Mount Rushmore lawsuit sparks legal fight with tribe
The tribal lawsuit touches on a century-old dispute over ownership and control of the Black Hills, which includes Mount Rushmore
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Chairman Harold Frazier of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
The tribal lawsuit touches on a century-old dispute over ownership and control of the Black Hills, which includes Mount Rushmore
Stephen Groves
Associated Press
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s lawsuit against the federal government over a July Fourth fireworks display she wants to put on at Mount Rushmore has reignited legal tensions between her and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
Stephen Groves May 18, 2021 - 2:02 PM
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) â South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem s lawsuit against the federal government over a July Fourth fireworks display she wants to put on at Mount Rushmore has reignited legal tensions between her and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
The tribe last week sought to join the lawsuit in opposition to Noem, who is asking a federal judge to order the National Park Service to allow the fireworks display. The Republican governor sued the Department of Interior last month after the Park Service denied the state s application for the event, citing safety concerns and objections from local Native American tribes.sued the Department of Interior
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HUNTINGTON â Live music is returning to downtown Huntington with the launch of â9th Street Live,â a weekly, Friday night concert series hosted by Kindred Communications.
The series, which begins May 21 with performances from John R. Miller and Abby Hamilton, will continue with new acts each week through Labor Day weekend in September.
Reeves Kirtner, vice president associate general manager of Kindred Communications, said the idea behind the concert series was building on what the City of Huntington started last summer by closing part of 9th Street for outside dining for restaurants and bars during the peak of the pandemic.
âI enjoyed the outside dining myself on 9th Street last summer and fall several times and chatted with Jeff McKay at Summit Beer Station, Allison White at Sip Downtown Brasserie and Marisa Milum and Steve Vance at Marshall Hall of Fame Cafe and asked âWhat could we do to take this to the next level?â and the overall consensus was s