a display of horsemanship.

Cowboy Polo in Rapid City, chalk it up as a weird sport.

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firsts.

Stephanie Odle holds her daughter Gracie Gentrup, 2, so she can receive fluoride treatment at her first ever visit to the dentist.

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the battle for whiteclay.

For the 13th year, Pine Ridge activists marched to Whiteclay, Neb., to protest violence and alcoholism after two Native Americans were found dead near the border town in 1999. Whiteclay, two miles South of Pine Ridge, serves as an alcohol destination town for the dry Pine Ridge reservation. The town has been in national news since February, when the Oglala Sioux Tribe filed a lawsuit against the owners of four liquor stores there. Whiteclay liquor stores sold more than 4 million cans of beer last year, according to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission. The march led to the arrest of five members of the Deep Green Resistance group.

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butts up.

The starting line for pig races at the Central States Fair.

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demo derby.

The highlight of the Central States Fair.

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anticipating the drop.

Ricky Donner, 13, center, and Collin Forbes, 14, hold hands as they are brought to the top of the "Super Shot" ride at the Central States Fair. "Its a long way to the top," Donner said. "It drops and you fee butterflies in your stomach."

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2012 sturgis motocycle rally.

The bikers are at it again. This is a collection from the scene on Main Street, the burnouts in Sundance, Wyo., some MMA at the Knuckle Saloon and even midget bowling.

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one year later.

A year ago, two Rapid City Police officers died in the line of duty. There were no official plans scheduled, but a crowd, including friends and family of the victims, visited the site of the shootings.

Kristi Johnson places her hand over a picture of her late fiance, Officer Ryan McCandless, while visiting the Fallen Officer Memorial with Tessa LaHaie.

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