A Dry Reservation Clashes With Its Liquor Store Neighbors
At the Pine Ridge Reservation just outside the town of Whiteclay, Neb., an upside-down American flag flies on a wooden pole next to a teepee. About 60 people gathered here Monday to protest as beer...
View ArticleArt of Healing: Healing a Community
August 2, 2011 is a day many Rapid City Police officers will never forget. It's the day Officers Nick Armstrong and Ryan McCandless were shot and killed during a routine traffic stop. Throughout the...
View ArticleSD Disaster Response Infrastructure
Western South Dakota is recovering from one of the worst blizzards ever recorded in the area. Thousands are still without power, broken trees lie everywhere, and reports of dead cattle are still being...
View ArticleShutdown Hinders S.D. Post-Blizzard Cleanup
A freak October blizzard earlier this month killed tens of thousands of cattle in South Dakota.The number of animals is hard to confirm. In part, because the federal agency tasked with tallying...
View ArticleStoryCorps: Chuck Childs
In September and October, the StoryCorps traveling booth was in Rapid City collecting conversations between family and friends. Among those who stopped by was 93-year-old Chuck Childs.
View ArticleChurch Sex Abuse Cases Dismissed
A 7th Judicial Circuit Court judge has thrown out a number of civil lawsuits against the Catholic Church that allege past sexual and physical abuse in Native American boarding schools. One case...
View ArticleSD AG Wants To Crack Down On Meth Makers
The South Dakota Attorney General wants to crack down on those who turn cold medicine into illegal drugs. Attorney General Marty Jackley says criminals are buying cold medicine and using it to...
View ArticleState Of The State Kicks Off Session
Governor Dennis Daugaard delivered the annual State of the State Address on Tuesday (January 14, 2014) in Pierre to the opening session of the state legislature. Daugaard began by highlighting the...
View ArticleFarm Bill Still Mired
There’s still no agreement on a federal Farm Bill. Representative Kristi Noem says lawmakers are close to coming up with a complete package to send to President Obama. Noem says Agriculture Secretary...
View ArticleChief Justice Heaps Praise On Reform Efforts
The Chief Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court praises state lawmakers for passage of broad criminal justice reforms. Chief Justice David Gilbertson made his comments during the annual State of...
View ArticleDaugaard Doubts Audits Will Find Wrongdoing
Governor Dennis Daugaard says he believes the audits of the state’s EB-5 program and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development will not turn up any major wrongdoingThe EB-5 program allows wealthy...
View ArticleArctic Ice Loss And The Loopy Jet Stream
If you think the weather has gone crazy in recent years some scientists say you can blame the melting of the polar ice cap.New research ties together the massive summer ice loss over the North Pole...
View ArticleState Senate Rejects Teacher Shortage Resolution
The State Senate rejected a resolution recognizing a connection between the teacher shortage in South Dakota and low teacher pay. A resolution expresses the intent of lawmakers, it is not binding...
View ArticleLion Kill Bill Passes Senate
A bill that expands the legal definition for when it’s OK to shoot a Mountain Lion is halfway through the State Legislature.The State Senate gave approval to a measure that makes it OK to shoot a lion...
View ArticleHell Chicken May Have Roamed Your Backyard
If you’ve ever crossed paths with an angry rooster you know that chickens can be mean. But they’re nothing compared to their dinosaur ancestors. A newly described fossil nicknamed the “chicken from...
View ArticleBombers Vs Ranchers On The High Plains.
A low flying B1-Bomber makes a whole bunch of noise. This is one reason a number of landowners in Meade County are angry over a proposed expansion of training space for military aircraft stationed at...
View Article166 Polluted Rivers, Lakes, And Streams In SD
A report submitted by state officials to the EPA cites 166 lakes and streams in South Dakota as polluted or impaired. The bodies of water fail to meet government standards for clean water.Most of the...
View ArticleArtist Collects Dirt As Part Of Statehood Celebration
This year South Dakota turns 125 years old. One art project celebrating the state’s quasquicentennial incorporates dirt taken from each county in South Dakota and sixty-six bur oak trees set up for...
View ArticleWild Idea: Harvesting Buffalo One At A Time
South Dakota is the largest producer of buffalo in the United States. The bison industry in South Dakota is diverse. Buffalo ranchers employ a wide range of methods to manage, slaughter, and process...
View ArticleWildfires Spark In Rapid City
Two small wild fires kept Rapid City crews busy Monday afternoon. Much of the Black Hills are sweltering in near triple digit temperatures. Officials say the hot weather could increase the fire danger....
View ArticlePrairie Dog Plague Vaccine Aims To Save Ferrets
In South Dakota prairie dogs have the plague.The disease can kill off whole colonies and it hurts the effort to restore endangered species like the Black Footed Ferret. In order to preserve prairie...
View ArticleJewel Cave Spelunkers Make Major Breakthrough
Earlier this year a team of spelunkers, about five hours from the entrance of Jewel Cave crawled their way into what’s being called the most significant find of the last decade. The explorers pushing...
View ArticleFederal Court Keeps COOL Rules In Place
A federal appeals court has ruled that consumers who want to know where their meat comes from will continue to see country of origin labels in the supermarket.You can hear the story by clicking the...
View ArticleNew Fund Celebrates South Dakota's 125th Anniversary
A group of Rapid City volunteers has started a new fund to help celebrate the state’s 125th anniversary. The Frontier Fund aims to raise at least $125 thousand in South Dakota and then give that money...
View ArticleBush Fellow Preserves Lakota Peacemaking Traditions
If you’ve spent much time listening to the news lately, you’ve heard plenty of stories about conflict. That includes the unrest in the Middle East, Africa, and not to mention Ferguson, Missouri....
View ArticleThe Native Vote And The U.S. Senate
Who wins an election is often determined by who shows up to vote.At least two sitting U.S. Senators can credit narrow political victories by margins they carried in Indian County. Some political...
View ArticleGet Out The Native Vote Effort Continues
Control of the Senate could be up for grabs in this midterm election--and some believe the Native American vote could be a deciding factor. In South Dakota the Native vote has a history of tipping...
View ArticlePoli Sci Profs: Independent Prosecutor Needed For EB-5
Some political science professors who teach at universities across South Dakota say the EB-5 scandal requires an independent prosecutor. They say the current system is not doing enough to get to the...
View ArticleAsian Fungus Attacks Tiger Salamander
South Dakota is home not only to mountain lions, but also tigers--tiger salamanders that is.If you know where to look, you can find tiger salamanders across the state. But researchers fear these...
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Native Americans, Landowners Protest Keystone XL Pipeline In South Dakota
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: While the lame-duck Senate failed to approve the Keystone XL pipeline this week, Republicans vow to give the...
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