Remembering Ranchers & Farmers on World Mental Health Day

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - On World Mental Health Day, The South Dakota Beef Industry Council is making sure ranchers and farmers know they are not alone in struggling with their mental health. The council says that while ranching and farming takes...

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds' proposed healthcare coverage compromise could end the federal government shutdown

Oct. 3, 2025, update:WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators has been discussing possible health care compromises aimed at ending the government shutdown. The group includes moderate Democrats who have said they want to find a quick...

South Dakota farmer hosts international buyers on soy crop tour

Jeff Thompson talks with one of the buyers in his field near Colton, S.D. Tri-State Neighbor photo by Katelyn Winberg For Jeff Thompson, opening the gates of his Colton farm to international soybean buyers is second nature. After nearly a decade...

Officials pledge to cover lighting during shutdown

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden has pledged to pay $217 of his own money to keep Mount Rushmore lit for the next week. Rhoden’s Saturday morning announcement came in tandem with pledges from West River lawmakers to personally pay the national...

Single vehicle crash leaves Sioux Falls man dead and another seriously injured

LINCOLN COUNTY, S.D. (KTIV) - One person was killed and another injured following a single vehicle crash north of Lennox, S.D, on Saturday, Oct. 5. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety preliminary report says the driver of a 2015 Jeep...

NPR Goes Searching for Sympathy in South Dakota: ‘Lot of Tears' Over Funding Cuts

National Public Radio media reporter David Folkenflik performed another advertisement for "public broadcasting" instead of news reporting. He checked in Harrisburg, South Dakota on Friday from a football tailgate, where he uncovered Trump voters...

New Health and Medicine Study Results from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Described (Insurance coverage and employment after Medicaid expansion with work requirements: quasi-experimental difference-in-differences study): Health and Medicine

2025 OCT 10 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Fresh data on Health and Medicine are presented in a new report. According to news reporting from Boston, Massachusetts, by NewsRx journalists, research...

Sioux Falls Snow Leopards ask for Support for their Teammate suffering from a Brain Tumor

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Sioux Falls Snow Leopards are the first professional women’s tackle football team in South Dakota. Recently, one of their players was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and the team is rallying around her and...

Alaska allows feds to use state airports for political ad that blames Democrats for shutdown

Passengers at Alaska’s biggest airports may soon see a political advertisement published by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that blames Democrats for the ongoing federal government shutdown. The video, promoted by the White House,...

Dakota Days Domination Moves South Dakota to 3-3 on Season

The South Dakota Coyotes returned home following a tough loss a week ago for a Dakota Days showdown against Murray State on Saturday. Per GoYotes.com: VERMILLION, S.D. — Another offensive clinic for the South Dakota football team on Saturday...

Health care compromise remains elusive

With his personal Bible on the lectern, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., holds a news conference to mark the seventh day of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON (AP) —...

23 recent hospital, health system CEO moves

Becker’s has recently reported on the following hospital and health system CEO moves, including appointments and exits. Note: This page was created March 19 and updated Oct. 10. Sept. 25-Oct. 10 1. Kelley Kaiser was appointed president and CEO of...

Three mental health, healing organizations combine for bigger impact

Three mental health and healing organizations in the state are consolidating to create a single integrated healing agency. The Compass Center, Family Services Inc. and Move to Heal South Dakota are combining to create a more comprehensive...

Health care is at the center of the shutdown

AP Photo With his personal Bible on the lectern, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., holds a news conference to mark the seventh day of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats...

Disease hits turkeys hard

Bernt Nelson American Farm Bureau Federation As Thanksgiving draws near, turkeys will start making their way onto grocery lists across the country. After a quiet summer, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is again being detected in turkey flocks in...

Cruiser Car Show Fills Downtown Rapid City with Classic Cars

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Engines were revving through downtown Rapid City on Saturday during the annual Cruiser Car Show, a free event for car enthusiasts, families, and vendors alike. About 160 classic and custom cars lined Sixth Street from Main...

Hundreds turn out for free hazardous waste disposal event in Rapid City

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Hundreds of cars lined up at the Central States Fairgrounds on Saturday for a free and safe way to dispose of unwanted chemicals during the biannual Household Hazardous Waste event. The event is hosted every other year by the...

Shutdown forces Medicare patients off telehealth, hospital-at-home programs

CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. Create more of it with a tax-deductible donation today. The federal government shutdown is forcing a reckoning for two remote health care programs because they automatically...

Health systems pause Medicare telehealth visits during government shutdown

Some health systems have started pausing telehealth visits for Medicare beneficiaries as the government shutdown continues. Pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities expired Oct. 1 with the federal government stoppage, cutting off CMS reimbursement...

RTR closes out regular season with 42-0 win over KMS

On a foggy, misty night for football, the Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Knights hosted the Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Fighting Saints Wednesday night. It was Senior Night at RTR, and the Seniors were honored before the game. They have led the Knights to a...