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January 12, 2017

American Indian child 'welfare' law under fire

A child-welfare law passed by Congress nearly four decades ago specifically to protect Native American children and preserve their cultural heritage is under attack from critics who claim the law is putting children in potentially dangerous situations that have led to abuse — and even death.

December 24, 2016

Translations, TV show connect a city's Hispanic community

When Sioux Falls resident Alex Ramirez sees a news story or city announcement — be it about road closures or a building collapse — he makes a copy, translates the text into Spanish and posts it on Facebook for free.

December 20, 2016

Lacking lawyers, Plains states try new rural staffing tacks

The struggle to recruit attorneys to rural areas hasn't let up despite several Plains states' efforts.

December 2, 2016

Missing man's body found in collapsed South Dakota building

Rescuers were racing to free two people trapped in the collapse of a vacant building Friday in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D., local media reported.

November 30, 2016

2 malnourished girls found on South Dakota reservation

Seven people are facing federal charges after law enforcement authorities on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation discovered two girls so severely malnourished that a pediatrician later compared them to prisoners of World War II concentration camps.

November 28, 2016

After years without rabbi, South Dakota is about to get one

South Dakota's small, tight-knit Jewish community has made do without a rabbi for several years, but the state's status as the only one with no rabbi will change this winter when a family arrives from New York to open a Jewish community center.

November 22, 2016

Prosecutors: South Dakota man strangled his mother, boy

Prosecutors say a 24-year-old South Dakota man strangled his mother and a 7-year-old boy in a mobile home.

November 14, 2016

Intoxication charge against SkyWest pilot is dismissed

South Dakota has dismissed a criminal charge against a SkyWest Airlines pilot accused of being under the influence of alcohol before a flight at an airport in the state.

October 31, 2016

Thousands more women in one state take up hunting

The sound of a gunshot crackled through miles of soon-to-be combined land, bringing one pheasant to the ground in a single plop.

October 26, 2016

SkyWest pilot suspected drunk, arrested in South Dakota

Police in South Dakota have arrested the pilot of a SkyWest Airlines plane on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol.