• LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- The Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, whose federal lawsuit against four Nebraska beer sellers and some of the nation's biggest breweries was dismissed this week, may refile the lawsuit in state court, the tribe's attorney said.
• Tom White, an Omaha-based attorney for the tribe, said he'll urge the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation's council to continue with its lawsuit against the alcohol manufacturers and distributors, and four retailers in Whiteclay, Neb. The town of about a dozen residents on the dry reservation's border sold the equivalent of 4.3 million 12-ounce cans of beer last year.
• The tribe contends that the Whiteclay businesses have been profiting from rampant alcoholism on the impoverished reservation, where alcohol is banned. In its lawsuit, the tribe was seeking $500 million in damages to cover the cost of health care, social services and child rehabilitation programs.
• The beer companies said none of the tribe's claims were allowed under federal

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