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Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 7 2009 4:13PM
An Internal Revenue Service spokeswoman
says people should be careful of scams involving undelivered income
tax refund checks.
Carrie Resch says the annual announcement of undelivered checks
prompts scammers to send e-mails to taxpayers saying t
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 7 2009 2:13AM
The Stark County sheriff says preliminary
autopsy results show drowning as the cause of death of three
college softball players whose vehicle went into a livestock pond
in southwestern North Dakota. The women were believed to have gone
on a stargazin
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 6 2009 4:13PM
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin says she will
oppose the health care reform bill expected to be considered this
weekend in the House.
The South Dakota Democrat says the plan falls short of her goals
for health care reform and could threaten exist
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| USDA says it wants to resolve Indian farmer claim Nov 6 2009 4:06PM
The Obama administration says it will try to
resolve a lawsuit filed by American Indian farmers.
The lawsuit dates back to 1999. It contends Indian farmers and
ranchers lost about 500 million dollars during the past three
decades because of disc
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| USDA says it wants to resolve Indian farmer claim Nov 6 2009 4:06PM
The Obama administration says it will try to
resolve a lawsuit filed by American Indian farmers.
The lawsuit dates back to 1999. It contends Indian farmers and
ranchers lost about 500 million dollars during the past three
decades because of disc
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 5 2009 11:12AM
President Barack Obama is telling Native
American tribal leaders he is determined to reverse the federal
government's history of marginalizing and ignoring the plight of
Indian nations.
Opening an all-day conference at the Interior Department on
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 5 2009 11:05AM
Former New York City police
Commissioner Bernard Kerik (KEHR'-ihk) has pleaded guilty to lying
to the White House and says he'll also admit tax crimes.
Kerik made his first of an expected eight pleas on Thursday.
The plea bargain includes t
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| Court rules against government in 1975 slaying Nov 4 2009 4:55PM
A federal appeals court says it won't
review failed appeals by government prosecutors who want to try a
Canadian man for a 1975 slaying on the Pine Ridge Indian
Reservation.
John Graham of Yukon territory is one of two men charged in
federal co
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 4 2009 11:47AM
The Montana [[kxtopic:supreme-court:t[Supreme Court]:t]] has upheld a
state law that allows insurance companies to cut off worker's
compensation payments for those suffering permanent total
disability when the disabled party is of retirement [[kxtopic
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| Senate eyes "broken" bureaucracy for new tribes Nov 4 2009 6:46AM
A U.S. Senate committee plans a Wednesday
hearing into the government's "broken" process for acknowledging
American Indian tribes
Federal recognition makes tribes eligible for economic
assistance, housing grants and other government benefits. But
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| Senate eyes "broken" bureaucracy for new tribes Nov 4 2009 6:46AM
A U.S. Senate committee plans a Wednesday
hearing into the government's "broken" process for acknowledging
American Indian tribes
Federal recognition makes tribes eligible for economic
assistance, housing grants and other government benefits. But
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| (Following Advance for Use Tuesday, Nov. 10) Nov 2 2009 8:18AM
Today in History
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 10, the 314th day of 2009. There are 51
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Nov. 10, 1775, the U.S. Marines were organized under
authority of the Continental Congress
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| (Following Advance for Use Tuesday, Nov. 10) Nov 1 2009 8:31AM
Today in History
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 10, the 314th day of 2009. There are 51
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Nov. 10, 1775, the U.S. Marines were organized under
authority of the Continental Congress
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 30 2009 1:46AM
Final tests confirm that six pigs from the
Minnesota State Fair contracted swine flu, three more than initial
research had indicated.
The U.S. Agriculture Department said Thursday follow-up tests
confirmed the presence of the H1N1 virus, more co
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| Holder: DOJ helping tribes reduce violence Oct 29 2009 8:04PM
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says
the Department of Justice is spending almost $400 million to help
tribes reduce violence on their reservations.
Holder said Thursday that the money will go to hire new law
enforcement officers, fund domesti
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| Holder: DOJ helping tribes reduce violence Oct 29 2009 6:54PM
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says
the Department of Justice is providing almost $400 million to help
tribal communities reduce violence on their reservations.
Holder announced the grants Thursday at the completion of a
two-day listening ses
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| Holder: DOJ helping tribes reduce violence Oct 29 2009 6:33PM
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says
the Department of Justice is providing almost $400 million to help
tribal communities reduce violence on their reservations.
Holder announced the grants Thursday at the completion of a
two-day listening ses
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| SD American Indian, 88, seeks release from prison Oct 29 2009 9:34AM
A federal appeals court is being asked
to order a hearing for an 88-year-old federal prisoner who's trying
to erase his conviction because he says the alleged child victims
in a [[kxtopic:sexual-assault:t[sexual assault]:t]] case have recanted their t
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| Twothirds of Parole Board members are new Oct 29 2009 7:00AM
Two-thirds of the South Dakota Board of
Pardons and Parole members have been part of the panel for less
than a year, and soon, another member will be new.
One of the new members, former Minnehaha County State's Attorney
Dave Nelson, compared ser
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 29 2009 7:00AM
Parents, legislators, community members
and alumni of the state School for the Deaf are part of a team
working on a long-term plan to serve all North Dakotans who suffer
from hearing loss. The 13-member transition team is holding a
series of meetings
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| Dept. of Justice has dialogue on Indian crime Oct 28 2009 6:46AM
Officials from the Department of Justice will
be in the Twin Cities over the next two days to discuss public
safety issues on American [[kxtopic:indian-reservation:t[Indian Reservation]:t]]s around the country.
Members from all 564 federally reco
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| Dept. of Justice has dialogue on Indian crime Oct 28 2009 6:46AM
Officials from the Department of Justice will
be in the Twin Cities over the next two days to discuss public
safety issues on American [[kxtopic:indian-reservation:t[Indian Reservation]:t]]s around the country.
Members from all 564 federally reco
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| Dept. of Justice has dialogue on Indian crime Oct 28 2009 5:15AM
Officials from the Department of Justice will
be in the Twin Cities over the next two days to discuss public
safety issues on American Indian reservations around the country.
Members from all 564 federally recognized tribes nationwide
including
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 27 2009 3:51AM
Prosecutors are declining to discuss why
they agreed to drop murder charges against a suspect in the 2001
deaths of three women at a Florence hair salon, but defense
attorney have alleged misconduct by the prosecution.
An agreement filed Friday
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 27 2009 2:14AM
It's a top ranking Bismarck might not be
so proud of.
Transportation Department figures show Bismarck was the leader
among North Dakota's largest cities last year in the number of
vehicle crashes per 1,000 people. It had 34.
Minot was next
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 27 2009 2:13AM
Soggy fields and more rain continue to
hold up South Dakota's row-crop harvest.
The weekly crop report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
says statewide last week, there were only two days suitable for
field work.
Precipitation was he
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| Decision on Mont tribe pushed back to Tuesday Oct 26 2009 5:51PM
A long-awaited decision on whether a
landless American Indian tribe in Montana deserves federal
recognition was put off again on Monday.
The 4,300 members of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians
submitted their formal recognition petition
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| Citi announces grants for American Indians Oct 26 2009 3:32PM
Citi, which employs about 3,000 people
in South Dakota, announced Monday that $280,000 in grants are being
made available to support small business growth and education for
American Indians in the state.
In a release, Citi said the grants will b
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| Little Shell recognition decision due Monday Oct 26 2009 6:46AM
A long-awaited decision is due Monday on
whether a landless [[kxtopic:american-indian:t[American Indian]:t]] tribe in [[kxtopic:montana:t[Montana]:t]] deserves
federal recognition.
The 4,300 members of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 26 2009 2:41AM
A ranch couple has filed a lawsuit against
Blaine County in an attempt to close a road that goes through their
property and leads to public land valued by hunters for its elk,
deer and [[kxtopic:bighorn-sheep:t[bighorn sheep]:t]].
William and Ol
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 25 2009 4:34PM
Illness is keeping about 7 percent of
South Dakota's K-12 students out of classes, but the state's
universities are also seeing their share of H1N1 flu absences.
The latest numbers from the South Dakota Board of Regents show
113 cases at Black H
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| Oral history center gets grant Oct 25 2009 11:12AM
The South Dakota Oral History Center is
using a three-year, $409,000 federal grant to convert thousands of
reel-to-reel tape recordings to a digital format.
The goal is to preserve more than 5,500 recordings of people who
saw and took part in th
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 25 2009 2:55AM
The cost of speeding in South Dakota is
apparently more than $4.5 million. That's how much drivers shelled
out in speeding fines for the 12 months ending June 30. Figures
from the Unified Judicial System show more than 52,000 speeding
tickets handed
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| SD historical society releases children's book Oct 24 2009 5:51PM
The South Dakota State Historical Society
has released a children's book titled "The Raccoon and the Bee
Tree," a traditional American Indian story written a century ago.
Wahpeton Dakota Dr. Charles A. Eastman and teacher Elaine
Goodale Eastman
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| Federal defendant not entitled to state documents Oct 20 2009 5:22AM
A judge ruled that a Canadian man
charged in federal court with killing a fellow American Indian
Movement activist in 1975 is not entitled to documents from state
court on charges filed there.
John Graham's lawyer argued that grand jury transcri
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 19 2009 6:46AM
Defense lawyers for a Marion man
charged with killing a Turner County deputy sheriff will be allowed
to have his eyes examined by a Sioux Falls ophthalmologist, to show
the limitations of Ethan Johns' eyesight. Johns is charged with
murder in the Mar
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| Dakotas tribes getting stimulus money Oct 19 2009 6:11AM
American Indian tribes in the Dakotas are
getting about $42 million in federal stimulus money for water
projects.
The Bureau of Reclamation says South Dakota's Oglala Sioux Tribe
is getting $14.7 million and the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe is gettin
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| Dakotas tribes getting stimulus money Oct 19 2009 6:11AM
American Indian tribes in the Dakotas are
getting about $42 million in federal stimulus money for water
projects.
The Bureau of Reclamation says South Dakota's Oglala Sioux Tribe
is getting $14.7 million and the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe is gettin
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 17 2009 2:14AM
Gov. Mike Rounds says there are signs of
optimism in the business community but that the recovery from the
recession remains slow.
After meeting with business people in eastern South Dakota this
week, Rounds said South Dakotans are cautious abou
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| Oglala president gets NCAI post Oct 16 2009 5:02PM
The president of the Oglala Sioux
Tribe, Theresa Two Bulls, has been chosen recording secretary of
the National Congress of American Indians for the 2009-2011 term.
In a release, the tribe says Two Bulls was selected during the
66TH annual NCAI
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| Montana math scores above average Oct 15 2009 10:23AM
New math scores show Montana fourth- and
eighth-graders continue to test above the national average.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau says
Montana's eighth-graders scored better than students in all states
but Minnesota and Mas
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 13 2009 4:55PM
The flu is hitting some South Dakota
schools hard.
Great Plains Lutheran High School in Watertown decided to cancel
classes Wednesday.
Principal Bert Falak says more than 25 percent of the school's
117 students have been sick this week. He
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| NRC accepts application for Edgemont uranium mine Oct 13 2009 10:44AM
The Canadian developer of a planned
uranium mine near Edgemont can move ahead with its request for a
federal permit.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission informed Powertech Uranium
Corp. that its application for a detailed technical and
environmen
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 10 2009 2:13AM
The state Health Department says South
Dakota has recorded its second swine flu death.
The department said Friday the patient was a Todd County
resident in the 30-39 age group.
The Health Department has said victim's names and other details
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 10 2009 1:45AM
An 18-year-old died after the car she
was riding in collided with a school bus carrying the Ely High
School football team.
The State Patrol says the crash happened on Highway 169 in
Coleraine about 3:30 p.m. Friday when the car pulled out in fro
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| War council...Triumphant Taliban...Mixed reception Oct 9 2009 7:50PM
President Barack Obama and his war council are
scheduled to meet next Wednesday to again discuss Afghanistan. The
president and his advisers huddled today for three hours. An
official says Obama's team dug into the recommendations from the
top U.S. c
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| Sheriff: Bones at Garrido home buried long ago Oct 9 2009 6:54PM
The Contra Costa County Sheriff's office
says bone fragments dug up from the backyard of kidnapping suspect
Phillip Garrido's home and a neighboring property probably belonged
to American Indians buried a long time ago.
Sheriff's spokesman Jimmy
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| Lawyer: 1975 slaying appeals hearing unwarranted Oct 9 2009 12:01PM
The South Dakota defense lawyer for a
Canadian man charged with killing a woman in 1975 says a rehearing
before a full appeals court is not warranted because prosecutors
have repeatedly lost their argument.
A district judge and a three-judge pan
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| U of Minn. approves $240 million building list Oct 9 2009 10:16AM
The University of [[kxtopic:minnesota:t[Minnesota]:t]] Board of Regents
unanimously approved a $193.3 million request to the Legislature
for building and repair projects.
The university would contribute another $46.7 million in
university bonds
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 8 2009 6:46AM
The Agriculture Department says North
Dakota State University is getting a $4 million research award. It
will be used to study legumes and their health benefits.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) The state Commission on Education
Improvement is meeting
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 8 2009 2:13AM
Both of South Dakota's senators say
they support a resolution of apology to American Indians included
in a defense spending bill. But they don't think it's enough. Sen.
John Thune called the resolution "symbolic." Sen. Tim Johnson
says American Ind
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 8 2009 2:13AM
Both of South Dakota's senators say
they support a resolution of apology to American Indians included
in a defense spending bill that passed the U.S. Senate.
But they don't think it's enough.
Republican Sen. John Thune called the resolution
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 8 2009 2:13AM
Officials say schools in Fort Yates, south
of Bismarck, have closed for the rest of the week because of the
number of students absent due to the flu.
Keith Johnson is the administrator of the Custer Health
District, which includes the Fort Yates
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| Sierra Club sues over Calif. bighorn sheep land Oct 7 2009 3:31PM
Environmentalists have sued the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service to re-designate 1,320 square miles of Southern
California as protected habitat for an endangered sheep.
The Sierra Club and other groups filed the federal lawsuit
Wednesday in San Di
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| Senators applaud apology to American Indians Oct 7 2009 2:42PM
A defense spending bill that has passed
the U.S. Senate contains a resolution of apology to American
Indians. Both of South Dakota's senators said Wednesday they
approve of the resolution but that it's not enough.
Republican Sen. John Thune says
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| Senate approves apology to American Indians Oct 7 2009 2:42PM
The Senate has approved a resolution
apologizing to American Indians for years of "ill-conceived
policies" and acts of violence by U.S. citizens.
Lawmakers said the resolution, included in a defense spending
bill approved late Tuesday, was a sym
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| Senate approves apology to American Indians Oct 7 2009 2:35PM
The Senate has approved a resolution
apologizing to American Indians for years of "ill-conceived
policies" and acts of violence by U.S. citizens.
Lawmakers said the resolution, included in a defense spending
bill approved late Tuesday, was a sym
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 6 2009 4:34PM
A circuit judge has ruled the American
Cancer Society can take part in a lawsuit that will determine
whether a smoking ban approved by the South Dakota Legislature will
be referred to a public vote.
Circuit Judge Kathleen Trandahl said the socie
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| Woman arraigned for 1975 killing Oct 6 2009 9:55AM
A Rapid City woman pleaded not guilty to
murder charges filed in a 1975 shooting death on the Pine Ridge
Indian Reservation.
Thelma Rios was arraigned Monday on one count of felony murder
in relation to kidnapping and one count of premeditated m
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| Native American Day event scheduled Oct 6 2009 5:43AM
Native American Day, observed Monday in
South Dakota, will include a celebration at the Crazy Horse
mountain carving near Custer.
In a release from Crazo Horse, the event will include hoop
dancers, artists, an educational program, a free buffalo
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 6 2009 2:13AM
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says
his agency will decide soon whether to approve a request for
disaster declarations for counties in the northeast part of South
Dakota hurt by spring flooding.
In late March, Gov. Mike Rounds asked for
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| Vilsack: Disaster request should be decided soon Oct 5 2009 5:23PM
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says
his agency will decide soon whether to approve a request for
disaster declarations for counties in the northeast part of South
Dakota hurt by spring flooding.
In late March, Gov. Mike Rounds asked for
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 4 2009 4:41PM
A South Dakota town that had to remove
44 tons of rotting bison meat left in a warehouse wants to know if
the owner plans to pay for the cleanup.
Ilan Parente (EE'-lahn pah-RENT'-ay) closed Bridgewater Quality
Meats in January 2008 and moved the
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 4 2009 4:35PM
Fargo's finance director says the city likely
will switch from its self-insured liability plan to the North
Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund by next year.
Finance Director Kent Costin said moving away from the
self-insured plan should help the city
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 4 2009 3:17PM
State Representative Eldon Nygaard says
he'll sponsor an attempt to let adult adoptees obtain their birth
records without having to go in front of a judge. A similar bill
passed both chambers early this year but didn't make it out of a
conference com
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| Judge dismisses tribes' lawsuit against pipeline Oct 4 2009 12:43PM
A judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit
filed by four American Indian tribes from South Dakota and Nebraska
in an attempt to stop construction of the TransCanada Keystone
Pipeline.
It will move crude oil from Alberta, Canada, to refineries in
K
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| Judge dismisses tribes' lawsuit against pipeline Oct 4 2009 12:43PM
A judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit
filed by four American Indian tribes from South Dakota and Nebraska
in an attempt to stop construction of the TransCanada Keystone
Pipeline.
It will move crude oil from Alberta, Canada, to refineries in
K
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Sep 30 2009 4:34PM
The Twins send Carl Pavano to the mound tonight
in Detroit as they try again to cut into the Tigers' lead in the AL
Central race. Pavano is 13-11 this season and 4-0 in five starts
against Detroit. Yesterday's doubleheader split leaves the Twins
two
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Sep 30 2009 4:34PM
The Twins send Carl Pavano to the mound tonight
in Detroit as they try again to cut into the Tigers' lead in the AL
Central race. Pavano is 13-11 this season and 4-0 in five starts
against Detroit. Yesterday's doubleheader split leaves the Twins
two
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Sep 30 2009 4:34PM
The Twins send Carl Pavano to the mound tonight
in Detroit as they try again to cut into the Tigers' lead in the AL
Central race. Pavano is 13-11 this season and 4-0 in five starts
against Detroit. Yesterday's doubleheader split leaves the Twins
two
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 30 2009 4:20PM
The first snow of the season is in the
forecast for western South Dakota.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for
late Wednesday through Thursday evening for the Black Hills, saying
there is potential for "significant" s
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| Rounds addresses education summit Sep 30 2009 2:42PM
Gov. Mike Rounds says South Dakota is
trying to combat the problem of students withdrawing from school by
raising the dropout age from 16 to 18.
Rounds spoke Tuesday at an American Indian education and dropout
prevention meeting in Rapid City.
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| Fighting Sioux nickname opponents protest Sep 30 2009 10:30AM
American Indian activists are calling
on the state Board of Higher Education to drop the University of
North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname and logo.
About 50 people demonstrated outside UND's Memorial Union on
Wednesday. Some carried signs re
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| Fighting Sioux nickname opponents protest Sep 30 2009 10:30AM
American Indian activists are calling
on the state Board of Higher Education to drop the University of
North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname and logo.
About 50 people demonstrated outside UND's Memorial Union on
Wednesday. Some carried signs re
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| PacifiCorp agrees to Klamath dam removal terms Sep 30 2009 8:10AM
The utility that owns four hydroelectric
dams on the Klamath River has agreed to terms for their removal, a
key milestone in efforts to restore what was once the third biggest
salmon run on the West Coast and end decades of battles over scarce
water.
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| AIM slaying prosecutors want evidence safeguards Sep 30 2009 5:15AM
South Dakota prosecutors handling the
1975 slaying of an American Indian Movement activist say they'll
turn over evidence to the two people charged but only if it won't
be misused.
John Graham of Canada and Thelma Rios (REE'-ohs) of Rapid City
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| HOLD FOR RELEASE UNTIL 6 a.m. PDT. THIS STORY MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED,... Sep 29 2009 7:15PM
The utility that owns four hydroelectric
dams on the Klamath River has agreed to terms for their removal, a
key milestone in efforts to restore what was once the third biggest
salmon run on the West Coast and end decades of battles over scarce
water.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 29 2009 11:12AM
The post office in the northeast North Dakota
town of Crary is closing and its future is uncertain.
U.S. Postal Service spokesman Pete Nowacki says the postmaster
resigned and no one applied to fill the job. Service at the post
office was being
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| Antinickname rally set at UND Sep 29 2009 7:42AM
Opponents of the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname and Indian head logo are planning
a rally at the university's American Indian center.
The Wednesday rally will come a day before the state Board of
Higher Education is schedul
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| Work starting on Crazy Horse dormitory Sep 29 2009 5:22AM
Work is under way on a Native American
student living and learning center at Crazy Horse Memorial in the
Black Hills.
The $2.5 million project includes classrooms and a 40-unit
student residence hall for students who work at the attraction,
whi
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. I can understand terrible confusion at the scene immediatly following the incident................BUT, reports are that none of the other servicemen were armed...........so...........why the confusion on whether the gunman was dead? Wouldn't he have been the only dead body with a weapon on or near it? This doesn't make sense to me.
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