Holly Ramer, Author at The Rapid City Post

Cultlike Zizian group member charged in border agent’s death seeks delay in death penalty decision

July 1, 2025

A woman charged in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont wants to delay the government’s decision on whether to seek the death penalty by at least six months. Lawyers for Teresa Youngblut say prosecutors have set a July 28 deadline for them to explain why the death penalty should not be sought, even though she has yet to be charged with a crime eligible for such punishment. They filed a motion Monday asking a judge to extend that deadline by at least six months and to prohibit the government from making its decision before then. Youngblut is part of a cultlike group known as Zizians that has been connected to six killings in three states.

New Hampshire’s Juneteenth celebration culminates with dance event

June 18, 2025

Though the Trump administration has been removing content on African American history from federal websites, Juneteenth remains a federal holiday, commemorating June 19, 1865. That’s the day Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas. Celebrations are planned around the country Thursday, including in New Hampshire, which doesn’t recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday. The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire has been holding events for the last two weeks, culminating with a celebration at a Portsmouth memorial park. Organizers say they want participants to think about how the story of America would change if told through the descendants of enslaved people.

FILE - Steve Kramer is seated June 5, 2024, at Superior Court, in Laconia, N.H., during his arraignment in connection with charges of voter suppression and impersonating a candidate. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, Pool)

Consultant behind AI-generated robocalls mimicking Biden goes on trial in New Hampshire

June 4, 2025

A political consultant who sent voters artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking former President Joe Biden last year is set to go on trial. Steven Kramer has admitted orchestrating a message that was sent to thousands of voters two days before New Hampshire’s Jan. 23, 2024, primary. The message featured a voice similar to Biden’s and suggested that voting in the primary would preclude voters from casting ballots in November. The trial begins on Thursday. Kramer faces 11 felony charges related to voter suppression and 11 misdemeanor charges of impersonating a candidate. he faces decades in prison if convicted.

Vessel’s implosion can be heard on new video from expedition to Titanic wreckage

May 27, 2025

Authorities investigating the implosion of an experimental submersible on its way to the Titanic wreckage in 2023 have released a new video recorded aboard a support ship at a key moment. The Titan vanished on June 18, 2023, setting off a five-day search that ended with authorities saying all five passengers were dead, including the CEO of the company that built the vessel, Stockton Rush. U.S. Coast Guard investigators last week released a video of Wendy Rush monitoring the Titan that day, hearing a noise that sounds like a door closing and saying, “What was that bang?” The Coast Guard says it believes it was the sound of the Titan’s implosion reaching the surface of the ocean.

Holly Ramer.

Cultlike Zizian group member charged in border agent’s death seeks delay in death penalty decision

New Hampshire’s Juneteenth celebration culminates with dance event

Consultant behind AI-generated robocalls mimicking Biden goes on trial in New Hampshire

Vessel’s implosion can be heard on new video from expedition to Titanic wreckage

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