South Dakota prison project faces legislative, legal hurdles
South Dakota's plan to build an $825 million men's prison complex in rural Lincoln County has sparked clashes of opinion.
South Dakota state prison project draws strong views, harsh criticism
Landowners near the new Lincoln County prison site railed against the Department of Corrections for a lack of transparency ...
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International educators help alleviate South Dakota teacher shortage
Three, two, one. OK, in your seats.” Just as she did as a teacher in her native Philippines, Madgelie Camba uses a countdown ...
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Are more elderly South Dakotans working?
Yes. A growing number of South Dakotans continue to work past retirement age. In 2018, a quarter of South Dakotans 65 and older were in the labor force. Five years later, that number climbed to ...
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Ballot measure battle could curtail South Dakota’s direct democracy
Has South Dakota soured on direct democracy? The answer to that question will be partly answered during the 2025 legislative ...
Rapid City Journal12d
South Dakota birthing risks rise as another hospital ends service
"We had a great reputation and more patients than we could see," Buehner told News Watch. "But nobody wants to come to South Dakota, and you can't really blame them." Serving as an OB-GYN is a ...
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South Dakota's state prison project draws strong views, harsh criticism
Supporters Gov. Larry Rhoden and former Gov. Kristi Noem insisted the nearly 150-year-old SD State Penitentiary in Sioux ...
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South Dakota Birthing Risks Rise as Another Hospital Ends Service
The elimination of birthing services at Winner Regional Health hospital will force dozens of expectant mothers in a wide swath of south-central South Dakota to drive one to two hours on rural highways ...