If confirmed, Noem would lead the department poised to be at the center of Trump's immigration policy priorities, including any deportation efforts, visa changes and border security.

FLANDREAU, S.D. -- One tribe in South Dakota lifted its order banning Gov. Kristi Noem from its territories just days before the Republican was set to appear before a U.S. Senate committee on her nomination to head one of the federal government's largest agencies.

Authorities confirmed finding the woman’s body in the apartment along with a trash bag that contained her head. Police said the bag’s color matched one of the trash bags Nichols was seen with near the apartment.

It’s unlikely Fort Lewis College basketball fans will see a better performance inside Whalen Gymnasium than Morning Grace Spotted Bear’s. She led South Dakota Mines women’s basketball to an 88-74 win