Piedmont Mine map. (Photo courtesy of Simon Construction website.) MNI LUZAHAN SENIOR CENTER – Roughly thirty people gathered for the final Save The Black Hills (STBH) Dinner, hosted by the Black Hills Clean Water Alliance (BHCWA) with COUP Council pitching in to prepare and serve food. BHCWA has been sounding
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Ezekiel Mayweather, 24 years old. (Photo Courtesy) RAPID CITY — On December 10, 24-year-old Ezekiel Mayweather formally received a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for aiding and abetting first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the death of Esther Wolfe. Under South Dakota
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Koahnic Broadcast Corporation plays a unique and essential role in bringing Native voices and perspectives to the national conversation. This investment strengthens KBC’s ability to tell stories that are too often missing from other media options, while expanding the reach of trusted programming across digital and broadcast platforms.” The
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Sanford Health CEO Bill Gassen. (Photo Courtesy) SIOUX FALLS – Sanford Health President and CEO Bill Gassen has been recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare of 2025. This marks four consecutive years Gassen has been named to this significant list. Prominent leaders
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AP US Department of Education COURTESY PHOTO Tribal leaders and education advocates said the Education Department failed to meet a statutory requirement by not consulting with tribes before announcing the transfer of dozens of Native American education programs to other federal agencies. This week, the Education Department said it would
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The sixth year of the SDSU Extension Crop Hour webinar series will begin on Jan. 6, 2026, with several days of presentations on topics such as soil health. There will be new topics each week for eight weeks. (Photo courtesy of USDA NRCS) BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is undergoing sweeping changes this week that will force millions of Americans to reapply for benefits. Federal officials have expanded work requirements and narrowed exemptions, reshaping how households qualify for food aid. Under the new rules, able-bodied adults between the ages of 18 and 64
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Lakota Renville was living in north Kansas City at the time of her death following a move from the Lake Traverse Reservation in northeastern South Dakota. (Courtesy Waynette Renville) Waynette Renville remembers clearly the last time she and her three younger sisters had a conversation together. The four Sisseton Wahpeton
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Savannah Standing Bear, shown in an illustration based on an image from her family, went missing in March 2025 from her home on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. (South Dakota Searchlight photo illustration by Joshua Haiar and sign photo by John Hult) There are rumors. About what’s known and
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Top photo: Wambli Dolezal, Winnebago, dances men’s traditional. Dolezal will dance at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade on November 27, 2025, in New York City. (Photo courtesy of Cassie Kitcheyan). Federal policies made it illegal for a Native person to dance in public 91 years ago. However, in 2025 a group
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