SIOUX FALLS (AP) – A federal grand jury has indicted three people for allegedly kidnapping an FBI victim specialist last week. Online court records indicate Juan Francisco Alvarez-Soto, Deyvin Morales and Lourdes Alondra Bonilla were indicted on May 19 on charges of kidnapping, carjacking and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
SIOUX FALLS (AP) – Primary voters will decide Tuesday whether to add a provision to South Dakota's constitution making it more difficult to pass ballot measures that raise taxes or significantly expand government funds, a showdown over direct democracy in the state that pioneered voter-initiated laws.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Primary elections in seven states Tuesday will set the stage for U.S. House and Senate races this fall, with many contests shaped by political fissures in both major parties and the lingering shadow of former President Donald Trump.
Agendas for upcoming meetings in the Brookings area.
BROOKINGS – The South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum will hold its fourth summer of Summertime Food Trucks & Fun events that will be taking place at the Agricultural Heritage Museum. The events will be held June 15, June 29, July 13 and July 27 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. These events are free, family friendly and open to the public.
BROOKINGS – What do you get when you combine the efforts of four active service organizations and involve the community to collect breakfast cereal for kids in need? 285 boxes, with 3,107 servings!
PIERRE – The Study Committee on Regional Jails and State Correctional Plans will hold its first meeting of the 2022 Interim on Thursday, June 9, at 10 a.m.
BROOKINGS – The Helpline Center recently announced that the volunteers with Samaritan’s Purse have been named the May 2022 Volunteers of the Month, an area-wide award program sponsored by the Helpline Center and First Bank & Trust.
BROOKINGS – Olivia Odenbrett, 15, Miss Siouxland’s Outstanding Teen, was crowned Miss South Dakota’s Outstanding Teen on Friday afternoon.
BROOKINGS – To support the mental health and wellbeing of its employees, Brookings Health recently pledged to become a National Alliance on Mental Illness StigmaFree Workplace. It is the first organization in Brookings to take the pledge.
Summer is just around the corner, and warm days outside in the sunshine will soon be here. This is the perfect time to remember the importance of sunscreen.
BROOKINGS – Hunter Widvey of Rapid City was crowned Miss South Dakota 2022 on Saturday night.
BROOKINGS – The City of Brookings’ Public Works Department will hold an informational meeting on the Eighth Street South and Main Avenue South intersection project at 5:30 p.m. Thursday to provide details on the scope of work and detour route for the project.
BROOKINGS – A large crowd celebrated the First Bank & Trust Arena groundbreaking Thursday afternoon with messages of community and appreciation for the history the building that’s getting a major makeover in the next two years.
BROOKINGS – Polls are open in Brookings County and throughout South Dakota from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday for the primary election.
Bring your overgrown lilacs, forsythia, mock orange, pieris and other spring flowering shrubs down to size while maintaining their natural beauty and spring floral display.
BROOKINGS – Holy Life Tabernacle is inviting all area children to its annual Kids’ Night Out at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 14.
60s Plus Dining menus in the Brookings area for the coming week.
Agendas for upcoming meetings in the Brookings area.
PIERRE – Applications are now available for the 2022 East River, West River, Black Hills, Custer State Park, Refuge and Muzzleloader Deer seasons.
