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on its Bismarck campus.
• College President David Gipp signed the policy Thursday on the annual Great American Smoke Out.
• He says the goal is to protect people from the harmful effects of tobacco while still respecting native traditions.
• The policy that takes effect Jan. 1 prohibits the use of tobacco on campus properties, in campus-owned vehicles and at sponsored off-campus activities.
• But traditional or sacred use of tobacco is still allowed.
• Other tribal colleges that are smoke free include Fort Peck Community College in Poplar, Mont., and Oglala Lakota College in Kyle, S.D.
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No injuries in school bus crash in South Dakota
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Minnehaha County authorities say no one was hurt when a Brandon Valley school bus collided with a pickup truck.
• The crash happened at an intersection just north of Sioux Falls about 4:40 p.m. Wednesday. There were 12 students and the driver on the bus. Students were released to their parents.
• The school district and the sheriff's office say the bus driver did not see the truck and failed to yield.
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SD Supreme Court says no to new malpractice trial
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- A woman who sued Sanford Medical Center for malpractice for a 2007 surgical procedure that was aborted should not be granted another trial, the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
• Lisa Lewis sued Sanford after an anesthetist mistakenly attached a stomach tube to an oxygen supply rather than a suction device during prep for laparoscopic gastric band surgery. Lewis claimed that the flow of oxygen into her stomach caused cardiac problems, which led to the need for a pacemaker.
• Sanford acknowledged negligence but denied it caused damage. An expert called to testify for the health system said that although Lewis' sick sinus syndrome was discovered and first diagnosed immediately after the surgery, it was a pre-existing condition.
• Jurors after a five-day trial awarded zero damages, saying that Lewis did not suffer any damages legally caused by Sanford's negligence. Lewis appealed, and the circuit court granted her a new trial.
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