Abortion rights advocates protested outside the Texas Capitol in Austin in May, after the bill was signed. Photo Credit: Sergio Flores/Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court did not take action early Wednesday on a request to block a Texas law prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy,
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The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, St Louis, Missouri. Photo courtesy federalcourt.press RAPID CITY—Back in 2016, health care on the Rosebud Reservation had hit rock bottom. There were no emergency room services, hospital operating hours were cut, and patients had to drive fifty miles in any direction for surgical and
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Rapid City – The suspect responsible for the death of a 16-year-old female is in custody as police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding a shooting at 1721 North Maple Avenue. At around 9:30 a.m. on August 27th, police were dispatched to the address for a report of gunfire heard
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RAPID CITY—Even the worst poker player in the world beats the best poker player in the world if he gets dealt a royal flush. Most Lakota start out in life with a pair of deuces, and Aleesia Dillon started out with even less than that. However difficult her formative years
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Monday August 23, the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Citing months of real-world evidence that side effects are rare, the Pfizer vaccine was given full approval. This has already paved the way for companies, universities and government offices to make vaccinations
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Prisoner Healing: More than 220 inmates form a healing circle at Mike Durfee State Prison on August 7th during a memorial and honoring song for all those lost during the covid-19 pandemic. SPRINGFIELD—“Welcome everybody to our first pow-wow in 18 months. At this wacipi we would like to remember all
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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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Photo courtesy of OSTAS Facebook page PINE RIDGE—Last week, Oglala Sioux Tribe Ambulance Service (OSTAS) employees issued a statement via a live Facebook video. The video was posted at 1:54 PM on August 17 and shows a group of uniformed staff standing together, with one staff member reading a statement:
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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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