Rapid City Flood nears 50th anniversary By Joseph Budd Native Sun News Today Staff Writer RAPID CITY—You think about everything that has happened in 50 years: cars used to just have seat belts and window vents; stick shifts were normal; phones were land lines anchored to the wall by a
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Connie Uhre arrested for simple assault By Joseph Budd Native Sun News Today Staff Writer Proprietor Connie Uhre, arrived at her Grand Gateway Hotel noticeably irritated, and resorted to spraying NDN Collective protestors with a can of Pledge. After the demonstration and video evidence was reviewed, Uhre was arrested
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Abuse of Indian children Letters from St. Francis Indian Mission part II By Wasuta Waste Win Native Sun News Today Correspondent PIERRE— Codified laws in the state of South Dakota are clear on “…offenses by and against minors…” and define childhood sexual abuse, as “any act committed by the
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South Dakota Travel: Black Elk Peak By Joseph Budd Native Sun News Today Staff Writer A nice change of pace, for folks from a major city or population center, comes out of the Black Hills. A nice oasis, located a short distance from both Pine Ridge and Rapid City, Black
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A Lakota “Superman” By Joseph Budd Native Sun News Today Staff Writer Woody Keeble was born in Waubay, South Dakota, in 1917 to Isaac and Nancy Keeble, from the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate. The family would move to Wahpeton, North Dakota, where his mother worked at the Wahpeton Indian School, now
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Nationwide TAPS to be played on Memorial Day By Holly Wells Memorial Day is a National Holiday to remember those whom had paid the ultimate price. This year TAPS will be played Nationwide at 3:00 P.M. (MST) May 30th 2022 to honor our fallen soldiers. Please take a moment of
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Opening eyes at Lakota Homes By Joseph Budd Native Sun News Today Staff Writer RAPID CITY – The last time Delaney Apple put an event together, down in Kyle, the response was well received. So the next one he decided on, with a bit of prayer, was to bring
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Missoula police found not responsible for death of Native American By Joseph Budd Native Sun News Today Staff Writer A case involving the death of a young man is seeing light, and while the evidence shown from a video showed him killing himself, doesn’t offer a lot of solace to
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Navajo man executed after 40 years in prison By Joseph Budd Native Sun News Today Staff Writer Clarence Dixon, a 66 year old who had lived on death row for over 40 years, was put to death on Wednesday, centered on the death of a college student in 1978.
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Billy Mills attends honoring ceremony at South Dakota Mines By Joseph Budd Native Sun News Today Staff Writer In a nice sized ceremony at the Surbeck Center’s ballroom, an Honoring Ceremony took place Friday, to recognize five Native American students, who will graduate and start the next chapter of their
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