CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL, S.D. (AP) — The Crazy Horse Memorial is hosting its annual Native Americans’ Day celebration on Monday. Activities will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. MT, and a 10 a.m. program will feature cultural leaders, prayers, a Native American dance performance and the announcement of the Crazy Horse Memorial Educator […]

LEOLA, S.D. (AP) — Driving across the border to North Dakota would mean a big bump in pay for math teacher Pamela Fauth, but Leola is home. Fauth is an integral piece of this community’s tiny but effective public school system, a veteran teacher with 22 years in South Dakota classrooms. She also worked in […]

SPENCER, Iowa (AP) — The northwest Iowa city of Spencer is recycling more than 1,500 tons of wood waste by sending it to an ethanol plant to be burned. The Sioux City Journal reports ( ) the wood waste will help power the ethanol plant, and it won’t cost the city of Spencer anything to […]

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A family was able to safely escape a fire that destroyed their home in Fort Pierre. The fire broke out Saturday night at a house on Main Street. Fort Pierre Fire Chief Cody Lengkeek tells KCCR-AM ( ) the fire started in a gas grill on the porch. The family […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in South Dakota plan to renew their push for a state ethics commission as questions mount about the handling of public funds at an educational cooperative after an apparent murder-suicide involving two employees. Rep. Peggy Gibson says she’ll make another attempt at creating an ethics panel in the upcoming […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More cities are recognizing Native Americans on Columbus Day this year as they revive a movement to change the name of the holiday to celebrate the history and contributions of indigenous cultures around the country. As the U.S. observes Columbus Day on Monday, it will also be Indigenous Peoples Day in […]

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell is dealing with an outbreak of head lice. The Daily Republic ( ) reports the school has sent students an email describing lice as “sesame seed-sized bugs.” The school is leaving treatment up to students and is advising them to check for egg/nit sacks that are […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is inviting individuals to take their interesting backyard rock or fossil finds to the university’s annual identification event. Paleontology staff and students will study and identify people’s finds during the third annual Rock and Fossil ID Day Saturday at the school’s Museum […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Two organizations in South Dakota will receive a portion of the $17 million in grants that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is handing out to help new farmers and ranchers. The federal agency says Dakota Rural Action and South Dakota State University will receive funding to help programs that train […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A sculptor is gradually unveiling his gray granite public artwork in downtown Rapid City. Masayuki Nagase has completed about two-thirds of the $2 million project titled “The Sculpture Project: Passage of Wind and Water.” The Rapid City Journal ( ) reports that he already has finished 14 of 21 stones, […]