U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks to the media on Aug. 14, 2024, in Sioux Falls. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) SIOUX FALLS — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday ...

FILE - South Dakota state Democratic Sen. Shawn Bordeaux, left, and Rep. Eric Emery hold the flag of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe on Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. At right is South ...

After all nine South Dakota tribes unified over the banishment of Gov. Kristi Noem, one tribe is again asking for solidarity as it takes a stance against the state's highest elected official. Oglala ...

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A Santee Sioux woman, now 20, alleges the state of Iowa allowed her to be adopted by a convicted felon who sexually abused ...

U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, sponsored the legislation in the House, where it passed in January. Sen. Mike Rounds sponsored the legislation in the Senate, where it passed Thursday, with ...

Savannah Standing Bear’s family and friends have plenty of rumors, but not many answers. It’s been eight months since she ...

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has declared a public safety state of emergency on its reservation, asking for more law enforcement resources from the federal government. It's the tribe's ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe is the latest tribal government to ban South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem from their reservation in response to allegations she's made that some ...