Robert's Last Words: "It Is Done."
Four inmates sit on South Dakota’s death row now that convicted murderer Eric Robert is dead after Monday night’s lethal injection. All inmates who face the death penalty get an opportunity to speak...
View ArticleRobert Authorized Talk With Victim's Family
The attorney who represented Eric Robert in court throughout his murder trial says he’s willing to talk to the family of his client’s victim. Mark Kadi says, before he died of lethal injection, Robert...
View ArticleKiller Executed; Victim Remembered
The execution of Eric Robert was carried out last night at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls. Robert pleaded guilty to the April 2011 murder of Ronald Johnson during a failed escape...
View ArticleTrooper In Critical Condition After Chase
A Highway Patrol Trooper is in critical condition after being struck by a car in Sioux Falls early Wednesday morning. Trooper Andrew Steen was run over by the suspect's vehicle and is...
View ArticleThieves Target Rapid City Cars
Rapid City is not the South Side of Chicago, but car burglaries are becoming a real problem in the state’s second largest city.In the last six weeks, 106 car burglaries have been reported in town....
View ArticleFriend Of Moeller Wants Execution Stayed
A South Dakota death row inmate who gave up all of his appeals has to return to federal court next week. That’s because an outside attorney has filed paperwork requesting a judge stay his planned...
View ArticleLawyers Spar Over Potential Death Penalty Delay
South Dakota lawyers argue whether a death row inmate’s lethal injection should happen next week. Donald Moeller got his final appeal dismissed earlier this month and says he accepts the death penalty....
View ArticleJudges Denies Execution Stay Request
A federal judge won't stay the execution of a confessed child killer who's scheduled to die next week. A woman who knows death row inmate Donald Moeller filed paperwork Friday asking the district court...
View ArticleGovernor Daugaard On Dakota Midday
South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard joined Dakota Midday host Karl Gehrke at the State Capitol in Pierre Thursday. Governor Daugaard discussed his State of the State address and proposals for the...
View ArticleHuman Trafficking In South Dakota
When Hannah Miller decided to examine the growing issue of human trafficking in South Dakota, she decided to look at the issue first-hand. She blended into
View ArticleFRONTLINE: To Catch A Trader
FRONTLINE's "To Catch a Trader" airs Tuesday night at 9:00 p.m. Central on SDPB-TV. Director Nick Verbitsky joined Dakota Midday to preview this episode...
View ArticleRapid City Police Chief To Retire
Rapid City Police Chief Steve Allender is set to retire on May 30. He was hired as a patrol officer in May, 1985. Mayor Alan Hanks appointed Allender to...
View ArticleSioux Falls: State Of The City
The mayor of Sioux Falls is laying out a list of accomplishments and areas he sees need improvement. Mayor Mike Huether detailed the two sides in...
View ArticleLemmon Man Arrested For Manslaughter
A weekend shooting left one man dead and another person in custody for manslaughter. Saturday night 32-year-old Leon Paulson died after he was shot....
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