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Rapid City Fire Department Responds to Fatal Entrapment Incident
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City Fire Department responded to an entrapment call at 2:00 am Saturday morning. According to a post on Facebook, the RCFD responded to a call for the 500 block of N. Saint Onge Street. Authorities say a piece of equipment fell into a hopper, and debris collapsed on top of it. Crews had to secure the debris and the piece of equipment before extracting the patient. The patient was dead at the scene. The incident is under investigation.
Suspect Arrested After Multi-Agency Pursuit Ends in Black Hawk
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Meade County Sheriff’s Office says they, along with the South Dakota Highway Patrol arrested a suspect after a chase that ended in the Black Hawk area Friday afternoon. The Sheriff’s Office says the patrol was pursuing an individual in a Dodge Dakota on I-90, when the suspect exited the Interstate at Peaceful Pines, where Summerset law enforcement joined in to lay down spike strips and flatten the vehicles front tires. The suspect was apprehended without incident near Black Hawk Elementary School.
Senate Committee Rejects Bill to Increase Childcare Assistance Rates
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Authorities have arrested four people from Rapid City after someone fired a gun from a moving vehicle. It happened late Friday afternoon on North Elk Vale Road in Meade County. Deputies later found the car with five people inside. The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office says deputies discovered a firearm, drugs and open containers of alcohol inside the vehicle. The driver, 19-year-old Ashton Shaw and 20-year-old Kennoy Brave Heart, are each facing multiple charges including possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony and possession of a controlled substance. 19-year-old Heaven Garnette had two active felony warrants and 19-year-old Dayton Little Hawk is charged with underage consumption.
Four Arrested After Shots Fired from Moving Vehicle in Meade County
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday advanced a bill requiring legislative approval for major state building leases. The measure responds to controversial 30-year One Stop leases in Rapid City and Sioux Falls that increased annual payments by up to 270 percent. The bipartisan legislation would require full Senate and House approval for any lease exceeding 15 years or $5 million. The bill moves to the Senate for consideration.
The Latest: Ukraine marks third anniversary of war as US shifts its policy under Trump
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A dozen leaders from Europe and Canada are in Ukraine’s capital to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion. The visitors, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, are attending events and discussing support with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The anniversary is marked as U.S. policies on Russia and Ukraine shift dramatically under President Donald Trump. Questions about possible peace talks and Ukraine’s interest in European Union and NATO membership loom large.
Trump meets with French President Macron as uncertainty grows about US ties to Europe and Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron are starting their day by taking part in a virtual meeting with fellow leaders of the Group of Seven economies to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine. Trump welcomed Macron to the White House on Monday at a moment of deep uncertainty about the future of transatlantic relations. The Republican meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday. Trump has transformed American foreign policy and effectively tuned out European leadership as he looks to quickly end the war. The “America First” president has cast a shadow over what veteran U.S. diplomats and ex-government officials had regarded as America’s calming presence of global stability.
Elon Musk Pushes for Government Efficiency with Employee Accountability Initiative
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agencies are responding to a new accountability measure introduced by Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency. Over the weekend, the Office of Personnel Management sent a mass email requesting federal employees to submit five bullet points summarizing their work from the past week. While agencies such as the Pentagon, FBI, State Department, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Energy have advised employees not to respond, the email itself does not specify any penalties. However, Musk emphasized in a social media post that employees who fail to submit their reports by 11:59 p.m. ET today would be dismissed.
The initiative aims to increase transparency and efficiency within the federal government, aligning with Musk’s broader vision of streamlining operations and improving accountability in public service.
The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power
BERLIN (AP) — Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s election. The vote saw a surge for a far-right party and a stinging defeat for outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz. After the collapse of Scholz’s three-party government in November, it’s now up to Friedrich Merz to restore stability to Germany. His most realistic option is to form a coalition with Scholz’s Social Democrats. The two parties were Germany’s post-World War II heavyweights. But their combined showing Sunday was their weakest since the postwar republic was founded. Meanwhile, while the far-right Alternative for Germany made the biggest gains, the Left Party made the most unexpected.
