Terra Industries declares special cash dividend of $7.50October 29th, 2009 Terra Industries declares special cash dividendSIOUX CITY, Iowa — Fertilizer company Terra Industries Inc. said Thursday it has declared a special cash dividend of $7.50.
Iowa kosher slaughterhouse owner says he'll hire local workers, avoid past owner's mistakesOctober 13th, 2009 Iowa kosher slaughterhouse to hire local workersSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The new owner of a northeast Iowa kosher slaughterhouse said Tuesday he will hire local residents and use a federal verification system to ensure his employees are in the U.S.
Pranksters in Sioux City, Iowa, dress dead deer as clown, leave it on family's porchOctober 8th, 2009 Dead deer in clown suit left on Iowa porchSIOUX CITY, Iowa — You'll never see this clown in the circus. Animal control officers in Sioux City, Iowa, say someone dressed a dead deer in a clown suit and wig and put it on a family's porch.
Musharraf says multifaceted approach needed to deal with Taliban in PakistanOctober 2nd, 2009 Musharraf: Multifaceted approach against TalibanSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (pur-VEHZ' moo-SHAH'-ruhv) says al-Qaida needs to be eliminated from the country by force, but dealing with the Taliban requires a military, political and socio-economic approach.
Decision on whether to scrap University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname postponedOctober 1st, 2009 Decision on UND Fighting Sioux nickname postponedGRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota's state Board of Higher Education has extended a deadline to decide whether to keep or scrap the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname.
Federal judge dismisses dress code lawsuit filed by SD tribe; parents may file a new oneSeptember 17th, 2009 Judge dismisses school dress code lawsuit in SDABERDEEN, S.D. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to prevent a South Dakota school district from imposing a dress code.
Planned Parenthood says South Dakota has authority to close abortion clinic within a few daysAugust 19th, 2009 Planned Parenthood worries SD clinic may shut downSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Planned Parenthood is raising red flags that the state could close the only abortion clinic in South Dakota in a matter of days, according to the latest filing in a court battle over a 2005 law that requires doctors to tell women an abortion ends a human life.
Correction: Underground Science storyJune 23rd, 2009 Correction: Underground Science storySIOUX FALLS, S.D. — In a June 22 story about a South Dakota underground science lab, The Associated Press reported erroneously that John Bahcall won a share of the 2002 Nobel Prize for physics for his solar neutrino work with Ray Davis Jr.
Upstate NY Mohawks approve referendum to end National Grid service, start own electric utilityJune 8th, 2009 NY Mohawks vote to create electric utilityST. REGIS MOHAWK RESERVATION, N.Y.
Struggling South Dakota rancher wins $232 million jackpot; wants to buy more room to roamJune 6th, 2009 South Dakota rancher wins $232 million jackpotPIERRE, S.D. — If this were a movie, nobody would believe it: A rancher struggling to eke out a living in one of the poorest corners of America claimed one of the biggest undivided jackpots in U.S.
Struggling SD rancher wins $232 million jackpot, wants to buy himself more room to roamJune 5th, 2009 SD rancher wins $232 million jackpotPIERRE, S.D. — If this were a movie, nobody would believe it: A rancher struggling to eke out a living in one of the poorest corners of America claimed one of the biggest undivided jackpots in U.S.
Charge over Canadian man's tribal status dismissed in 1975 murder case of AIM woman in SDMay 1st, 2009 Aiding murder charged dropped in 1975 AIM slayingSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A federal judge dismissed a key charge Thursday against one of two men accused in the 1975 slaying of a fellow American Indian Movement member.
Judge: 1868 Sioux treaty covers pain, suffering of woman sexually assaulted by Army recruiterApril 29th, 2009 Judge: 1868 Sioux treaty covers pain, sufferingPIERRE, S.D. — A nearly 150-year-old treaty between the United States and a number of Indian tribes requires the U.S.
Lawsuit seeking money for S.D.'s Black Hills divides Sioux; many still want sacred land backApril 23rd, 2009 Sioux split on suit seeking money for Black HillsPIERRE, S.D. — A band of Sioux whose ancestors were driven from the majestic Black Hills more than 130 years ago is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation, upsetting other tribal members who say taking money for the sacred land would be legitimizing the theft.
UND's Fighting Sioux nickname gets 1 tribe's OK; another must weigh in under deal with NCAAApril 23rd, 2009 UND's Fighting Sioux nickname gets 1 tribe's OKFORT TOTTEN, N.D. — The University of North Dakota's use of the Fighting Sioux nickname and Indian head logo has been approved by one of the two tribes that must endorse it under a deal the school reached with the NCAA.
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