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Rapid City Man Arrested for Attempted Murder After Tuesday Evening Stabbing
RAPID CITY, S.D. — According to the Rapid City Post, a Rapid City man is in custody following a stabbing that left one person seriously injured Tuesday evening. Police say a disturbance began inside a residence before escalating into a physical altercation that spilled outside and into the roadway. One adult male was transported to the hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening, injuries from a stab wound. The second man involved in the incident was identified as 31-year-old Jacob Sharp of Rapid City. Following an investigation, Sharp was arrested for Attempted Murder and transported to the Pennington County Jail.
Rapid City Woman Charged with Manslaughter in Mother’s Stabbing Death
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A Rapid City woman has been charged with first – degree manslaughter in connection with the stabbing death of her mother. According to the Rapid City Police Department, 26-year-old Taylor Bird Horse got into a fight with her mother, 45-year-old Kari St. John, at a North Maple Avenue apartment on April 7. Three days later, April 10, police were called to Monument Hospital for a report of a woman who died from the infection of a stab wound. After speaking with St. John’s daughter, Bird Horse, police searched the North Maple Avenue apartment where they found the knife they say was used in the altercation. Following an April 14 autopsy that confirmed a stab wound and subsequent infection, police arrested Bird Horse. Bird Horse is being held in the Pennington County Jail on a $75,000 bond.
Governor Rhoden Highlights Economic Growth and Public Safety During Black Hills Tour
STURGIS, S.D. — South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden visited Lead, Deadwood and Sturgis on his Open for Opportunity Tour Wednesday. Rhoden began the day by touring Dakota Gold to highlight their economic endeavors, reported by The Rapid City Post. Following his visit to Dakota Gold, Rhoden toured Chubby Chipmunk hand-dipped chocolates store in Deadwood. Rhoden also spoke about the importance of public safety to keep South Dakota Open for Opportunity at the Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Conference in Deadwood. Rhoden wrapped up the day with a tour of the Parkwest Arms, located in the Sturgis Industrial Park.
Law Enforcement Targets Violent Crime with Major Arrest Operation on Pine Ridge Reservation
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota’s U.S. Attorney Department of Justice said Tuesday that an organized effort by law enforcement resulted in a large-scale arrest of 12 of the most violent offenders on the Pine Ridge Reservation. The arrests are an effort by numerous agencies and the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety with assistance from the State of South Dakota in response to increased violent crime on the Pine Ridge Reservation including eight homicides since Sept. 1. The D.O.J. said the individuals arrested are not low-level offenders – and represent a dangerous criminal element driving drug activity, intimidation, and deadly violence within the community.
Japan reports a $63 billion trade surplus with the US as it talks with Trump on tariffs
TOKYO (AP) — Japan recorded a trade deficit for the fiscal year that just ended but racked up a $63 billion surplus with the United States. The Finance Ministry reported Thursday that the deficit was 5.2 trillion yen, or $37 billion, for the fiscal year through March, the fourth straight year of red ink. Exports to the U.S. are a contentious issue for U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese negotiators are in Washington to argue their case against higher U.S. tariffs. Japan is a key longtime U.S. ally and major investor in the U.S., employing hundreds of thousands of Americans in the U.S.
Vatican opens solemn run-up to Easter with recovering Pope Francis on the sidelines
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is opening the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines. The 88-year-old Francis was a no-show at the start of the Holy Thursday Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. But there were unconfirmed reports that he hoped to visit Rome’s central prison later in the day to keep an appointment he has maintained throughout his papacy: to commemorate Christ’s Last Supper before his crucifixion by ministering to prisoners. The Vatican declined to confirm or deny the reports, which stressed that any such outing would depend on Francis’ condition.
