AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoMotorcycle safety: A 56-year-old Sioux Falls man died after losing control of his motorcycle on Highway 37 near Steiner Road in Buffalo County, Wisconsin; officials say it was the third speed-related motorcycle fatality there this season and urge riders to slow down before curves. Abortion-pill access in court: Mayday Health and former South Dakota lawmaker Nancy Turbak Berry filed a federal lawsuit challenging South Dakota’s new law that criminalizes dispensing and advertising abortion pills, arguing it violates free speech; the ban is set to take effect July 1. Forest health partnership: The U.S. Forest Service and South Dakota’s Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources signed a five-year stewardship agreement to improve forest, rangeland, and grassland health, reduce wildfire risk, and address insect and disease outbreaks. Tech leadership: Gov. Larry Rhoden appointed Neal Nachtigall as Bureau of Information and Technology commissioner, effective June 5. Community health support: Readiatrics’ 18th book drive in Rapid City is wrapping up June 1 at the South Dakota Department of Health, with donations going to children served through the state’s western health locations. Cystic fibrosis progress: In Rapid City, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Great Strides walk highlighted ongoing daily treatments and newer CFTR “game changer” drugs that are improving outcomes. Indigenous medical pipeline: A proposed Indigenous School of Medicine in Rapid City aims to increase Native physician numbers, blending culture and wellbeing into training. ALS data: New state-level ALS incidence estimates place South Dakota among the higher-incidence states (1.84 new cases per 100,000 from 2012–2019).
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