RAPID CITY – Three suspects are now in custody after two shootings, one that left a Rapid City man seriously injured, and another that left a Rapid City woman dead. At around 3:45 a.m. on August 16th, police were dispatched to the 3900 block of Pointe West Place for a
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STURGIS—Final vehicle traffic counts from the South Dakota Department of Transportation for vehicles entering Sturgis for the 81st Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Aug. 6-15, 2021, have been tallied. Traffic counts at nine locations entering Sturgis for the 2021 Rally are as follows: Friday, Aug. 6: 55,326 entering Up
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PIERRE—With the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally just ending and schools beginning, many South Dakotans are worried about increased Covid-19 cases. The South Dakota Department of Health’s daily Covid-19 numbers show a steady increase in active cases. As of August 18, the South Dakota Department of Health’s daily COVID-19 update showed
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WASHINGTON – Tribal police have the authority to detain non-Natives traveling through reservation land if the officer has a reasonable belief that the suspect violated state or federal law, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The unanimous ruling overturned lower courts that said a Crow police officer should not have held a nontribal member who
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RAPID CITY—Across the country conservative groups are working to eliminate or gloss over the darker aspects of American history from education textbooks. That movement has now made itself felt in South Dakota with the recent editing by the South Dakota Department of Education (DOE) of critically important references to the
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BISMARCK, ND—There are few tribal activists that have been more active the past thirty years than Standing Rock’s Tim Mentz. Unlike many activists who deal in aspirational rhetoric, Mentz has always focused on the structural nature of problems; he takes the time to understand every aspect of law and policy
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According to the Fort Belknap Indian Community, untreated waste from the former Zortman-Landusky mine complex is flowing into the reservation in Montana. (Photo courtesy Fort Belknap Indian Community) The Fort Belknap Indian Community and a coalition of environmental nonprofit groups said this week they plan to sue the Montana Department of Environmental
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PIERRE, S.D. – With a new school year starting, the South Dakota Department of Education wants families to know about the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Special Milk, and Child and Adult Care Food Programs. These federally funded programs help to ensure that children from families whose income meets certain
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Denver, CO — On August 16, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the federal agency that oversees Colorado River operations, declared a “Tier 1” water shortage at Lake Mead on the Colorado River, underscoring the severity of the deepening drought and climate crisis across the West. This is the first time
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Native Code Talkers will be honored by the American Veterans Motorcycle Ride. Registration begins on Friday, August 13th, 2021 at the Sturgis Indian Motorcycle shop (2130 Main St, Sturgis, SD 57785). Kick Stands Up (ready to begin) at 11:00 am for a 40-mile ride through the Black Hills, ending with
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