Prairie Thunder patrols have led to a total of 419 arrests, according to the Department of Public Safety, and 271 of those arrests involved drug charges.

Prairie Thunder—a joint ICE and Highway Patrol initiative involving 287(g) agreements—to continue anti‑crime patrols ...

The highways of South Dakota have become safer as state troopers utilize the latest technology available in GPS tracking to change how they handle high-speed pursuits. StarChase proffers miniaturized ...

The Nov. 21 letter requesting that money did not mention Operation Prairie Thunder, but pointed more generally to “unanticipated operational needs and workload-driven expenses” and a “sustained ...

The Department of Public Safety says a saturation patrol initiative has had a minimal impact on the Highway Patrol’s budget.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol will conduct sobriety checkpoints in 16 counties throughout January to reduce impaired ...

New studies show more women are being arrested for DUIs while South Dakota ranks as one of the highest states for overall ...

Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden announced the “Operation Prairie Thunder” in July as a two-pronged initiative that he said would ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A record meth bust by the South Dakota Highway Patrol near Sturgis was announced by Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden on Monday. According to Rhoden’s office, a South Dakota ...

According to preliminary reports, 62-year-old Willard D. Howard, Jr. was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado westbound on Sheridan Lake Road near Boulder Hill Road. While descending a long, icy hill, ...

A new system installed on multiple South Dakota Highway Patrol vehicles is capable of launching a small tracker onto a fleeing vehicle, enabling troopers to monitor it in real-time using GPS ...