PHOTO GALLERY: Annular solar eclipse

Images from the area of the annular solar eclipse Sunday evening.

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Pine Ridge grocery store reopens Saturday after selling outdated meat

After being closed for a week following allegations of outdated meat and fears of protests, the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation’s sole grocery store peacefully reopened Saturday morning.

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Mitchell woman charged in stabbing early Sunday

Police say the woman called 911 to report trouble. By the time they arrived, she had stabbed a man in the back..

Davison commission to hear planning, development district annual report

The Davison County Board of Commissioners will meet in regular session at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the Commissioner’s Room at the courthouse, 200 East Fourth Ave., Mitchell.

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Abdnor remembered at funeral as ‘the real deal’

PIERRE — Sen. John Thune said Saturday his life changed when the late Sen. Jim Abdnor took him under his wing, gave him a job and inspired him to enter public service.

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• Thune delivers Abdnor eulogy

Mitchell City Council to hear report on Rapid City downtown square project

A downtown improvement effort that helped spark a revitalization of Rapid City’s core area will be discussed during a Mitchell City Council committee meeting tonight.

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Puppy recovered, charges pending against alleged thief

A stolen puppy has been recovered and charges are pending against a Chamberlain woman

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Mitchell police recover stolen car, look into vehicle break-ins

Mitchell police officers were kept busy Friday morning tracking the theft of one vehicle and dealing with break-ins in two more.

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Alexandria man sentenced for possession of pot

ALEXANDRIA — A Hanson County jury on Friday found Kenneth Craig Hauge, 61, of Alexandria, guilty on one count of possession of 1 to 10 pounds of marijuana, a felony that could draw 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Firefighters battle blazes, wind Thursday

FREEMAN — Exhausted firefighters spent nearly 12 hours Thursday ping-ponging between wind-driven fires in Hutchinson and Turner counties.

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Flooded Lake Herman state park at Madison reopens

Lake Herman State Park reopened Friday, though 15 campsites remained under water.

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Kadoka school board member charged in underaged drinking case

KADOKA (AP) — A school board member and rodeo club adviser in Kadoka is accused of allowing five high school-age boys to drink beer during a work day in April at the rodeo grounds in the southwest South Dakota town.

Oglala Sioux tribe testing sentencing circles

PINE RIDGE (AP) — A South Dakota tribe has been testing a form of restorative justice called sentencing circles in hopes it will make community members more accountable to each other and reduce the number of people who commit more crimes.

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Appeals court upholds key voting rights provision

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, rejecting an Alabama county's challenge to the landmark civil rights law.

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Bird zaps power from 5,000 Aberdeen area customers

ABERDEEN (AP) — Some 5,000 NorthWestern Energy customers in Aberdeen, Warner and Stratford lost power for about an hour Friday morning, and the explanation for the outage is for the birds.

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