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🌱 How Box Elder police and base officials handled warnings before the killing
Box Elder, South Dakota Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Box Elder! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Box Elder police and base officials handled warnings before the killing
- Why state investigators say Box Elder troopers were justified in opening fire
Also on today's calendar: Thursday Trivia Night - Free Entry | Hay Camp Brewing Co — Hay Camp Brewing Co. and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Breezy; a strong p.m. t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 47 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Very windy; cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 58, low: 34.
- Friday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 48 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Native community protests outside Air Force base where Lakota woman was killed (kotatv.com) — Community members recently gathered outside Ellsworth Air Force Base in Box Elder to demand transparency after a Lakota woman was killed and her remains later found in the Black Hills. The story details Box Elder police and base responses, ongoing federal charges, and local concerns about missed warning signs and communication gaps between military and civilian authorities. 
• SD Highway Patrol troopers cleared in officer-involved shooting in Box Elder (dakotanewsnow.com) — Two South Dakota Highway Patrol troopers have been cleared in a March 21 shooting that ended a vehicle pursuit in Box Elder, where a driver allegedly pointed an AR-15-style Airsoft gun at officers. The suspect, who was wounded but survived, now faces multiple felony charges, with state investigators citing video, interviews, and toxicology results in justifying the troopers’ use of force.
📸 Around Box Elder
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★ Featured events ★
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South Dakota Arts Conference
Hotel Alex Johnson Rapid City, Curio Collection by Hilton, 523 6th St, Rapid City
6:00 pm
Thursday April 23
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Other local events
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Thursday Trivia Night - Free Entry | Hay Camp Brewing Co — Hay Camp Brewing Co.
Hay Camp Brewing Company , 601 Kansas City St , Rapid City
6:00 pm -
Spring Marketplace Pop Up
The Monument , 444 N Mt Rushmore Rd , Rapid City
10:00 am -
Rapid City earth day expo
Western Dakota Technical College , 800 Mickelson Dr , Rapid City
10:00 am -
King of Wings
The Box Elder Events Center , 631 Watiki Way , Box Elder
3:00 pm -
Mother's Day Brunch at The Box
The Box Elder Events Center , 631 Watiki Way , Box Elder
10:00 am
Thursday April 23
Saturday April 25
Sunday April 26
Sunday May 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Victorian Assisted Living – Birds of Prey
Victorian Assisted Living , 1321 Columbus St , Rapid City
1:00 pm -
Black Hills Jazz Fest
Downtown Rapid City , 512 Main St #240 , Rapid City
4:00 pm -
Internet Safety for your Child and Teen
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Conference Room
5:30 pm -
Black Hills Jazz Fest: Opening Night
Catalyst Theater Company , 513 7th St , Rapid City
6:00 pm -
Wednesday Karaoke Night - Free | Hay Camp Brewing Rapid City — Hay Camp Brewing Co.
Hay Camp Brewing Company , 601 Kansas City St , Rapid City
6:00 pm -
Baby Bumblebee Story Time
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
9:30 am
Wednesday April 22
Thursday April 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dollar General Corporation posted a job opening for SALES ASSOCIATE in BOX ELDER, SD S15078 in Box Elder. Apply here.
- Best Western Hotel posted a job opening for Night Auditor in Rapid City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Box Elder here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rapid City
- Rapid City Gets Major Upgrade with New Wildland Fire Station (newscenter1.tv)
- Event highlights role of Indigenous matriarchs in leadership, care (buffalosfire.com)
- RCPD, Sheriff's Office Expand Investigative Tools Through Ring Neighbors App Partnership (kotaradio.com)
Custer
- Custer Uses Mix of Strategy and Speed to Finish 25th at Kansas Speedway (speedwaydigest.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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