Ranchers and their elected representatives have won a major battle. The federal government dropped criminal charges against ...

Charles and Heather Maude were subject to a "politically charged" prosecution under the Biden administration, the Trump ...

The morning following the announcement that criminal charges for theft of federal property were dismissed, Charles and Heather Maude said they’re ready to return home to South Dakota. Kennedy Maude, ...

South Dakota’s Maude family took center stage Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in a Washington, D.C. press conference to announce ...

South Dakota’s Maude family took center stage Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in a Washington, D.C., press conference to announce ...

South Dakota ranchers Charles and Heather Maude had been accused of improperly using Forest Service land. The charges were ...

Trump administration announces that the government has dropped criminal charges against small South Dakota ranch family.

Heather and Charles Maude are ranchers from the Caputa area. Federal prosecutors recently dropped land theft charges against ...

Charles and Heather Maude spoke on April 30 at a news conference in Washington, D.C., along with U.S. Ag Secretary Brooke ...

The Biden-era prosecution of fifth-generation South Dakota ranchers over a 75-year-old fence line came to an end Wednesday.

Photo Courtesy of Elsie Fortune Photography U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Monday evening that the ...

The federal government has dropped criminal charges against S.D. ranchers Charles and Heather Maude, ending a high-profile ...