Mayor Allender and Chief Hedrick address crime in Rapid City By Joseph Budd Native Sun News Today Staff Writer RAPID CITY – Mayor Steve Allender and the Police Chief John Hedrick, took to the media to share a variety of information, regarding crime, causes, and how the city hopes to
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Federal Law Enforcement Academy accepts Northern Cheyenne member By Clara Caufield Native Sun News Today Correspondent Ariel Rodriguez, 29 years old ( photo courtesy) Ariel Rodriguez, 29 years old, enrolled member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe is well on the way to making history, one of few tribal female
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Did Pennington County make a deal with a dealer? By Joseph Budd Native Sun News Today Staff Writer As the state has been slowly working towards the legalization of marijuana, the forms, rules and grades, the state has had a time in making sure certain policies are in place.
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Fentanyl Overdose claims young life: Five plead guilty to charges By Joseph Budd Native Sun News Today Staff Writer RAPID CITY – His obituary reads, “Louis, Louie” enjoyed spending time playing basketball, football, and baseball. He play in various tournaments. Louie had a smile that could light up the
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Racism on table in Rapid City By Joseph Budd Native Sun News Today Staff Writer Monday Night in Rapid City at the Western Dakota Vo-Tech Event Center, a gathering of Native Americans and people of interest attended a forum to highlight several issues regarding racism in the community. In
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Lakota man killed by Rapid City Police By Joseph Budd Native Sun News Today Staff Writer Recently a case was reported of an individual being killed at private home by police officers. The homeowner returned home and found the place showing signs of entry, and contacted the police. When
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Blackfeet Tribal Chairman removed By Clara Caufield Native Sun News Today Correspondent An recent incident on the Blackfeet Reservation, Browning, Montana sharply illustrates how the drug abuse epidemic on the Great Plains Reservations is having devastating effects on entire communities, reaching out to touch of lives of even the
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Rapid City Council takes a bus trip to Pine Ridge By Joseph Budd Native Sun News Today Staff Writer In light of the events regarding the Grand Gateway Hotel, a bus trip that had been in the works for 3 months, was slated to visit Pine Ridge. On this trip,
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Shooting Victim at Grand Gateway Hotel passes away By Joseph Budd Native Sun News Today Staff Writer News came out that the young man, Myron Pourier Jr of Porcupine, passed away this morning, after being shot on March 19th. Visiting the City during a basketball tournament, Myron was shot
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Pope makes historic apology to Indigenous for Canada abuses By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday made a historic apology to Indigenous Peoples for the “deplorable” abuses they suffered in Canada’s Catholic-run residential schools and said he hoped to visit Canada in late July to
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