James Lay, 67, and son Sam, 27, both of Rapid City, S.D., wait in line at a Feeding South Dakota mobile food bank on March 27, 2025, in Box Elder, S.D. (Photo: Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch) BOX ELDER, S.D. – Montana Roem is worried that a proposed
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Morning Star Elite crew: Cedric Neal, Master Barber; Bobbi Jo Limberhand, owner and Lucas Morrision, barber and weekday manager. Customer is one-year old Rylee Tallbull. (Photo by Clara Caufield) LAME DEER, Mont. – Used to be that in Lame Deer, MT if a person needed a haircut, trim or spiffy
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B Manny and Renee Iron Hawk (both Cheyenne River Lakota) at the 2023 Zen Peacemakers Black Hills Retreat. They will be hosting the 2025 Retreat. (Photo courtesy of Renee Iron Hawk.) LACK HILLS – “Ehani wichoun ikxoyagya woechun” (Connecting with our Ancestors Way of Life) is the theme of the
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Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is seen on her first day in office as the leader of the Department of Education in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025. Photo: U.S. Department of Education First it was mass firings at the Bureau of Indian Education. Now, tribes and their advocates are raising alarms
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A clinical pharmacist with the Seattle Indian Health Board administers a shot of a COVID-19 vaccine in 2020. Tribal organizations, including health care clinics, have been disrupted by recent cuts to federal funding and staffing. (Karen Ducey/Getty Images) President Donald Trump’s sweeping cuts to the federal workforce and government spending
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Gov. Larry Rhoden speaks to the media after taking the oath of office on Jan. 27, 2025, at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre. (David Bordewyk/South Dakota NewsMedia Association) WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) has formally requested the establishment of a “Violent Crime Reduction Commission” to tackle the
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Central California coastline. Photo by A. Keuthan Since its inception on October 3, 1970, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, has been the foremost source in the US for everything from weather forecasting to the health of marine life. NOAA has recently come under the gun by the
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Overlooking the canyon from the Latchstring Restaurant in Spearfish Canyon. Photo by Marnie Cook Part 2 of 2 PIERRE – The Black Hills region of South Dakota has experienced a significant increase in new residents and visitors, leading to a debate in the state legislature on how to manage the
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Joyce Jefferson and Geraldine Goes in Center performing Two Women. Photo by Marnie Cook SPEARFISH – Dakota Daughters have been presenting their play in celebration of Women’s History Month. They presented “Two Women” in Spearfish last week at the Black Hills State University (BHSU) Women In History Luncheon. They will
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Angela Watts started a Rapid City-based job as senior curator for the U.S. Department of Interior’s Indian Arts and Crafts Board in December. She was one of the thousands of federal employees abruptly fired by the Trump administration in February. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight) There aren’t many people in the
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