PIERRE — Law enforcement from across South Dakota gathered at Capitol Lake in Pierre for the annual Law Enforcement Memorial service and wreath laying ceremony Wednesday….
Lutheran Memorial Church across the street from the State Capitol hosted the memorial service where the names of the 67 law officers killed in the line of duty were read off with a presentation of blue carnations at the altar. Keynote speaker, Public Safety Secretary Craig Price says each service over the years is uniquely important…
Governor Kristi Noem issued a proclamation for Peace Officer’s Memorial Day. Highway Patrol Superintendent Colonel Rick Miller presented the proclamation on the Governor’s behalf…
Included in the list of names this year is Hughes County Chief Deputy Lee Weber, who lost his life while off-duty, but in the action of trying to rescue his son who fell into the Missouri River on July 3rd of 2020.
