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merged with the former Medcenter One in Bismarck in July.
• Sanford Health is based in Fargo, N.D., and Sioux Falls, S.D. It bills itself as the largest not-for-profit rural health care provider in the country.
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Smithsonian hosts US youth summit on Dust Bowl
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- Students in nine states and the nation's capital are preparing to examine the legacy of the Dust Bowl and the current impact of drought on agriculture and global food security.
• The Smithsonian and the National Endowment for the Humanities are holding a national youth summit for middle and high school students Wednesday. It will include a discussion with scholars and experts, along with segments from filmmaker Ken Burns' upcoming documentary, "The Dust Bowl."
• The summit will be webcast from the National Museum of American History in Washington to nine Smithsonian affiliate museums and the National Steinbeck Center. Regional town halls will be held in Nebraska, Texas, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Oklahoma, South Dakota and California.
• Educators and students can join the webcast online for free.
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SD man pleads guilty to assaulting federal officer
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- A Rapid City man has pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer at a Black Hills lake in South Dakota.
• U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson says 25-year-old Cody Gallagher was accused of assaulting a park ranger who was trying to make him leave the area at Horse Thief Lake Campground in July.
• Gallagher could be punished by up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine. His sentencing has been set for Jan. 3.
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Tribal leaders to discuss transportation safety
• MISSION, S.D. (AP) -- Officials from South Dakota's nine Native American tribes will gather with state and federal leaders on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss transportation safety on reservations.
• The 3rd annual Tribal Transportation Safety Summit will bring together tribal officials to discuss effective crash reporting, road safety audits, highway safety plans and traffic-safety programs. The two-day program will also feature information about resources available to tribes from state, federal and nonprofit agencies and groups.
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