Pine Ridge News

The U.S. Attorney's Office in South Dakota will re-examine a list of nearly 40 deaths that Oglala Sioux tribal officials say were insufficiently prosecuted or investigated, U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson said Thursday.

Gov. Dennis Daugaard says seven South Dakota students have been chosen to receive scholarships aimed at helping Native Americans pursue degrees at schools in the state.

As summer tourism season kicks off in South Dakota this weekend, staff from several of the state's most popular attractions are learning about Lakota culture in an effort to drive visitors to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

The war against the pine beetle in the black hills is a difficult battle, especially when landowners refuse to chip-in and help fight the infestation on their own property.

Police say Way left a note on a school employee's desk saying there would be violence on campus and mentioning a shooting and the burning of a dean's house.

The lone grocery store on Pine Ridge reopens with some health and pricing stipulations.

Employee Ramona Vocu says she wants the issue resolved because she needs her paycheck.

Friday marks Day 7 of the shutdown, which was prompted by a tribal order that alleged Sioux Nation Shopping Center was selling outdated meat.

South Dakota's Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe wants to put a $120 million casino in Sioux Falls and not everyone is thrilled about that prospect.

SPEARFISH, S.D. Traffic on westbound Interstate 90 near Exit 14 in Lawrence County will be reduced to one lane beginning Monday, May 21.

Access to affordable and safe food in Pine Ridge is on many people's minds these days but soon the Oglala Sioux transit system may be able to help.

Women are often the caregivers for their families, and as a result studies show they forget to make their own health a priority.

PINE RIDGE, S.D. - The sole grocery store on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation remained closed for the fourth consecutive day, forcing residents to either shop at convenience stores or leave the vast reservation to buy food.

Attorney General Marty Jackley and Deuel County States Attorney Greg Stoltenburg announced one of the first arrests involving synthetic drugs.

Pine Ridge Reservation officials are trying to determine the origins of a wolf found dead along U.S. Highway 18 near the town of Pine Ridge.

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is full of contrasts from the stunning beauty of the landscape to the tragic poverty of its people.

A $45,000 reward has been offered for information to the arrest of those responsible for the death of a rare white buffalo that is said to be sacred to the Lakota Sioux Native Americans.

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