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One dead, four injured in single-vehicle crash near Baltic, SD
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office responded to 250th Street near 472nd Avenue, near Baltic, SD, for a single-vehicle crash on Wednesday. According to authorities, an SUV was traveling eastbound on 250th...
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Michigan bill aims to address mental health care shortage, raises concerns
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WGTU - Michigan
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LANSING, Mich,. (WPBN/WGTU) - - Michigan is facing a significant shortage of therapists and social workers, leading to long wait times for mental health services. A new bill introduced in Lansing seeks to address this issue by allowing licensed...
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Coaches vs. Cancer game to be featured at Sanford Pentagon
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Minnesota Golden Gophers and the San Francisco Dons men’s college basketball game will be featured as a Coaches vs. Cancer game in November. Coaches vs. Cancer has been a collaboration between the American...
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Trump’s $100K visa fee threatens rural schools, hospital workers
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The Daily News - Michigan
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In this photo provided by South Dakota News Watch, Rob Coverdale, superintendent of the Crow Creek Tribal School District in Stephan, S.D., is shown in his office Feb. 7. (Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch via AP) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When...
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Protesters display paper dolls to challenge benefit reduction for needy families
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Argus Leader - South Dakota
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Protesters put 4,321 paper dolls on display Tuesday at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre, representing the number of children affected by the state’s funding reduction for a program benefiting low-income families. Beth Davis, one of 264 people...
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Avera Medical Minute: Helping cancer patients fight hair loss during chemotherapy
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Hair loss is one of the most visible side effects of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. But there is a piece of technology that can help reduce that, giving patients a sense of normalcy during their...
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Rapid City's Main Street Square hosts annual Bierborse Festival
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Main Street Square was busy Saturday with several events, including the annual Rapid City Bierbörse festival. Now in its 15th year, the festival featured a wide variety of brews, authentic German food, and live music from local...
Owner: Jim Simpson
SD Health Link Announces 2025 Fall Forum Virtual Sessions
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Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan - South Dakota
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PIERRE — South Dakota’s health information exchange, Health Link, announces that this year’s Fall Forum will take place in a new format. “This year, our Health Link team is offering a series of three virtual sessions designed to provide focused...
Owner: Gary Wood
California Dairy Farms Use AI Collars To Monitor Cow Health
Dairy farmer Tony Louters in California’s Central Valley equips his cows with high-tech collars containing sensors and WiFi instead of traditional bells. The Merck-developed collars function as early-warning systems, detecting health problems...
Owner: Bayard H. Walters
Field Day Offers Look at Precision Beef Technologies in the Air, Online and on the Hoof
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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
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AMES, Iowa – Emerging technologies are on the agenda for a Nov. 13 field day near Red Oak, and all are invited. The Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University and South Dakota State University Beef Extension have partnered to showcase, demonstrate...
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Thune criticizes Senate Democrats as government shutdown reaches two weeks
Senator John Thune, US Senator for South Dakota | Official U.S. Senate headshotSenator John Thune, US Senator for South Dakota | Official U.S. Senate headshot U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) addressed the Senate on the 14th day of...
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South Dakota governor, officials pledge $30.94 nightly to cover Rushmore 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...
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Fourth annual Indigenous Peoples' Day Parade rolls through downtown Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Many started their day Saturday in downtown Rapid City before heading to the Black Hills Powwow for a chance to glimpse the 4th annual Indigenous Peoples' Day Parade. The event was organized by the Great Plains Tribal Leaders'...
Owner: Jim Simpson
Black Hills Powwow roars through The Monument in Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Dancers and drum groups from across the United States and Canada are filling The Monument for the 37th annual He Sapa Wacipi Na Oskate, also known as the Black Hills Powwow. The event runs from October 10-12, is offering its...
Owner: Jim Simpson
When crisis strikes: Why every farm partner needs to know the operation
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Tri-State Neighbor - Nebraska
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The phone call that everyone dreads getting, the heart attack, the tractor accident, the stroke. In an instant, everything changes. And in that moment, one partner is left not only grieving or managing a medical crisis but also trying to run a...
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Annual NAMI-South Dakota conference set for October 16-17
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The Huron Daily Plainsman - South Dakota
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By Crystal Pugsley of the Plainsman HURON –– There will be a familiar face in the crowd at the NAMI-South Dakota 2025 Conference titled, Hope & Healing: Stronger Together planned Thursday and Friday, Oct. 16 and 17, at the Huron Event Center. For...
Owner: J.J. Tompkins
Sioux Falls specialty hospital to close before end of year
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Argus Leader - South Dakota
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Select Specialty Hospital – South Dakota, located inside Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, is set to close before the end of the year, resulting in the layoff of approximately 90 employees. The 24-bed hospital, which specializes in...
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South Dakota based mental health and healing organizations are consolidating
Three South Dakota-based mental health and healing organizations are consolidating operations to create a single integrated care center. According to a press release, the merger of the Compass Center, Family Services Inc., and Move to Heal South...
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Republican Shutdown Denies Millions of Medicare Patients Access to Telehealth
Published 2025-10-14 by Cory Allen Heidelberger We don’t have to wait for the Affordable Care Act premiums to explode to see Americans lose access to health care; Republicans are already denying people health care thanks to shutting down the...
Owner: Cory Allen Heidelberger
Rapid City's friendliest therapy dog is taking care of the Rapid City Police Department
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Every Friday morning at the Rapid City Police Department, one of the most popular members of the team makes his rounds: wagging tail, soft fur, and all. Benny, a nearly four-year-old golden retriever, serves as the department’s...
Owner: Jim Simpson