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• But the tribe also has had a contentious relationship with some of the stores in Whiteclay. In February, the tribe sued four Whiteclay beer stores, their distributors and the international brewing companies that serve them, alleging they are knowingly contributing to the reservation's rampant alcoholism. It's against the law to sell or consume alcohol on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
• Copper Moss, who owns Whiteclay Grocery, said business has increased "a whole lot" since Sioux Nation was closed Friday.
• "It's good for business," she said, but added that she feels bad for the people inconvenienced.
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• MADISON, S.D. (AP) -- A 74-year-old South Dakota man accused of fatally shooting his long-ago classmate in a grudge reaching back decades pleaded guilty but mentally ill on Tuesday to a second-degree murder charge.
• Carl Ericsson was charged in the Jan. 31 killing of retired Madison High School teacher and track coach Norman Johnson. Johnson was shot twice in the face after answering his door at his home

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