South Dakota

South Dakota Dem Unveils Strangest Campaign Ad Of 2012

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.24.2012

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Mike Gravel, that rare presidential candidate who famously stared down viewers before throwing a rock into a pond in a 2007 campaign ad, has finally b...

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Right Under 4 Presidents' Noses: Man Pleads Guilty To Climbing Mount Rushmore

AP | CHET BROKAW | Posted 05.22.2012

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PIERRE, S.D. -- A man caught trying to climb Mount Rushmore National Memorial pleaded guilty to federal charges of trespass and failing to obey a lawf...

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Missing South Dakota Teen Threatened To Harm Herself Before Vanishing

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 05.11.2012

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Police in South Dakota are in a desperate search for a teenage girl who threatened to harm herself before she went missing. Shauntae Hope Marks, 15...

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War Against Tree Bug Prompts Unlikely Alliances

AP | VERONICA ZARAGOVIA | Posted 05.07.2012

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SPEARFISH CANYON, S.D. (AP) — Joe Shark's Native American heritage taught him to be leery of the timber industry on the South Dakota reservation whe...

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PHOTOS: A Trip To Deadwood And The Old Wild West

CarsTravelFood | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Mount Moriah Cemetery, The Great American Road Trip, South Dakota Travel, Seth Bullock, Calamity Jane, Bill Hickok, South Dakota, Deadwood, Wild West, Slidepollajax, Travel News

When the HBO show "Deadwood" came out, it made this real old American West town a stop on many road trip itineraries.

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High Plains Drifting

David Crisanti | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Rapid City, South Dakota, South Dakota Travel, Travel News

There is a surprising amount to do within a short drive of Rapid City. Leave your urban sense of irony in its holster.

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73-Year-Old Man Killed Over High School Grudge, Police Claim

AP | DIRK LAMMERS | Posted 05.01.2012

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MADISON, S.D. -- A 73-year-old South Dakota man accused of fatally shooting his long-ago classmate will plead guilty but mentally ill to a second-degr...

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Native American Inmates Challenge Prison Tobacco Ban

Associated Press | Posted 03.28.2012

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The Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – A Lakota traditional healer is arguing that tobacco is an integral part of Native American religiou...

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Inspiring a New Generation of Native Americans

Tim Giago | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Native Americans, Indian Reservations, American Indians, South Dakota, Media News

In South Dakota where the total population of Native Americans is about 12 percent, there is not now, nor has there ever been, a Native American appointed to the position of state or federal judge.

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Costner Sculpture Dispute Heads To SD High Court

AP | Posted 04.25.2012

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RAPID CITY, S.D. — The South Dakota Supreme Court will hear a case involving Hollywood actor Kevin Costner and some bronze sculptures of bison a...

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Ron Paul: 'Hemp Is A Good Product'

AP | By DALE WETZEL | Posted 02.21.2012

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BISMARCK, N.D. -- Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul praised hemp as an alternative crop and said a free-market approach would protect the nat...

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The Second Poorest County in America

Tim Giago | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Native American Reservations, Poverty, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Marshall Plan, Native Americans, Native American Poverty, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, Politics News

There are still those who believe that the 30-year lapse to improve a grave situation rests not only with the federal government, but also with the failed leadership of the Pine Ridge Reservation.

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National Human Trafficking Awareness Day: Which States Are Doing Most To Stem Slavery?

Posted 01.11.2012

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National Human Trafficking Awareness Day highlights the fact that it's no longer possible to have a "not in my backyard" attitude about modern-day sla...

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Water Parks In South Dakota: A Huffington Post Travel Guide

The Huffington Post | Shellie Braeuner | Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Water Parks, Video, Rapid City Travel, South Dakota Travel, Sioux Falls, Wild Water West, Wa Tiki Water Park Resort, Rapid City, South Dakota, Themed Guides, Sioux Falls Travel, Travel News

Water parks in South Dakota are often indoors, so visitors can still enjoy the thrilling rides during winter months. As part of a Huffington Post Trav...

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Dozens Of Yellowstone's Bison To Be Moved

AP | MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 02.13.2012

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BILLINGS, Mont. — For the first time in decades, the federal government is considering moving bison captured leaving Yellowstone National Park t...

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Deadly Plane Crash Near Sioux Falls

Posted 12.09.2011

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Four people were reportedly killed in a plane crash near the Sioux Falls airport in South Dakota earlier today. According to local ABC affiliate KSFY....

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Amusement Parks In South Dakota: A Huffington Post Travel Guide

The Huffington Post | Lisa Lacy | Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Black Hills Maze, Video, South Dakota Travel, Bear Country USA, Amusement Parks, Rapid City, South Dakota, Themed Guides, Travel News

Amusement parks in South Dakota reflect the Black Hills region. From animals and natural landscapes to kid-friendly amusements, there's something for ...

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American Indians See Lessons In Sweat Lodge Trial

AP | By FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 11.24.2011

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PRESCOTT, Ariz. -- Self-help author James Arthur Ray faced more than a judge at his sentencing last week for a sweat lodge ceremony that left three pe...

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Crazy Horse Memorial Gets Funding

AP | DIRK LAMMERS | Posted 01.23.2012

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Fundraising for the Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota has hit the $5 million goal set by a philanthropist who agreed to ...

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Lights Out for Third World America?

Bernard Starr | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Third World America, South Dakota, Occupy Wall Street, Teachers, Public Schools Cuts, U.S. Economy Education, American Education Cuts, U.S. Education Cutbacks, DP Camps War, Education Cuts, Education News

Currently, our children are not likely to meet the demands of a highly competitive and technological global 21st-century economy. Abandon them and you cancel your insurance policy for a robust future!

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Three South Dakota Legislative Leaders Stop Knife Fight

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.08.2012

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The speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives and two of his top deputies stopped a knife wielding man at a bar in Fort Pierre, S.D., follo...

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How Far To Wall Drug? South Dakota's Favorite 'Roadside Attraction'

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Needham | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Video, Patch Road Trip, Wall Drug, Tourist Traps, Ted Hustead, South Dakota, Roadside Attractions, John Thune, Culture News

WALL, S.D. -- Open the Wikipedia page for "tourist trap" and the first image you'll see is a photo of one of the hundreds of billboards for Wall Drug....

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Commentary on Comments: Wolves, Pipelines, and Dams, Oh My

Bill Chameides | Posted 11.26.2011

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Everyone has something to say about something these days, on blogs, Twitter and Facebook. All fine and dandy. But there's another way to get heard: by putting your two cents on the record through what's known as the public comment period.

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Court Upholds South Dakota Mother-Fetus Relationship Law

AP | By KRISTI EATON | Posted 11.02.2011

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- South Dakota can require doctors to tell women who seek abortions that they have an "existing relationship" with their fetus that...

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Our Guide To Family Vacations In South Dakota

The Huffington Post | Lisa Lacy | Posted 10.04.2011

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Family vacations in South Dakota can be rewarding experiences or absolute disasters -- it all depends on pretrip homework. To make planning easier, we...

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