Noem: South Dakota taking Biden to court over Mt. Rushmore fireworks
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Gov. Kristi Noem is turning to the federal court system in hopes of keeping fireworks at Mt. Rushmore on Independence Day. The Republican governor, who has been outspoken against President Joe Biden, told a Watertown crowd Thursday that she's directed her office to file a lawsuit against the National Parks Service after the agency earlier this year rejected permits to hold the July fireworks display in the Black Hills. “I’m going to file a lawsuit against the administration to get the fireworks back,” Noem said. Noem sent a letter earlier this month to the ...