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Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council Representative-at-Large Nola Taken Alive gives a speech on Sept. 17, 2026, at Fort Yates, North Dakota. (Photo Jack Dura/North Dakota Monitor)
Protests didn’t stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. A decade later, tribal leaders still see an impact.
By Jack Dura/North Dakota Monitor
FORT YATES, N.D. – Protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline left a ripple effect for Indigenous people to stand up for their communities, Standing Rock Sioux tribal leaders said Thursday at a renewable energy event that included reflections on the demonstrations a decade ago.
Growing revenue in airport assistance fund leads South Dakota commission to loosen spending policies
By Joshua Haiar
A South Dakota fund for airport projects is growing faster than the state Aeronautics Commission is spending it, which led the commission to approve two policy changes Thursday.
“We have this money. Let’s spend it on aviation,” said Chairman Robert Huggins, a pilot and retired air traffic controller from Sioux Falls.
By Searchlight staff
Advance voting begins Friday for South Dakota’s Nov. 3 general election.
People hoping to cast a ballot must first be registered to vote. Anyone unsure of their registration status may check it in the South Dakota secretary of state’s Voter Information Portal.
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Federal immigration officers were at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 23, 2026 to help with airport security as a partial governemnt shutdown continued. (Photo by Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder)
By Ariana Figueroa
WASHINGTON — The White House Thursday withdrew the nomination of Richard “Lance” Schroyer to lead the agency the president tasked with carrying out his mass deportation campaign, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, had yet to have his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Utah lawmakers are eyeing new Flock camera regulations amid misuse controversies | Utah News Dispatch
Federal court weighs whether it’s too late to revive Missouri’s gerrymandered map | Missouri Independent
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