Rosebud News

WEEK OF JAN. 26, 2010 Rosebud Man Pleads to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon U.S. Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Sky Chasing His Horse, age 19, of Rosebud, appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on Jan.

Power poles are down in south-central South Dakota leaving about a thousand residents in the dark this Christmas Eve.

On a balcony overlooking a glowing fireplace and the lights of Christmas trees in Sanford Children's Hospital, Jeremy Eagle's dream of education came true Wednesday.

While underfunding certainly helps to fuel health disparities between Indian and non-Indian America, many insist bureaucracy drives the problem, too.

WASHINGTON - Congress can't decide what to do about health care or global warming, but luckily for a bevy of South Dakota interests, it still knows how to spend money.

In a health care system funded at only half the need on South Dakota's reservations, tapping into other dollar streams can be the difference between another doctor, or a CT Scan machine.

Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. Authorities are searching for a Rapid City prison inmate who didn't return from work release.

Telling Native American leaders, "I'm on your side," President Obama issued an order Thursday instructing federal agencies to do a better job of consulting with tribes on numerous policies affecting Indian Country.

ROSEBUD SIOUX RESERVATION - In an office filled with symbols of his Lakota heritage, Rodney Bordeaux ticks off the challenges facing his hardscrabble reservation: a short-staffed police department that can't keep up with crime, health care resources that barely cover half the tribe's needs, public housing so scarce the waiting list has more than ...

The federal health system available to nearly 2 million Native Americans is chronically underfunded, suffers from constant turnover of medical staff and doesn't cover some basic services addressing mental health and long-term care.

Todd County is one of the poorest counties in South Dakota and the unemployment rate is at 10.1 percent.

For Immediate Release: Monday, Oct. 5, 2009 Contact: Wanda Goodman, 605-773-3301 or wanda.goodman@state.sd.us CRAZY HORSE, S.D. Crazy Horse Memorial will celebrate Native American Day with its 20th annual celebration on Monday, Oct.

Stimulus dollars are going to build a $25 million adult jail on the Rosebud Reservation, but the money for properly operating it isn't guaranteed at this point.

Federal grand jurors in Pierre have indicted a 51-year-old Mission woman for an auto accident that killed another person.

In a release, the department says the tribe will use the money to renovate the White Buffalo Calf Woman Society shelter and for an educational campaign to address domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking.

President Obama announced Thursday that he's taking a new run at combating reservation crime, a move tribal law enforcement officials and South Dakota lawmakers uniformly applaud.

Melva R. Shaw, 65, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009, in Flagstaff. Graveside services were held Aug.

President Obama announced Thursday that he's taking a new run at combating reservation crime, a move tribal law enforcement officials and South Dakota lawmakers uniformly applaud.

This is a rush transcript from "Glenn Beck," August 19, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.

Fundraiser for Todd County Seniors The Todd County High School Senior class will have a fundraiser today, August 14th, from 11:00am to 4:00pm. The event is set to take place at the BIA campus next to the tribal building in Rosebud.