• FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- Trial is set to begin for a North Dakota man is accused of accepting kickbacks for housing contracts on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
• Michael Addington has pleaded not guilty to two counts, including conspiracy to commit fraud, theft and bribery with programs receiving federal funds.
• Authorities accused Addington of using his position with the Standing Rock Housing Authority to help a construction company in Fort Pierre, S.D., receive new projects.
• Addington allegedly gave information from sealed bids that allowed the company to underbid the competition.
• Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in Bismarck.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks is deciding whether to impose a limit on the number of bobcats that could be killed in the western part of the state.
• The panel meets Monday to consider proposed rules for next winter's bobcat hunting and trapping season. The commission was scheduled to set the season last month, but delayed a decision for a month after proposing a season that would be much different than state wildlife officials had originally suggested.
• Because of uncertainty on how many bobcats live in South Dakota, the panel is proposing that no more than 600 bobcats could be shot or trapped in a western South Dakota season that would run from Dec. 26 to March 1. The season would end early if that quota is reached.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The Bush Foundation is seeking applications from enrolled members of tribes in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota as part of its Native Nation Rebuilders Program.
• The program aims to strengthen leadership skills for leaders in 23 tribal nations. The program was launched in 2010.
• Over the course of the two-year program, selected participants take part in five

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