Jury delivers split verdict in Rapid City hotel discrimination lawsuit
Grand Gateway sued after former owner made post-murder Facebook post against Native Americans
A jury in Rapid City ruled late Friday that a hotel and its owners discriminated against Native Americans, but it also ruled the group behind the lawsuit was a “nuisance.”
The jury awarded NDN Collective, the activist group that brought the suit against Retsel Corp., $1, an amount the group says it requested during the trial. At the time NDN filed the lawsuit in 2022, its demand was $1 million, according to court records.
The jury also awarded Retsel – owner of the Grand Gateway Hotel – $812, finding that the NDN had acted as a nuisance. The jury found in favor of NDN Collective on Retsel’s claim that NDN defamed the hotel and one of its owners.
South Dakota pilot who outmatched Russian combatants sees Medal of Honor eligibility renewed
A South Dakota fighter pilot who engaged in an epic air battle that was classified as top secret during the Korean War has moved a step closer to being awarded the nation’s highest military honor.
