Murder

Doug Allen: Focus crime-fighting efforts where they’re needed

By Dr. Douglas Allen     02/16/2026

South Dakota’s collaboration with ICE, code named Operation Prairie Thunder, according to some reports has drawn a number of positive…

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News

Man acquitted of murder files suit against Watertown, Jackley and others

By Tucker Hermans     01/09/2026

Jeremiah Peacemaker, a Watertown man who was held in jail for almost four years after being acquitted for a murder,…

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News

Trial of man accused in death of Moody County deputy sheriff moved

By Watertown Current Staff     10/08/2025

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced the trial of Joseph Hoek, who is charged in the 2024 death of…

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Column

DDR column: Lippman among best mystery crime novelists

By Donus Roberts     08/11/2025

Jill asks this question: “Why don’t best-selling novels ever become classics?” Jill, most do not endure through the generations, but…

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News

Clark man faces murder charges

By Tucker Hermans     07/09/2025

A Clark man has been charged with first- and second-degree murder in the death of a Clark resident on Tuesday,…

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