Sioux falls missing person

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) &#; According to the South Dakota Attorney General&#;s Missing Persons Clearinghouse, there are missing persons in the state as of Wednesday. Of these more than missing persons, one-third are indigenous women.

Looking at the demographic breakdown of the missing persons, 55 (53%) are male, while 48 (47%) are female.

Breaking it down further, we see the disparity of missing persons based on race, with indigenous people making 65% of South Dakota&#;s missing persons. This is despite making up a mere 9% of the South Dakota population according to the most recent data from the Census Report. The second largest group represented were white individuals, making up 25% of missing persons, while comprising % of the state&#;s population.

Of the missing indigenous persons in South Dakota, just over half (%) are female.

Breaking the numbers down further, we find that a total of 34 out of the missing persons (33%) are Indigenous women. 32% are Indigenous men, % are White men, % are White women, % are Black men, % are Black women, % are Hispanic men, % are Hispanic women, % are men whose race is unknown, and % are Asian women.

Below are the names and ages of the current missing indigenous women and men listed on the South Dakota Attorney General&#;s Missing Persons page.

Females

Males

If you have information about any of the missing person on this list, you can find contact info as well as the full missing persons list here.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - South Dakota authorities are continuing the search for a missing man last seen in March.

Eugene “Beaner” Prins was last seen leaving a bar on Thursday, March 26, in Forestburg, South Dakota.

The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation recently released photos of a search being conducted in the investigation. Authorities say special agents searched for a “needle in a haystack” after cadaver dogs indicted four hay bales near an area where Prins was last seen. Special agents unrolled the haybales searching for evidence.

If anyone with information on Prins, contact the Sanborn County Sheriff’s Office () or DCI ().

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - UPDATE ( AM) year-old Alex Kummer and his vehicle have been located, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page.

The same post goes on to say the Kummer family would like to thank everyone that came out to search for Alex Saturday morning.

“Unfortunately, the outcome is not what we were all hoping and praying for,” Lincoln County Sheriff Swenson, wrote in the post. “I ask that you please, respect the families privacy during this difficult time.”

No other information has been released.

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Sioux Falls police say they looking for a runaway teenager.

Alex Kummer is 16 years old. He is a white male male 6′0″ lbs, sandy hair, and green eyes.

He was last seen Friday around p.m. in the area of W. st Street and S. Western Avenue.

Kummer was driving a Volkswagen Jetta with South Dakota license plate 44Y R

Police ask you to call if you see Kummer, his car, or know where he may be.

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RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - In the last 27 days, 24 children in South Dakota have gone missing according to state officials.

On the South Dakota missing person’s list, of 73 kids in total, 24 children have gone missing since May 1st.

That’s almost a child a day for a month and that’s limited to those who have not yet been found.

“We do normally see an uptick in the May through the summer months of kids that go missing or run away, we also do see an uptick as school starts again, then with that stress of school and things of that nature has led to an uptick in runaways and missing kids,” said Brent Gromer, the South Dakota state commander for the Internet Crimes Against Children task force.

Although we don’t know why Brody Cole, Adrianna Spotted Elk, or any of the other 71 missing children in South Dakota left home for the last two decades, the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force has worked to reduce the footprint online predators can make on the missing person’s list.

“Any time that we see kids that are unsupervised on their devices, it gives them the opportunity to make mistakes, also meet individuals that may not have their best interest in mind, certainly some of those individuals that may look to victimize kids online,” said Gromer.

Kids have less experience, in life and with people, so Gromer says it’s a good idea, as an adult, to understand the apps kids are using as well as keep an eye out for something a child might not perceive as bad or suspicious.

“As a parent, we should certainly be, all year long but specifically when our kids are spending more time unsupervised online, monitor those phones and those applications that their kids are using and look at those communications to determine if they’re appropriate or not,” said Gromer.

The pandemic has seen an uptick in the victimization of kids online with children relying on the internet for more than video games or social media and Gromer said summer can see an increase as well as kids have more unsupervised time during summer break.

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