/tags/south-dakota South Dakota en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 23 Dec 2022 18:58:39 GMT /regional-news/2022-12-23/report-homelessness-increasing-for-most-of-mountain-west The 2022 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report shows that over the last two years, the overall number of people experiencing homelessness increased by less than 1%. Fri, 23 Dec 2022 18:58:39 GMT /regional-news/2022-12-23/report-homelessness-increasing-for-most-of-mountain-west Emma VandenEinde /2014-10-16/senate-race-delivers-a-surprise-jolt-to-conservative-south-dakota The state's now-rollicking U.S. Senate battle is turning it into a battleground, complicating efforts to predict which party will emerge from the midterm elections with control over the chamber. Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:25:00 GMT /2014-10-16/senate-race-delivers-a-surprise-jolt-to-conservative-south-dakota Don Gonyea /npr-news/2013-10-10/feds-to-consider-state-funding-to-reopen-national-parks The Department of the Interior said interested states must have "an ability to fully fund National Park Service personnel to re-open national parks in their states." Thu, 10 Oct 2013 20:50:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-10-10/feds-to-consider-state-funding-to-reopen-national-parks Howard Berkes /npr-news/2013-09-25/another-car-another-watery-grave-another-cold-case-solved A 1960 Studebaker was discovered in a South Dakota creek this week. Inside: what may be the remains of two high school girls who disappeared in 1971. This follows last week's discovery of two cars in one Oklahoma lake. Inside them: what may be the remains of six people who went missing decades ago. Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:54:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-25/another-car-another-watery-grave-another-cold-case-solved Mark Memmott /npr-news/2013-08-15/pine-ridge-reservation-lifts-century-old-alcohol-ban The South Dakota reservation has voted to allow the sale and use of alcohol, a controversial move that critics say will increase already rampant rates of domestic violence and suicide. Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:52:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-15/pine-ridge-reservation-lifts-century-old-alcohol-ban Scott Neuman /npr-news/2013-04-11/wild-weather-warning-tornadoes-heavy-snows-high-winds There have been tornadoes in Missouri and Arkansas. More severe storms are expected in parts of the southern mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Meanwhile, Minnesota and other places in the upper Midwest are bracing for another foot of snow. Where's spring? Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:30:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-04-11/wild-weather-warning-tornadoes-heavy-snows-high-winds Mark Memmott /npr-news/2013-03-08/south-dakota-governor-signs-law-allowing-guns-in-schools While the laws in some states might allow school employees to bring guns into classrooms, South Dakota is believed to be the first state to enact such a specific measure. It gives districts the right to set up "school sentinel" programs that train personnel. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:43:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-03-08/south-dakota-governor-signs-law-allowing-guns-in-schools Mark Memmott /npr-news/2013-01-22/states-become-battlegrounds-for-nations-deep-abortion-divide Forty years after the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion, a growing number of states are passing laws that restrict the procedure. The regulations, while not banning abortions outright, can make it difficult for a woman to obtain one. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:48:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-01-22/states-become-battlegrounds-for-nations-deep-abortion-divide Kathy Lohr /npr-news/2012-11-30/tribal-coalition-report-finds-south-dakota-willfully-violated-child-welfare-law The coalition said the state appears to have violated The Indian Child Welfare Act by placing children with non-native families. Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:24:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-11-30/tribal-coalition-report-finds-south-dakota-willfully-violated-child-welfare-law Laura Sullivan /npr-news/2012-10-22/russell-means-indian-activist-and-actor-dies Russell Means was best known for his Hollywood roles and for leading the 1973 armed occupation of the town of Wounded Knee, S.D. One of his last acts, was the formation of a new country called the Republic of Lakotah. Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:36:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-10-22/russell-means-indian-activist-and-actor-dies Eyder Peralta