South Dakota

How One City Mayor Forced A Pork Giant To Close Its Virus-Stricken Plant

4:32pm April 14, 2020

by Dan Charles

Smithfield Foods didn't want to stop slaughtering hogs at its Sioux Falls pork plant, even after hundreds of workers got sick with the coronavirus. Then the city's mayor forced the company's hand.

An "In God We Trust" sign is seen at a middle school in Rapid City, South Dakota. Staff began installing the national motto in the district's 23 schools in May.

South Dakota Public Schools Add 'In God We Trust' Signs To Walls

3:38pm July 25, 2019

by Dani Matias

When students return to class next month in South Dakota, they'll be greeted by the national motto, prominently displayed on school walls.

Teva Pharmaceuticals has reached a settlement with the state of Oklahoma over its alleged role in fueling the opioid epidemic. In March, drugmaker Purdue Pharma agreed to a $270 million settlement.

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Teva Pharmaceuticals Agrees To $85 Million Settlement With Oklahoma In Opioid Case

5:05pm May 26, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Oklahoma's attorney general had filed a lawsuit against the Israel-based company for its alleged role in fueling the opioid crisis.

National Guard members distribute drinkable water to residents of Sharps Corner, a community in the Pine Ridge Reservation in S.D.

Pine Ridge Reservation In South Dakota Suffers Two Weeks Of Flooding

7:16pm March 25, 2019

by Dalia Mortada

"There are community and tribe members getting on horseback to reach people and get them supplies," a state lawmaker told NPR. Residents said the reservation was already strapped for resources.

A massive late winter storm is bringing blizzard conditions to a number of central U.S. states Thursday. In affected areas, many agencies are shutting down and urging people to stay off the roads.

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'Bomb Cyclone' Paralyzes Central U.S., Bringing Snow, Floods And Dangerous Winds

3:14pm March 14, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The winter storm has been linked to at least one death, after a Colorado patrolman was struck by a driver who lost control of his car.

For Many Women, The Nearest Abortion Provider Is Hundreds Of Miles Away

7:50pm October 03, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

Abortion providers are far away for many women in the U.S., a report from the Guttmacher Institute finds. That's especially true for women in South Dakota and other states in the Upper Midwest.

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Roxanne Weber (left) rallies in support of a voter-approved government ethics overhaul in front of the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre last month. Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard said he supports efforts to repeal and replace the initiative.

South Dakotans Voted For Tougher Ethics Laws, But Lawmakers Object

8:49pm February 01, 2017

by Peter Overby

A ballot measure last fall targeted South Dakota's status as the only state that allowed lobbyists to give politicians unlimited and undisclosed gifts. Now lawmakers have voted to repeal the law.

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A JetBlue Airways Corp. employee tags a traveler's bag at the ticket counter inside Long Beach Airport in Long Beach, Calif.

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'Like A Bad Dream': Turbulence On JetBlue Flight Injures 2 Dozen People

10:25am August 12, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Flight 429 from Boston to Sacramento was forced to divert to South Dakota after hitting severe turbulence. Passengers describe the plane suddenly plunging as people went flying.

Dave Bald Eagle, at 95, playing the role of Dan in Neither Wolf Nor Dog.

David Bald Eagle, Lakota Chief, Musician, Cowboy And Actor, Dies At 97

9:30pm July 27, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

He was also a war hero and a ballroom dancer — Bald Eagle's life is hard to fit in a headline. He parachuted into Normandy, acted in Westerns and starred in his first feature film at the age of 95.

Hillary Clinton acknowledges celebratory cheers from the crowd during her primary night event at the Duggal Greenhouse, Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York. "Thanks to you, we've reached a milestone: the first time in our nation's history that a woman will be

Clinton Looks To Historic Night While Sanders Hopes For Calif. Upset

11:31pm June 07, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Six states are voting in the last major primary contest of 2016: New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and California.