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July 3, 2020

Rebecca Grant: Trump critics enraged over his Mount Rushmore visit – But Obama and Hillary went earlier

President Trump’s visit Friday to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota for Independence Day festivities has generated plenty of hypocritical and manufactured criticism from camps of the discontented – but of course, Trump gets criticized from the left for almost everything he does.

July 3, 2020

South Dakota AG Ravnsborg: Trump attendance at Mount Rushmore fireworks is a defeat for ‘cancel culture’

President Trump will be in attendance Friday when – for the first time in 10 years – South Dakotans and Americans will once again behold fireworks bursting in midair, illuminating Mount Rushmore’s 60-foot tall busts of some of our nation’s great leaders.

July 2, 2020

Mount Rushmore July Fourth celebration to feature Trump remarks, fireworks, military flyovers

President Trump is expected to deliver remarks at Mount Rushmore on Friday night at a celebration which is slated to include a fireworks display and military flyovers to kick off the July 4th weekend.

July 1, 2020

George Floyd's uncle vows to remove Confederate flag from his South Dakota town's police logo

George Floyd’s uncle vowed on Monday to advocate for his small town of Gettysburg, S.D., to remove the Confederate flag from their police department’s insignia.

June 30, 2020

South Dakota Gov. Noem vows 'we won't be social distancing' at Trump Mount Rushmore event

Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem declared on "The Ingraham Angle." Monday night that attendees at President Trump's Friday night event at Mount Rushmore will not be expected to practice social distancing.

June 30, 2020

Dems tweet then delete post linking Trump's Mt. Rushmore event to ‘glorifying white supremacy’

The Democrats raised eyebrows on Monday night for accusing President Trump of "glorifying white supremacy" for scheduling a Fourth of July celebration at Mount Rushmore. 

June 26, 2020

South Dakota woman arrested after fatally kicking, stomping on 5-year-old boy, police say

The woman brought the boy to the emergency room before reportedly admitting to the crime.

June 26, 2020

Brian Kilmeade pleads with Americans to learn their history, not destroy it

"Fox and Friends" co-host and Brian Kilmeade said that he's been shocked by the degree of interest shown by callers into his radio show in the fierce, on-going debate surrounding symbols of American history.

June 25, 2020

Trump's planned trip to Mount Rushmore draws fire from Native American activists

President Donald Trump’s plans to kick off Independence Day with a showy display at Mount Rushmore are drawing sharp criticism from Native Americans who view the monument as a desecration of land violently stolen from them and used to pay homage to leaders hostile to native people.

June 24, 2020

South Dakota couple accused of zapping kids with cattle prod plead not guilty

A South Dakota couple has pleaded not guilty to charges that they gave their four children illegal drugs and doled out punishments with a cattle prod over several years.