PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers are advancing a number of bills that would curb Chinese influence in South Dakota’s farmland amid concerns among Republican leaders after a spy balloon was spotted and shot down last week.
Republican Rep. …
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South Dakota Tribe Sues US Due To Crime
Holly Wilson had just left to pick up soda for a steak dinner for her nine grandchildren last May, when a barrage of bullets was fired into her home on …
Chasing Horse Charged With Federal Crimes In Sex Abuse Probe
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — A former “Dances With Wolves” actor accused of sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls for decades was charged with federal crimes Wednesday (2/8/23), adding to the growing list of criminal cases against Nathan Chasing …
Council Bonuses On The Rosebud Reservation Cause Controversy
(2/7/23)–Approximately two months after severe winter weather created a state of emergency on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, after reports of lack of money to deal with extreme weather conditions (such as equipment and infrastructure) , the Rosebud Sioux …
‘Dances With Wolves’ Actor Charged With Sexual Assault
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — A former “Dances With Wolves” actor accused of sexually abusing Indigenous girls and women for two decades in multiple states has been charged in Nevada for crimes that prosecutors said occurred in the Las …
In South Dakota Senate, Far-Right Lawmakers Rankle GOP
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The conversation between a state senator and a legislative aide started with a seemingly routine discussion about a bill. It suddenly spiraled as the senator allegedly harassed the aide because she had vaccinated her young child, …
Native Children Welfare Bill Passes South Dakota Committee
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A bill aimed at placing Native American children with other relatives when they are taken from their families during abuse and neglect proceedings was approved in a South Dakota House committee Friday.
The measure, introduced by …
‘Dances With Wolves’ Actor To Be Charged With Sexual Assault
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former “Dances With Wolves” actor accused of leading a cult could be facing multiple felonies and life in prison after police said he sexually assaulted young Indigenous girls and took multiple wives during a period …
South Dakota Lawmakers Push Bill To Bar Transgender Youth Care
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A state House committee voted Tuesday (1/31/23) to advance a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth in South Dakota.
Supporters argued a bill barring youth from accessing puberty blockers, hormones and surgery would …
South Dakota’s Noem Breaks News Conference Tradition
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has yet to make herself available to the Capitol press during the first three weeks of the state’s legislative session, breaking with a decades-old ritual of South Dakota governors holding …
