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STANDING ROCK SIOUX RESERVATION, N.D. (AP) — Tribal leaders in the Dakotas are working together to build a monument to honor Native American code talkers. The code talkers were a group of American Indians who used their native languages to outwit the enemy and protect U.S. battlefield communications during World Wars I and II. The […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two South Dakota school districts are among those receiving federal funding toward new less-polluting buses. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded more than $3 million in rebates to replace 210 older diesel school buses with vehicles that are more than 90 percent cleaner. Seventy-six school bus fleets in 30 states will receive […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the South Dakota Lottery’s “Dakota Cash” game were: 04-08-13-20-26 (four, eight, thirteen, twenty, twenty-six)

LOWER BRULE, S.D. (AP) — A tribal court judge has ordered the Lower Brule Sioux tribal council to hold a meeting in March. The council has not met for months because of disagreements among its members. The tribe’s constitution, however, mandates that council members gather once a month. The Mitchell Republic ( ) reports that […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The owner of a South Dakota-based dietary supplement business has been charged with allegedly rebranding and selling Mexico-manufactured pills that were the subject of a U.S. recall because they were linked to cases of bleeding, stroke and even death. Stanley Brower is accused of tearing off the labels on bottles […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man accused of sexually abusing a child in 2013 has been sentenced to 3 years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Roberto Lange has also sentenced 62-year-old Reginald Between Lodges to 5 years of supervised release. Between Lodges earlier pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact with a child. […]

ARMOUR, S.D. (AP) — Some kindergarteners from Armour have been recognized nationally for their knowledge about birds. Kelly Preheim’s class of a dozen pupils has learned about more than 300 species. The Daily Republic ( ) reports they also made a short video debunking the myth that young birds will be abandoned by their parents […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — These South Dakota lotteries were drawn Friday:

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Thune and U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem, both up for re-election in 2016, have substantial cash reserves more than a year-and-a-half ahead of Election Day. Recently released 2014 year-end Federal Election Commission campaign finance reports show Thune sitting on $9.7 million and Noem had roughly $800,000, her strongest start […]

MARION, S.D. (AP) — The man who authorities are crediting for preventing more injuries during a shooting at an industrial site in Lennox says he did all he could to take the weapon away from the gunman. The 45-year-old Brian Roesler tells the Argus Leader ( ) that he stood up from his cubicle when […]