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As police responded to the scene of the beating death of Lovelien in Grand Forks on Oct. 28, 2007, they quickly zeroed in on three costumed partiers that night: a clown, a cowboy and a hunter. → Read More
In its eighth season, the Dakota Spotlight podcast is re-examining the killing of Joel Lovelien, which took place outside the Broken Drum bar in Grand Forks on Oct. 28, 2007. → Read More
In the new and perhaps final episode of Season 7 of the Dakota Spotlight investigative podcast, founder and host James Wolner looks into Schaffer, his long career at the Bismarck Police Department and how his paths crossed with Shelly Julson's before she disappeared in 1994. → Read More
Jaden Woodworth describes his memories of his mother, and tells how police claims drove a wedge between him and his father -- and how Dakota Spotlight's debunking of those claims might help reconnect them. → Read More
In the latest episode of the Dakota Spotlight podcast, host James Wolner tracks down and speaks with Tony Hulm about Michele 'Shelly' Julson, her life and her mysterious disappearance. Hulm provides details that illuminate further what Shelly was doing around the time she disappeared. → Read More
Sanford Health has begun construction on a 60,000-square-foot Virtual Care Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The facility will cost between $50-$60 million and will serve as a hub for a network of virtual clinics and telehealth services across the health system's footprint. → Read More
Monkeypox can spread when a person comes into contact with the virus by having direct contact with the infectious rash, scabs, or body fluids. Minnesota has reported nine monkeypox cases, while Nebraska and Iowa have reported two each. North Dakota has yet to report a case, according to the CDC case tracking map. → Read More
South Dakota is one of 13 states with what's known as a trigger law, meaning the state enacts an abortion ban under its own authority when the Supreme Court overturns its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. → Read More
Attendees to a recent meeting at a small country church on the border of Minnesota and South Dakota found armed guards at the church entrance. Then someone saw an AR-15, prompting a visit by the sheriff. It's the latest development in a battle for the soul of Singsaas Church near Astoria, South… → Read More
Active cases fell 1,835 to 488 over the week, health officials said. The 10 deaths among COVID-19 cases raised the state's death toll to 2,893. → Read More
Nearly half of those who have died with COVID-19 are age 80 or above, totaling 1,354 deaths. And most of the remainder are age 50-79, or 1,347. → Read More
The 12 newly reported fatalities raise South Dakota's COVID-19 death toll to 2,677. Active cases dropped 1,786 to 27,003 and the daily count of those hospitalized for COVID-19 dropped 11 to 344. → Read More
Five south Dakotans died with COVID-19 while active cases and hospitalizations continue to fall, according to the South Dakota Department of Health, Wednesday, Feb. 2. → Read More
A nearly 30-year-old cold case in North Dakota is the newest subject of regional true crime investigative podcast Dakota Spotlight. Introducing "Vanishing Act: The Untold Story of Kristin Joy Diede and Bob Anderson." Kristin Diede and Bob Anderson drove from Minnesota to North Dakota on a weekend… → Read More
COVID-19 hospitalizations in South Dakota rose seven to 411 on Friday, a total not seen since the late 2020 COVID-19 surge, in mid-December of that year. Meanwhile, active COVID-cases continue a four-day slide, dropping 1,106 to 33,647. → Read More
Wednesday marked the second day state health officials have reported a daily decline in active cases of COVID-19, or the number of newly reported cases compared to new recoveries. → Read More
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Another 19 South Dakotans have died with COVID-19, the state Department of Health reported Friday, Jan. 21, raising the state's death toll past 2,600. → Read More
A child under the age of 10 died with COVID-19, the second child fatality reported in the past week and only the second since the pandemic began, raising the state's death toll to 2,560, state health officials reported. → Read More
How is the omicron variant different from others? How should you test for omicron? What mask should you wear? When will the omicron surge end? We provide some answers to these and other questions, with information current as of Tuesday, Jan. 18. → Read More
There are now 2,559 South Dakotans who have died with COVID-19, with 73 deaths reported in January thus far, according to the South Dakota Department of Health. → Read More