Lee Strubinger
Lee Strubinger is SDPB’s Rapid City-based news and political reporter. A former reporter for Fort Lupton Press (CO) and Colorado Public Radio, Lee holds a master’s in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois-Springfield.
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Leonard Peltier's attorney says the activist was wrongly convicted of killing two FBI agents during a standoff in 1975 on a South Dakota reservation.
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South Dakota voters are heading to the polls for its primary election. With presidential races locked up, nearly half of registered voters have little to weigh in on. One group aims to change that.
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is linking southern border crossings to crime in the state's 9 Indian reservations. The issue plays well politically as she faces criticism over her botched book launch.
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For Noem, "every state is now a border state" including her own where she says some tribal leaders are benefiting from drug cartel activity. -
The South Dakota governor made some progress on an initiative to get the state's tribes to let their flags fly in the capitol — only to have a setback over her comments about crime on tribal lands.
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Trump has a strong relationship with a state that is often overlooked by presidential candidates. Friday's appearance in South Dakota could be seen as an audition for a potential running mate. -
Trump is expected to speak at a rally in South Dakota Friday, near Mount Rushmore. It will be the second time as a presidential candidate he makes a stop in the state. -
A South Dakota reservation is the third stop on Interior Secretary Deb Haaland's listening tour to acknowledge suffering caused by government-backed boarding schools for Native Americans.
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The Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota has banned outside missionaries in response to one evangelist's pamphlet denigrating traditional faith practices.
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Tim Giago, who started some of the first Native American newspapers, including The Lakota Times, died Sunday at 88. He spent decades building a media landscape by and for Native people.