Category Archives: News
South Dakota National Parks Generate Half-Billion In Economic Impact
South Dakota's national parks generated more than $524 million in visitor spending and supported more than 5,200 jobs in 2024, according to new data from the National Park Service and Headwaters Econo...
Oct 15, 2025
How South Dakota Teens And Families Can Ditch Bad Social Media Habits
South Dakota health leaders are trying to jump-start conversations about the world of social media and teens, including the tricky situation for parents when they want to establish safeguards. Researc...
Oct 12, 2025
South Dakota's Medicaid Expansion Significantly Outperformed Georgia's Work Requirement Model, New Study Shows
South Dakota's traditional Medicaid expansion without work requirements resulted in significantly higher coverage gains than Georgia's Pathways to Coverage program with mandatory work requirements dur...
Oct 11, 2025
Winkler Named 2025 Sports Broadcaster Of The Year
Jon Winkler, Riverfront Broadcasting Pierre, was awarded the 2025 Sports Broadcaster of the Year by the South Dakota Broadcasters Association (SDBA) at their annual leadership conference in Sioux Fall...
Oct 08, 2025
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Take part in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, an awareness event which aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of pr...
Oct 08, 2025
Trump's Trade And Farm Policies Weigh Heavily On Northern Plains Growers
Farmers across South Dakota and the Northern Plains report tighter margins this fall as tariffs, weak exports, and heavy crops push prices down, even as the U.S. Department of Agriculture projects hig...
Oct 08, 2025
Fate Of Farm Bill Overlooked In Government Shutdown
(From Mike Moen-Producer, Greater Dakota News Service The government shutdown is getting attention, but farmers in South Dakota also wonder where things stand with agriculture programs now that the Fa...
Oct 03, 2025
South Dakota Delegation Splits On Shutdown Strategy As Stalemate Drags On
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) The federal shutdown hit day three Thursday, October 2, 2025 with South Dakota's congressional delegation offering competing visions for ending the standoff, even...
Oct 02, 2025
Tribal Voices Call For Respect As Sturgis Rally's Growth Encroaches On Sacred Bear Butte
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) As the 85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally drew hundreds of thousands of bikers, vendors and tourists to the Black Hills, tribal leaders again pointed north toward Bear...
Oct 02, 2025
Federal Government Shutdown Could Stall Alzheimer's Disease Research
(From Scott Sundberg, Hub City Radio) A federal government shutdown could stall progress on Alzheimer's research, drug trials, and caregiver support, according to the South Dakota chapter of the Alzhe...
Oct 02, 2025
Ryan's Worst Of The Week Jokes Daily Montages (As They Were Aired)
They either make you laugh, chuckle, or you roll your eyes, shake your head, and say…WOW!…
