South Dakota
South Dakota correctional officers getting pay raises
(The Middle Sq.) – The beginning wage for South Dakota correctional officers will improve from $20 an hour to $23.50 an hour starting instantly, Gov. Kristi Noem mentioned Thursday.
“These everlasting pay will increase will help us with recruiting and retaining high quality correctional safety officers,” Noem mentioned in a information launch. “These will increase present officers our appreciation for his or her service to our state. Sec. [Kellie]Wasko and I’ll proceed to give attention to fixing issues and prioritizing the safety of each our correctional officers and the inmates that they handle.”
Safety officers will obtain raises that may increase their pay to as much as $28 an hour, in accordance with the information launch.
“That is the newest step to enhance security and the general tradition at DOC. We’re pleased with our corrections staff and grateful for his or her service,” mentioned Kellie Wasko, Secretary of the Division of Corrections. “Our Division has made large progress prior to now a number of months. There’s nonetheless a lot work left to do, together with newer and safer amenities, and we’re dedicated to getting that completed.”
Lawmakers are presently finding out the state jail system. At a gathering of the Incarceration Building Fund Legislative Activity Drive held final month, the Division of Corrections mentioned a 1,372-bed correctional facility and a brand new feminine group work middle in Speedy Metropolis are wanted.
The state’s inmate inhabitants is predicted to rise reasonably over the following 20 years, in accordance with a report from a guide.
SIOUX FALLS — A Minnesota man killed after a crash on a Sioux Falls Interstate on-ramp has been identified by authorities.
The crash occurred shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday, May 11, on the 12th Street on-ramp to Interstate 29 northbound on the west side of Sioux Falls.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol said 44-year-old Derek Berry, of Zumbrota, Minnesota, was operating a Suzuki motorcycle when he entered the on-ramp to the northbound lanes of Interstate 29 at 12th Street, which features a sharp curve.
Troopers say Berry lost control of his bike on the curve and struck concrete barriers on both the east and west sides of the on-ramp, causing him to separate from his motorcycle.
Berry was taken to a Sioux Falls hospital where he died of his injuries.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash, though traffic was impacted for some time.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol continues to investigate the crash.
A South Dakota native, Hunter joined Forum Communications as a reporter for the Mitchell (S.D.) Republic in June 2021 and now works as a digital reporter for Forum News Service.
UNION COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The Union County Sheriff’s Office said a man who has been missing for more than five years was found safe in another state.
On April 4, 2025, the Union County Sheriff’s Office worked with the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office to develop new possible investigation resources to located David Collin Barber.
Barber was reported missing in December 2019.
On May 13, 2025, Deputies said they received a tip that the man David Collin Barber had been on the west coast since 2019. They later learned he was now in South Dakota.
Law enforcement agencies in that area located Barber who stated he was ‘doing well.’
“We are thankful for the efforts of those who assisted in the search for Collin and the tips that came in that lead to this positive outcome for his loved ones,” said Sheriff Jeff Bailey in a release.
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