New estimates from the U.S. Census show Shannon County grew by 2.0 percent in one year while nearby Fall River declined by 1.9 percent.

U.S. Census reveals that three poorest counties in the country encompass major portions of reservations in western South Dakota.

US Attorney Brendan Johnson told leaders of the Oglala Sioux Tribe that he and his staff will look into old cases of suspicious deaths on the Pine Ridge reservation.