SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Oct. 8 -- Avera Health, an integrated health system, issued the following news: The first buildings at the Avera on Louise Health Campus at 69th and Louise in Sioux Falls are ready to open, and the first patients will be seen Oct. 29. A community open house is planned on Sunday, Oct.13, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The public is invited. Two connected buildings, including the five-story Avera Specialty Hospital and three-story Avera Medical Group building, comprise 260,  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, Oct. 10 -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news: Mary Nettleman, M.D., dean of the University of South Dakota's Sanford School of Medicine and vice-president of USD's Division of Health Affairs, has been named the 2019-2020 recipient of the Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell Award for Outstanding Contributions to Advancing the Careers of Women in Medicine. This prestigious national award is presented by the American College of Physicians. Nettleman's ow  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 9 -- Delta Airlines issued the following news: Where: Aberdeen, S.D. (ABR), Bismarck, N.D. (BIS), Fargo, N.D. (FAR), Grand Forks, N.D. (GFK), Minot, N.D. (MOT), Rapid City, S.D. (RAP) and Williston, N.D. (XWA) When: Thursday, Oct. 10 - Friday, Oct. 11 Delta has proactively issued a weather waiver for cities in North and South Dakota ahead of a winter weather storm that's forecast to bring several inches of snow to the area Thursday morning through Friday. The waiver all  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, Oct. 8 -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news: Dr. Rod Parry, who served as dean of the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine from 2004 to 2012, has been selected to receive the prestigious Dr. Warren J. Warwick Award by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Dr. Parry will be presented with this award at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's annual gala sponsored by the organization's Minnesota/Dakotas Chapter, to be held November 23, 2019 in   more

SPEARFISH, South Dakota, Oct. 2 -- Black Hills State University issued the following news: Dr. Cheryl Anagnopoulos, professor of psychology at Black Hills State University, was recently appointed by Gov. Kristi Noem to serve on the South Dakota Advisory Council on Aging. A well-respected educator and researcher, Anagnopoulos is an expert in cognition, memory, and the psychology of aging. Anagnopoulos began her work in gerontology 30 years ago while completing her Ph.D. at the University of Kan  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 11 -- Sanford Health issued the following news: * * * - Applied Behavioral Analysis can be used as behavior therapy for autism patients * * * Gov. Kristi Noem, in conjunction with Avera Health Plans and Sanford Health Plan, announced health insurance coverage options that include Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy in the South Dakota insurance market for 2020. "As governor and as a mom, I understand how important it is to get kids the kind of care they need  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 10 -- South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today announced the appointment of Clay County State's Attorney Alexis A. Tracy to serve on the South Dakota Open Meetings Commission. "Alexis Tracy has served South Dakota as a prosecutor for over a decade in Union, Turner and Clay counties," stated Ravnsborg. "Her knowledge and experience in working with government boards and commission will be an  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 11 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem, in conjunction with Avera Health Plans and Sanford Health Plan, is pleased to announce health insurance coverage options that include Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy in the South Dakota insurance market for 2020. "As governor and as a mom, I understand how important it is to get kids the kind of care they need," said Noem. "After talking with parents of kids wit  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 9 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem today released the summary of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg's investigation into Minnehaha State's Attorney Aaron McGowan. "Recent events involving Minnehaha State's Attorney Aaron McGowan necessitated an investigation by our Attorney General," said Noem. "That investigation is now complete, and I am making the summary provided to me available to the public for the sake   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 8 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem today announced that President Trump has approved the State's request for a third Presidential Disaster Declaration, covering the damage done by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred June 30-July 21. The declaration will allow federal money to be used to help local government entities recover from infrastructure damage in Butte, Gregory, Kingsbury, Lawrence,   more