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Justices uphold terrorist charges in Edgemont school shooting threat case

Juvenile placed in South Dakota Department of Corrections custody after threats to 'shoot up school'

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Jonathan Ellis
Feb 27, 2026
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A juvenile delinquent who threatened to shoot up his school was correctly committed to the Department of Corrections, the South Dakota Supreme Court determined Thursday.

But the Court also ruled that one of the findings that Judge Scott Roetzel made in the case should be reversed – a decision that one justice on the Court disagreed with in a dissent.

The case centered on a juvenile identified as J.A.D.

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‘Nibbling around the edges’: South Dakota leaders concede limited progress on tax relief

Joe Sneve
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Feb 26
‘Nibbling around the edges’: South Dakota leaders concede limited progress on tax relief

PIERRE — Another run at property tax relief at the South Dakota Capitol is nearing completion without any consensus on how to deliver on a widely held policy ambition among state lawmakers.

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