After a #911 outage throughout South Dakota that also affected other states, the company that has a $36 million 'Next Generation 911' contract with South Dakota has said only that the outage was caused by a light pole installation in Kansas City.
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Katherine Goodlow said she’s lost six friends and acquaintances to suicide, two to car crashes, and one to appendicitis. Median age of 2017-2021 Indigenous deaths in SD was 58 — 22 years younger than white South Dakotans.

From Arielle Zionts of KFF Health News
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How two veterinarians, hundreds of miles apart, solved a cow sickness whodunit. #AvianInfluenza
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'I think once they truly get into understanding the dynamics and the cost to do this, it might not look as favorable as just the concept.'

SD's top transportation official dismisses the possibility of #Amtrak #PassengerRail in the state: southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/17/sta…

'It sounds like Mars to me compared to what we worked with.'

The state has a new online portal for #MedicaidExpansion enrollment, replacing a 40-year-old data entry system.

Meanwhile, expansion enrollments have surpassed 21,500. southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/17/med…

U.S. House Republicans unveiled three bills that would provide $95 billion overall in assistance to #Ukraine , #Israel and #Taiwan , instead of voting on a Senate-approved package. Votes are also forecast on a separate #TikTok ban and border security policy. southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/17/u-s…

“What did Ronald Reagan say, ‘The closest thing to eternal life on this planet is a government program’?”

Republicans in at least six states have looked to ban #BasicIncome programs, including in South Dakota, where state Sen. John Wiik succeeded.
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A required training stint in New Mexico has made it difficult to recruit cops, some Native American tribes in South Dakota have said.

But now Bureau of Indian Affairs trainers will travel to South Dakota for a special summer class.

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A state commission revoked the certification of a West River sheriff who took his then-girlfriend out drinking last fall, even though she was on probation and thus forbidden from consuming alcohol.
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After a sawmill blamed its layoffs on a lack of #timber made available by the #ForestService , the supervisor of the #BlackHillsNationalForest responded. Changed forest conditions and market forces likely contributed to the layoffs, he said. southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/16/cha…

'We used to think about this as an issue with low-income individuals, but I think more and more we’re seeing middle-income individuals who struggle to afford and hire counsel.'

A new commission is discussing how to help people who can't obtain a lawyer:
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The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe purchased the Simply Smiles Children’s Village last month, allowing the tribe to reopen one of the few foster care villages in the state meant to serve Indigenous children. southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/16/che…

The South Dakota State Fair will be a day longer this year, and a little more expensive to attend.

Details of the recently approved changes: southdakotasearchlight.com/briefs/2024-so…

“There is no agenda here,” said Judge Juan Merchan, adding: “We want to follow the law. We want justice to be done.”

Trump is charged with falsifying business records to conceal a sex scandal involving a porn star. Day 1 trial coverage:
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Some old, dormant wells on the #PineRidgeReservation have elevated levels of arsenic, but a tribal leader thinks they could still have safe uses, including fighting wildfires. From @Grist: southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/15/wat…

In the 2024 South Dakota legislative session, there were four Democrats in the 35-member Senate and seven Democrats in the 70-member House. But Democrats have made strides in candidate recruitment that could produce a livelier election.

Commentary: southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/15/big…

The company that gave electronic tablets to South Dakota prison inmates hid a 2020 data breach for nine months and then told only a fraction of affected users about it, according to a settlement filed with the Federal Trade Commission. southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/14/sds…

Donald Trump on Monday in a New York City courtroom will make history as the first former U.S. president to stand trial in criminal proceedings.

A preview: southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/13/tru…

Ranchers urged Republican U.S. Senators John Thune of South Dakota and John Boozman of Arkansas to consider grasslands and cattle – not just crop support – as they finalize the federal #FarmBill . southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/13/cat…

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Donald Trump met to promote an unreleased bill related to noncitizens voting in federal elections.

The event doubled as a show of support from the presumptive Republican presidential nominee to the embattled speaker. southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/12/tru…