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South Dakota Obesity Rate Spike Is 10th Fastest in the Nation
Black Hills Pioneer - South Dakota
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Obesity remains a major public health challenge in the United States, affecting more than one-third of adults and contributing to a wide range of chronic conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. It is strongly associated...
Zach Top Says The Title Of His Forthcoming Album, ‘Ain’t In It For My Health,’ Has A Double Meaning For Him
Whiskey Riff
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August 27, 2025
We are in the final stretch before Zach Top gifts his sophomore record, Ain’t In It For My Health, to fans. At the end of the week on August 29th, the ’90s country revival sensation is keeping the momentum going with his sophomore record. The buzz...
Health Department threatens to pull states' sex ed funding for including 'gender ideology' in programs
Spectrum News 13 - Florida
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August 26, 2025
The Trump administration has escalated its efforts to ban sex ed programs from teaching youth about being transgender, threatening to pull a total of more than $81 million in funding from 40 states and six territories unless they remove “all...
Mitchell healthcare workers take their skills on the road
Mitchell Daily Republic - South Dakota
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August 27, 2025
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second story in a multiple-part series exploring the lives of traveling healthcare workers, a career trend that impacts Mitchell and South Dakota in many ways. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a growth of 9...
Healthwatch- Managing GI conditions
KOTA Territory News - South Dakota
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August 26, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Navigating a serious GI issue can be overwhelming, but at Monument Health, compassionate care is here to guide you every step of the way. Rochelle Smith, a nurse practitioner with Monument Health Gastroenterology, has...
Analysis looks at Big Beautiful Bill’s impacts on health insurance in South Dakota and beyond
Black Hills FOX News - South Dakota
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August 26, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - A research group has projected future healthcare impacts in South Dakota by the recently passed Big Beautiful Bill. KFF’s analysis has found that an additional 12,000 people in South Dakota will likely be uninsured...
We Say: Aug. 29, 2025
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan - South Dakota
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While a lot has been going on with the Yankton County 4-H situation these days, THUMBS UP goes out to all the local 4-H participants who are competing at the South Dakota State Fair in Huron this week. The funding controversy can be distracting,...
Brookings Health System Hospice Remembrance Ceremony Planned
Brookings Radio - South Dakota
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August 27, 2025
Brookings Health System will host their third annual Remembrance Ceremony on Sept. 11. To honor the memory of people who have died this past year, Brookings Health System Hospice will hold the third annual Remembrance Ceremony on Thursday, Sept....
U.S. Health and Human Services agency orders states to strip gender from sex ed
Bethesda Magazine - Maryland
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August 27, 2025
President Donald Trump’s administration demanded Tuesday that dozens of states remove from sex education materials any references to a person’s gender departing from their sex assigned at birth, or lose federal funding. The U.S. Department of...
Growing Crop Supply, Weakened Foreign Demand Hurting SD Economy, Council Says
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan - South Dakota
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Farmers across South Dakota are seeing healthy crops, but abundant supply and weakening foreign demand are driving prices down, some of the state’s economic advisers said during a Thursday virtual meeting. Karl Adam, South Dakota Bankers...
Federal government reaches $18M settlement over claims it didn’t stop abusive IHS doctor
Montana Free Press
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August 28, 2025
Stay up-to-date on the latest breaking news. Get MTFP's in-depth, independent reporting sent directly to your inbox. The federal government recently finalized an $18 million settlement with a group of 12 people who were abused by an Indian Health...
Sioux Falls business supports Alzheimer’s Association with special sale
Dakota News Now - South Dakota
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August 24, 2025
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - More than 16,000 people in South Dakota are living with Alzheimer’s. In an effort to help those living with the disease, 605 Running Company had a giveback day Sunday to support the Alzheimer’s Association. 10...
$200 Million Founders Crossing Project Breaks Ground in Sioux Falls
Mitchell Now - South Dakota
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August 25, 2025
Construction has begun on Founders Crossing, a $200 million mixed-use development in southeast Sioux Falls at 57th Street and Veterans Parkway. Anchored by Good Samaritan, the project will include senior living communities, a Sanford Health...
Former Downtown Sioux Falls president making bid for mayor's office
Sioux Falls Live - South Dakota
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August 25, 2025
The man who spent nearly a decade leading downtown Sioux Falls’ top advocacy organization has his sights set on City Hall. Joe Batcheller will seek the Sioux Falls mayor’s office in 2026. The 51-year-old father of two and urban planning guru is...
Lewis Drug Now Under Sanford Umbrella
KIWA Radio - Iowa
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August 28, 2025
Sioux Falls, South Dakota — Lewis Drug is now under the Sanford Health umbrella. Sanford Health has announced that Lewis Drug — a family-owned pharmacy and retail store chain with 60 locations throughout South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota — is...
South Dakota Medical Marijuana Industry Cheers Sting Operations On Hemp Product Sellers
Marijuana Moment
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August 24, 2025
“Why do I go to a doctor and pay him, and why go pay the state to pay even more money, when I can go to the vape shop, or I can go to the hemp store and they’re selling exactly what I need?” By John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota’s...
The State of Employment Law: Several States Protect Employees’ Lawful Off-Duty Activities
National Law Review
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August 28, 2025
Employers have cited several reasons why they might wish to prohibit certain employee off-duty activities. Some employers seek to prohibit off-duty use of tobacco, for example, to reduce health-related worker absences, to lower employee health...
Football '25: Sioux Falls Jefferson begins Eric Struck era
Sioux Falls Live - South Dakota
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August 25, 2025
SIOUX FALLS — Few gave the Jefferson Cavaliers much of a chance of taking down No. 1 Brandon Valley when they met in last year's 11AAA semifinals in Brandon, but the Cavaliers nearly pulled off one of the biggest upsets in state history, falling...
From healthcare to the 185th ARW, tri-state governors offer support on issues in Siouxland
KTIV - Iowa
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August 26, 2025
DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. (KTIV) - Leaders from Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota had an urgency to ask tri-state governors for support on a number of issues affecting Siouxland. The goal was to get their support, looking towards economic success for the...
Federal health agency orders states to strip references to gender identity from sex ed
SC Daily Gazette - South Carolina
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August 26, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration demanded Tuesday that dozens of states remove from sex education materials any references to a person’s gender departing from their sex assigned at birth, or lose federal funding. The U.S....