South Dakota man sentenced to 10 years for manslaughter in 2013 death of girlfriend
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by Rapid City Journal
3d ago
A South Dakota man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for manslaughter in the 2013 death of his girlfriend. Fifty-five-year-old Richard Schmitz took a plea deal in January, in the death of 38-year-old Meshell Will. Her body was ..read more
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Wyoming governor vetoes abortion restrictions, signs transgender medical care ban for minors
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by MEAD GRUVER - Associated Press
5d ago
Wyoming’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have erected significant barriers to abortion, should it remain legal in the state. The bill rejected Friday by Republican Gov. Mark Gordon would have required facilities providing surgical abortions to be licensed ..read more
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Spring snowfall in parts of northern US follows mild winter of canceled ski trips and festivals
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by HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press
5d ago
After a season with very little snow, a blast of snowy weather could dump a foot or more in some northern states, just as spring officially arrives. Parts of Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin are under winter weather ..read more
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Man pleads guilty in eagle ‘killing spree’ on reservation to sell feathers on black market
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by MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON - Associated Press
1w ago
A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birds has pleaded guilty to shooting eagles on an American Indian reservation in Montana and selling their feathers and body parts on the black market. Travis John Branson of Cusick ..read more
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Editorial Roundup: South Dakota
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by The Associated Press
1w ago
Yankton Press & Dakotan. March 18, 2024 ..read more
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Arizona legislation to better regulate rehab programs targeted by Medicaid scams is moving forward
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by ANITA SNOW - Associated Press
1w ago
A Navajo state senator in Arizona says she's hoping for final approval of her bill to tighten regulations for rehab facilities amid widespread fraud that has bilked hundreds of millions in Medicaid dollars. Hundreds of Native Americans seeking help for ..read more
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A new front opens over South Dakota ballot initiatives: withdrawing signatures from petitions
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by JACK DURA - Associated Press
1w ago
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a bill allowing signers of ballot initiative petitions to revoke their signatures. Opponents decry the new law as a jab at direct democracy and an attempt to blunt a proposed abortion rights initiative ..read more
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Colorado man died from pet Gila monster's venomous bite, autopsy shows
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by AP
1w ago
A Colorado man who was placed on life support after he was bitten by his pet Gila monster died of complications from the desert lizard’s venom. An autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press on Friday also found that heart ..read more
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Editorial Roundup: South Dakota
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by The Associated Press
2w ago
Yankton Press & Dakotan. March 11, 2024 ..read more
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Indigenous people rejoice after city of Berkeley votes to return sacred Native land to Ohlone
Sioux City Journal » South Dakota
by OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JANIE HAR - Associated Press
2w ago
Ohlone people and others are rejoicing over the return of sacred Native land dating back thousands of years. They said at a news conference in Berkeley, California, on Wednesday that the move rights a historic wrong. The 2.2-acre parking lot ..read more
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