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• Brewer, like his predecessors, wants to shut Whiteclay down.
• "I believe it's killing our people," Brewer said. "I want to meet with the people in Nebraska. I'm going to ask them to close it down, take their license away and if they don't, you know, we're going to have to try to figure out something else. It's just terrible up there."
• In October, a federal judge dismissed the tribe's lawsuit against four beer sellers in Whiteclay and some of the nation's biggest breweries, saying the suit belonged in state court.
• Brewer said he does not plan to make a push to re-file the lawsuit -- which sought $500 million to cover the cost of health care, social services and child rehabilitation programs -- until speaking with tribal council members and the tribe's lawyers.
• One thing the president-elect knows for sure: He does not support legalizing alcohol on the vast reservation because it isn't ready to handle the initial uptick in violence that he said is common when a community becomes "wet."
• "Until we have infrastructure and we can start educating our people and getting our people jobs and things like that -- right now I'm against it," he said.
• For now, Brewer, who was convinced to run for office by the tribe's military veterans, is busy visiting with tribal members and learning about the more than 60 tribal programs and services ahead of his first council meeting on Dec. 4 in Wounded Knee.
• "I'm ready to do it. I'm anxious. Let's get this going," he said.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A Sioux Falls man who drove drunk and struck three boys riding bicycles has been sentenced to 180 days in jail.
• Local media outlets report that 30-year-old Mark Davis was sentenced Monday to half a year in jail for driving under the influence and eight years of suspended prison time for vehicular battery. He also was ordered to pay $14,000 in restitution.
• Davis hit three kids on their bikes back in May in Lincoln County. The children were treated for minor injuries.
• Davis has two previous DUI's on his record.
• Davis said the incident changed his life and he has quit drinking as a result.
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