Aberdeen GOP Sen. Carl Perry introduces bill to cap fluoride in water in South Dakota
Aberdeen Sen. Perry introduces bill to allow municipalities controlling a public water supply to determine the amount of ...
SD Democratic lawmakers forgo abortion exception legislation as ballot measure brews
South Dakota Democratic lawmakers say they’re not proposing abortion-ban exceptions due to a lack of necessary support from Republicans.
The Daily Republic4d
South Dakota cities could stop fluoridating drinking water under bill passed by committee
Several dental and medical organizations opposed the bill, saying it would lead to more health problems in the state.
KELO4d
Whooping cough cases make huge jump in South Dakota
South Dakota had a 962% increase in cases of Pertussis– or whooping cough– in 2024. State Epidemiologist Dr. Josh Clayton ...
KCAU Sioux City on MSN1d
Fluoride in water discussion comes to South Dakota
A bill to repeal requirements regarding water fluoridation in South Dakota has been heard in the South Dakota legislature.
Dakota Radio Group News4d
Compared to the state’s five-year average, South Dakota had a 962% increase in cases of Pertussis in 2024
South Dakota had a 962% increase in cases of Pertussis– or whooping cough– in 2024. State Epidemiologist Dr. Josh Clayton ...
beckersdental1d
South Dakota advances bill to make water fluoridation optional: 5 notes
South Dakota legislators have advanced a bill that would make water fluoridation optional in municipalities, the South Dakota Searchlight reported Feb. 7. Five notes: 1. The South Dakota Department of ...
Watertown Public Opinion6d
SD Lutheran Social Services calls Musk’s illegal payment claims ‘completely baseless’
The leader of South Dakota’s primary refugee resettlement program condemned online attacks by tech billionaire Elon Musk ...
KELOLAND News6d
Behind the walls of the SD State Penitentiary: Part I
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — KELOLAND News hadn’t had the chance to bring a camera behind the walls of the South Dakota State Penitentiary in recent years… until Wednesday. In recent public ...
Rapid City Journal5d
Nebraska government system shutdown disrupts Legislature, DMV, other offices
A systemwide outage of state goverment computers shut down everything from the work of the Legislature to driver's licensing offices for several hours Thursday.
Wall Street Journal5d
The Education Department and the KKK
Congress authorized today’s Education Department in 1979, transferring authority over federal education policy from the 1953 Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The Constitution didn ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer6d
What does the U.S. Department of Education really do? What to know and Trump's plans to defund
President Donald Trump plans to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, pledging to completely close the department, according to a story by USA Today. He plans to fulfill a campaign promise ...