We recently celebrated the graduation of 20 new law enforcement officers in South Dakota. This graduation was unique because it included the first ever tribalfocused law enforcement training put on by a state, rather than by the federal government. Eight tribal law enforcement officers immediately began protecting and serving their communities.

Commentary by Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA A major contributor to the ongoing contraction of America’s independent, family-scale cattle and sheep farms and ranches can be traced back to the early 90s. It was in 1994 that America deliberately kowtowed to the global elites and struck out blindly on a journey to see how long it would take before the most efficient and productive food production system the world has ever known is rendered unrecognizable. That production system, of course, was America’s widely dispersed family farm and ranch system of agriculture.

The first great case in Dakota Territory to try the grit and strength of the lawyers was the Wintermute murder trial in 1874. Wintermute shot and killed General McCook, secretary of Dakota Territory, on the evening of September 11, 1873 in Yankton.

On Saturday September 7, local volunteer firefighter Mark Braun participated in the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb event at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI. 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb events are a tribute to the 343 firefighters who gave their lives during the tragic events at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.