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Benjamin Guida, Eddie Montiel and Mason Noor of Scout Troop 43 received the Eagle Scout Award in a special ceremony Saturday, April 30, at Trinity Lutheran Church

Stefany Bawek ran Pheasantland Industries before being fired last summer amid after sexual harassments allegations at the Sioux Falls prison surfaced.

Who is Raymond van Barnevelds girlfriend, Julia? When did the two meet and what job did she do before coming his assistant manager in Janaury 2021?

The 54-year-old beat Filipino Ilagan 3-0 to set up a second-round clash with 2018 world champion Rob Cross.

The retirement of Secretary Mike Leidholt is the latest in personnel upheaval at the Department of Corrections in the wake of whistleblower allegations of a sexual harassment, poor equipment and pay and a toxic workplace at the state prison in Sioux Falls in July.

The penitentiary has suffered severe staffing shortages, and employees complained of low morale.

More could lose jobs as South Dakota prison investigation moves forward South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem met with staff at the state penitentiary on Friday, July 23, in the wake of firing two top wardens after a whistleblower report alleged poor pay and sexual harassment. She had "a very candid conversation" with the employees, she told reporters afterward, and said more firings were "possible." 7:04 pm, Jul. 23, 2021 × The South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, So...

Prison Officials Placed On Administrative Leave Following Investigation by South Dakota Department of CorrectionsNews Your browser does not support HTML5 audio. Here is alink to the audioinstead. Secretary of Corrections Mike Leidholt and State Penitentiary Warden Darin Young are on leave following a human resources investigation into an anonymous complaint. Governor Kristi Noem made the move on Tuesday.   “My top priority as governor is keeping Sou...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A former South Dakota prison official who was recently fired by Gov. Kristi Noem said Tuesday that she wasnt told why she was dismissed. Jennifer Dreiske, the former deputy warden at the State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, had worked at the Department of Corrections for 19 years until Noem announced Thursday that she was being fired along with the prisons warden, Darin Young. The Department of Human Services had been investigating an anonymous complaint that alleged...

Prison official fired by governor says she was not told why The Associated PressJuly 20, 2021News file photoPrison official fired by governor says she was not told why SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A former South Dakota prison official who was recently fired by Gov. Kristi Noem says she wasn’t told why she was dismissed. Jennifer Dreiske, the former deputy warden at the State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, had worked at the Department of Corrections for 19 years until Noem announced Thursday that ...