ‘delete entire agencies’ from the federal government
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Elon Musk has called for the United States to “delete entire agencies” from the federal government. Musk has consolidated control over large swaths of the government with President Donald Trump’s blessing since assuming leadership of the Department of Government Efficiency. That’s included sidelining career officials, gaining access to sensitive databases and inviting a constitutional clash over the limits of presidential authority. Musk made the comments on Thursday to the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Musk, the world’s wealthiest person through his investments in SpaceX and electric carmaker Tesla, also joked that he was the “White House’s tech support,” borrowing from his profile on the social platform X, which he owns.
Russia rejoices at Trump-Putin call as Zelenskyy rejects talks without Ukraine present
Russian officials and state media have taken a triumphant tone after President Donald Trump jettisoned three years of U.S. policy and announced he would likely meet soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a peace deal in the almost three-year-long war in Ukraine. Trump’s change of tack seemed to identify Putin as the only player that matters in ending the fighting. It looked set to sideline Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy, as well as European governments, in any peace negotiations. Zelenskyy says he will not accept any agreements about Ukraine that do not include his country in the talks.
Hamas says it will free 3 more hostages as planned, paving the way to resolve ceasefire dispute
CAIRO (AP) — Hamas says it will release the next group of three Israeli hostages as planned. That would pave the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Hamas had threatened to delay the next release of Israeli hostages, accusing Israel of failing to meet its obligations to allow in tents and shelters, among other alleged violations of the truce. Israel had threatened to renew its offensive if hostages were not freed. There was no immediate comment from Israel on Hamas’ announcement. But Hamas’ move should allow the ceasefire to continue for now, though its future remains in doubt.
Gas explosion at Taiwan food court kills 4 and injures 26
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Fire authorities in Taiwan say a gas explosion at a department store killed four people and injured 26, fire authorities said. The blast occurred at the food court on the 12th floor of the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store in Taichung city on Thursday morning. Two of the dead were tourists visiting from Macau. Among the eight who were hospitalized, one had no vital signs, the Taichung Fire Bureau said. Dozens of firefighters were deployed to the scene at about 11:30 a.m. Parts of the building’s exterior were damaged and scattered fragments were strewn on the streets.
At least 28 are hurt when a driver plows into a demonstration in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — A driver drove a car into a labor union demonstration in central Munich on Thursday, injuring at least 28 people including children, authorities said. Officials said it was believed to be an attack. The suspect, an Afghan asylum-seeker, was arrested. The incident follows a series of attacks involving immigrants in recent months that have pushed migration to the forefront of the campaign for Germany’s Feb. 23 election. Police said participants in the demonstration were walking along a street at about 10:30 a.m. when the car overtook a police vehicle following the gathering, accelerated and plowed into the back of the group
Californians brace for flooding in areas torched by wildfires as freezing rain, snow aim for Oregon
Rain has begun falling in California where an atmospheric river is expected to bring heavy downpours, winds and flooding to areas ravaged by wildfires. Officials ahead of the storm’s arrival distributed sandbags, prepositioned rescue swimmers and told residents to have their go-bags ready. Meanwhile, Portland, Oregon, coated its streets with liquid anti-icer while officials in that state and Idaho opened emergency shelters to prepare for snow and ice Thursday. The National Weather Service says Southern California could get as much as 6 inches of rain in the mountains and 3 inches in coastal areas and valleys. Strong wind gusts could down trees and cause power outages.
