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Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight The health disparity between Native American and white South Dakotans is among the largest racial or ethnic health gaps in the nation, according to a new report from a foundation that [Read More…]

Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight Dignitaries and scientists celebrated the next step Thursday toward what one official called the “largest science experiment ever attempted on U.S. soil.” Over the coming months, 6,000 steel beams will be [Read More…]

Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch Compared to several states to the west, South Dakota is not even in the conversation of places in danger of experiencing a water crisis. Arizona, New Mexico, California and Colorado [Read More…]

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight Tribal police recruits in South Dakota will soon have an option for basic training through the Bureau of Indian Affairs that’s closer to home, but it won’t be as close as [Read More…]

Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Voters, including those within the Make America Healthy Again movement, say the rising cost of healthcare is a significant concern that will have an impact on whom they support in [Read More…]

Molly Wetsch/South Dakota News Watch Next school year, about 141,000 students in South Dakota public schools may begin to see more conversations about substance use disorder – and how to prevent it – being had in their classrooms. [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight Donald Trump has signed a bill into law that its sponsors from South Dakota say will accelerate the review and processing of mortgages on tribal trust land. Trust land is held by [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota ranks 46th in the nation in a new report on average teacher salaries, the same as last year. The state’s standing is its highest since the National Education Association started ranking [Read More…]

Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight Tribes and environmental groups scored at least a temporary victory this week in their multipronged effort to stop exploratory drilling in culturally significant areas of South Dakota’s Black Hills. A federal [Read More…]

Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — Elk hunters in South Dakota will have more opportunities in Custer State Park and east of the Missouri River after a legislative committee approved rule changes Tuesday. The committee, [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight A new South Dakota law intended to make voting easier is doing the opposite for some of the people running elections. The new law requires cities and schools to hold their [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a $7.4 billion settlement reached with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, for their role in fueling the opioid crisis takes effect today (Friday, May [Read More…]