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Another school shooting?
The Mayans might be on to something; the world is coming to an end. The indigenous people were focused on the wrong numbers –12, 21, 12. The numbers many of are trying to crunch Friday are 26, 18 and...
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Students’ images of hope displayed to prevent suicide
The teen suicide rate on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota is staggering, 150 times higher than the national average. But a Rapid City exhibit serves to bring hope to all affected by or has...
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New plan of attack on pine beetles revealed
After 15 months of planning, forestry experts in the Black Hills have revealed a new plan of attack on the Mountain Pine Beetle. Forest Supervisor Craig Bobzien unveiled Monday the Alternative C (with...
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Rapid City woman decks the halls for 62nd year
A Rapid City, SD woman has been decking the halls and spreading Christmas cheer in her community for more than 60 years. It usually takes two weeks to get all the holiday decorations in place at...
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South Dakota legislator proposes teachers carry concealed weapons
Scott Craig spends his days on-air on the radio. He also prepares sermons for his congregation. But lately, Representative Craig has been giving one particular piece of legislation a lot of thought....
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SD lawmakers preview 88th legislative session
South Dakota legislators are spending the holiday season preparing for the 2013 legislative session in Pierre. With a safe driving initiative and criminal justice legislation still under the tree,...
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Sorrel for the holidays
West Indians love drinking sorrel around the holidays. My mom made sure to have bottles filled in our refrigerator with the fruity, fragrant drink during the Christmas holiday season and sporadically...
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The apple of my pie
As promised when I made my first pie a few weeks ago, my second pie would be an apple pie. I made my pie crust from scratch and used Granny Smith apples to obtain a tart, crisp pie. Tagged: Apple,...
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A sweet mix
Everyone who knows me well is aware I love being in the kitchen. I enjoy cooking, but baking has a sweet spot in my heart. That’s why I was so ecstatic about the Christmas gift my sister in New York...
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Fireworks help start New Year off with a bang
Hundreds of people braved the cold as they gathered in downtown rapid city to watch the New Years Eve fireworks display. The show of exploding fireworks —which were synced to music — began at 7:00...
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Remembering four SD giants lost in 2012
The year 2012 had its ups as well as its downs: the voices of four strong South Dakota advocates were silenced one after the other: Bill Janklow, Jim Abdnor, George McGovern and Russell Means. The...
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Giving kids a healthy start to 2013
Most of us make a resolution to get in shape every New Year. But with national childhood obesity rates bulging at 17%, fitness experts say this year’s fitness goals should include kids, since adults...
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Woman reunited with long lost ring
A Rapid City, SD woman is reunited with a keepsake she lost decades ago in The 1972 Flood. Vesper (Matson) Wright, her then husband John Rau and their son made it out their trailer before the...
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Rosemary shortbread cookies
I LOVE fresh herbs, especially thyme and rosemary, but I just can’t seem to use them all up before they turn brown and wrinkled dry. Last week I baked a whole chicken with lemon, rosemary and potatoes...
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Ambushed by a herd of buffalo
I just survived a buffalo ambush and attack in Custer State Park, SD. One was licking and breathing his hot breath all over the car. It was SO scary to experience then, but so funny to watch now. Check...
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Restaurant fire under investigation
It was a fairly new building with new construction, but all that was left of the Big Horn X-ing Restaurant in Hill City, SD Monday morning were charred pieces of infrastructure and furniture. Hill City...
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Flu bug keeping busy in 2013
The flu bug has been a busy making its way across South Dakota and the nation. Health experts say flu season has come early. Cases of the flu aren’t usually noticeable until after the first of the...
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Man dies in parking lot of gunshot wounds
Rapid City police officers and Pennington County sheriff deputies were sent to the South Dakota Rose Inn motel on East Boulevard at 7:10 p.m. Monday for a shooting. Police captain Doug Thrash has...
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SD businesses in support of permanent tourism tax
In his address to the legislature Tuesday, Governor Dennis Daugaard called on the tourism industry to make the half penny tax permanent. Daugaard said record numbers of visitors are being brought to...
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