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RAPID CITY (AP) — A woman with 25 years of higher education experience in Texas is the new president of Western Dakota Tech in South Dakota. Ann Bolman succeeds Mark Wilson, who left the Rapid City school in June to become president of Mitchell Technical Institute in eastern...

MANCHESTER, N.H. — When aspiring presidential candidates step into Mayor Ted Gatsas' office here, he doesn't let them leave without telling them about what he calls one of the most pressing, dire issues his city faces: heroin. "Every candidate that comes in here, what I say to...

YANKTON (AP) — Mount Marty College in Yankton has a new president. Marcus Long has been selected to lead the private Catholic liberal arts college. He was chosen by the Mounty Marty College trustees and approved by the Sacred Heart Monastery Council after a nationwide search. Long...

MADISON (AP) — The South Dakota Board of Regents has named a new president for Dakota State University in Madison. José-Marie Griffiths currently is vice president for academic affairs at Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island. She will become the 23rd president of...

PIERRE (AP) — The list of candidates for the Dakota State University presidency is down to four. The state's Board of Regents says the three men and woman who are finalists for the top job at the school in Madison will be on campus this week. The university is looking for a...

RAPID CITY (AP) — The recently removed president of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe is fighting to get his job back. The Tribal Council on Tuesday ousted President Cyril "Whitey" Scott from office over alleged ethics violations. The council also banned Scott from running for any tribal...

RAPID CITY (AP) — The Rosebud Sioux Tribal Council has removed President Cyril "Whitey" Scott from office. The Rapid City Journal reports that the council made the move Tuesday, resolving a period of uncertain leadership that afflicted the south-central South Dakota tribe for...

Westra adds top state Republicans to group backing Jeb Bush SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota lawmaker who formed a group to back potential presidential candidate Jeb Bush is being joined by some top state legislators. Sioux Falls Republican Rep. Steve Westra says...