Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press...

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Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) An appeals court says the Oglala Sioux Tribe cannot pursue a legal challenge that sought to prevent the federal government from transferring land along the Missouri River to the state of South Dakota. In a 2-1 ruling, a federal appeals court panel upheld a lower court's dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the tribe.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Federal judge Karen Schreier (SHRY'-er) says she'll consider a request for default judgment against a currency trader accused of bilking nearly 200 people out of more than $42 million in a Ponzi scheme. Schreier has scheduled a July 16 court hearing to determine damages owed by Jeff Lowrance.
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) South Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota will start offering master's degree programs in counseling at the University Center in Sioux Falls. The Board of Regents on Friday approved the schools' requests to begin offering the degrees in Sioux Falls starting next spring.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Sens. John Thune of South Dakota and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota are trying to restore law enforcement officer numbers to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, which straddles both states. They say a surge of Bureau of Indian Affairs officers last summer nearly tripled staffing levels but that the extra help is gone now, and crime is on the rise.