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A YEAR WITHOUT RANDY 08/10/2004 August 16th, 2003 started out like any other day. But it didn't end that way. It's a day that changed South Dakota politics and ended the life of Randy Scott. This weekend will be the first anniversary. In the 365 days that have passed, the public watched one of the state's most historic trials and longtime South Dakota politician Bill Janklow spent time in jail. During it all, there's been the private trial and tragedy for the Scott family. A year ago, Randy Scott made his last ride. Brandee Scott says, "It seems like yesterday....

Democrat Wins Election for Janklow's Seat By JOE KAFKA Associated Press Writer SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Democrats looking ahead to November got a bounce with the victory of Stephanie Herseth in a special election, marking the party's second straight congressional triumph and snatching a House seat in a heavily GOP-leaning state. Herseth, a member of one of the state's most distinguished political families, narrowly defeated Republican Larry Diedrich in Tuesday's poll. She will immediately fill the seat of Bill Janklow, who resigned his seat before he went to jail over a deadly auto accident. "We ran a positive, truthful campaign based...

Janklow says he won't do community service Updated: 03-03-2004 07:52:18 AM SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Former South Dakota governor and congressman Bill Janklow is days away from being able to get out of jail for up to ten hours a day for community service. But he says he doesn't plan to do it. Judge Rodney Steele denied Janklow's request to set him free until the state Supreme Court hears his appeal. As part of a 100-day jail sentence, Steele urged Janklow to speak to students and community groups about the legislative process and other topics he knows about. According...

Per FOX NEWS: Senator Janklow has been sentenced to 100 days in jail for the death of a motorcyclist.

Ex-Rep. Janklow Faces Wrongful-Death Suit By CARSON WALKER, Associated Press Writer SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The family of a motorcyclist killed in a collision with a car driven by Bill Janklow has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the former South Dakota congressman. AP Photo Janklow, who resigned from Congress on Tuesday, was served with papers at the Minneapolis airport on his way from Washington to Sioux Falls, said Ronald Meshbesher, a lawyer for the family of Randy Scott. Janklow was convicted last month of speeding, running a stop sign, reckless driving and second-degree manslaughter in the Aug. 16 death of...

Rep. Janklow Leaving a Mixed Legacy Tue Jan 20,10:31 AM ET By CHET BROKAW, Associated Press Writer PIERRE, S.D. - Whether they loved him or hated him — and few seemed neutral — South Dakotans will notice Rep. Bill Janklow's departure from the political stage he has dominated for nearly three decades. AP Photo Janklow's resignation from Congress became official Tuesday, six weeks after the former four-term Republican governor was convicted of manslaughter, speeding and running a stop sign in an Aug. 16 accident that killed a motorcyclist. A staff member in his Washington office still used Janklow's name when...

Americans Demand Rep. Bill Janklow Accept Responsibility Thursday January 15, 12:33 pm ET Motorcyclists, Parents, and Diabetics Across the Nation Demand Janklow Drop Appeals http://www.stoprecklessbill.com WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Outraged diabetics, parents, and motorcyclists across the nation today sent letters to Rep. Bill Janklow (R-SD) demanding he take responsibility for his reckless driving. Janklow, who recklessly ran a stop sign and killed motorcyclist Randy Scott in August 2003, was convicted by a jury in his home state of second degree manslaughter. Despite the conviction and a preponderance of evidence, Rep. Janklow's defense team has continued to file appeals and...

Doctor Supports Rep. Janklow's Defense By CARSON WALKER Associated Press Writer FLANDREAU, S.D. (AP) -- A doctor testifying in the manslaughter trial of Rep. Bill Janklow said he initially was skeptical about a medical defense, but changed his mind after examining Janklow, reviewing his medical records and discussing his activities in the hours before the crash. It's possible Janklow was suffering from low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, when he blew through a stop sign and collided with a motorcyclist, Dr. Fred Lovrien said. Janklow, 64, is charged with second-degree manslaughter, running a stop sign, reckless driving and speeding in the...

A few hours after his car accident killed a motorcyclist at a rural intersection, Representative Bill Janklow, one of the most powerful men in South Dakota, found himself in a state trooper's squad car, anxiously returning, again and again, to the seconds just before the wreck. A little white car had come out of nowhere, he told the trooper repeatedly. The car, headed in his direction on a two-lane road, had swerved toward his Cadillac, he said, forcing him to avoid it by speeding up and running a stop sign at the intersection. "Honestly, I tried to gun it to...

Witness Cries on Stand at Janklow Trial By CARSON WALKER, Associated Press Writer FLANDREAU, S.D. - A man who was riding motorcycles with a friend killed in a crash involving Rep. Bill Janklow cried on the witness stand Tuesday as he told jurors about seeing his friend's lifeless body. "I kneeled down to see if he had a pulse and he didn't," Terry Johnson of Luverne, Minn., said as he was shown photos of the body. Janklow, 64, is charged with second-degree manslaughter, speeding, running a stop sign and reckless driving for his role in the Aug. 16 collision. Prosecutors...

Jury Selection Begins in Janklow Trial Mon Dec 1,10:46 AM ET By CARSON WALKER, Associated Press Writer FLANDREAU, S.D. - Jury selection began Monday in the manslaughter trial of Rep. Bill Janklow, accused in traffic accident that killed a motorcyclist at a rural intersection. AP Photo One hundred and eight people have been called for the jury pool, with 92 told to report to the courthouse Monday. Twelve jurors and an alternate will be selected to hear the case of the 64-year-old Republican, who also is charged with speeding, running a stop sign and reckless driving for an Aug. 16...

Judge: Janklow Jury Can Hear Close Call Mon Nov 10, 1:22 PM ET By CARSON WALKER, Associated Press Writer FLANDREAU, S.D. - Jurors in U.S. Rep. Bill Janklow's upcoming trial in the death of a motorcyclist will hear testimony about a close call at the same intersection, but not about three accidents and 12 speeding tickets in his driving record, a judge ruled Monday. Janklow, a former South Dakota governor elected to Congress last year, is charged with manslaughter and three misdemeanors for a fatal traffic accident near Trent on Aug. 16. His trial is due to start Dec. 1....