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Successful opioid addiction treatment slow to catch on in South Dakota

Danielle Ferguson, South Dakota News Watch South Dakotans battling addiction to opioids are increasingly relying on medication-assisted treatments to overcome their cravings for the dangerous drugs...

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is strong among South Dakota youths

Danielle Ferguson, South Dakota News Watch Healthcare professionals say vaccinating young people against COVID-19 this summer is critical to reaching herd immunity against the virus and...

Frenzied housing market putting homeownership out of reach for some South Dakotans

Danielle Ferguson South Dakota News Watch Historically low interest rates, a rush of out-of-state homebuyers, limited inventory and higher construction prices for new homes have made...

Experts fear child abuse rose and was more severe in S.D. during COVID-19 pandemic

Danielle Ferguson South Dakota News Watch Child protection advocates are worried that the COVID-19 pandemic led to a spike in child-abuse cases in South Dakota and...

Educators and historians want politics kept out of new history and civics curriculum

Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch Educators, historians and some elected officials are urging South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and the state Department of Education to...

Medical marijuana in Oklahoma: ‘A mess’ or a potential model for South Dakota?

Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch As South Dakota moves forward on creating a regulatory system for medical marijuana by the end of 2021, some people...

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