BISMARCK, North Dakota, March 4 -- Sanford Health issued the following news: The city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is growing at a rapid pace. Since 2015, over 20,000 people have moved to the city, according to the mayor's office. Those moves have put the population just over 190,000. As the city continues to grow, so does the need for access to health care. With the announcement of several construction projects, Sanford Health is responding in a big way. 57th & Veterans Parkway constructi  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 5 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: The following organizations have expressed their support for SB157, Noem's legislation to ensure economic progress is possible for all of South Dakota's communities: * Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce * East River Electric * Farm Credit Services of America * Independent Community Bankers of South Dakota * NextEra Energy Resources * Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce * South Dakota As  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 3 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem announced that she will name Tony Venhuizen as her new chief of staff. Venhuizen, who has been working with the Governor's Office on a temporary basis since January, will be leaving his private law practice to rejoin state government. "Given his tenure and wealth of historical knowledge, Tony brings a unique set of skills to my team," Noem said. "Time after time, he has an  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 5 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * PIERRE, S.D. - Governor Kristi Noem signed the following pieces of legislation: * SB52 - An Act to create a state seal specialty plate emblem. * SB69 - An Act to revise the penalty for the misuse of emblem specialty plate on motor vehicles. * HB1011 - An Act to require certain examinations of persons awaiting involuntary commitment hearings. * HB1056 - An Act to authorize video monitoring  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 6 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * - South Dakotans still at "low risk" for coronavirus * * * Governor Kristi Noem and the South Dakota Department of Health (SDDOH) hosted a web discussion with more than 600 South Dakota health professionals to highlight statewide efforts to prepare for COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus. "There is a low risk for South Dakotans to become infected with coronavirus," said Noem. "Reg  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, March 3 -- Sanford Health issued the following news: Sanford Health neurologist Dr. Jerome Freeman separates kindness from several other attributes commonly associated with humane health care by calling it an action. Kindness, at its roots, is something people do. The chair of the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine's Department of Neurosciences wrote the book "Bringing Kindness to Medicine" and has written several articles explaining its importance to  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 3 -- South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg issued the following news release: In observance of National Consumer Protection week, March 1-7, 2020, Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is releasing the Attorney General's Division of Consumer Protection's Top Ten Consumer Complaints received by the office in calendar year 2019. 1. Retail Sales 2. Landlord/Tenant 3. Credit Reporting 4. Auto 5. Health Fraud 6. Travel 7. Home Repair 8. Internet Goods 9. Tele  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 6 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news on March 4: The upcoming annual Dr. April Brooks Women of Distinction and Ally Awards are part of a daylong celebration of the centennial of U.S. women's suffrage at South Dakota State University, in honor of Women's History Month. The SDSU women, gender and sexuality studies program is hosting the day of programming. The event will be March 17 in the University Student Union's Lewis and Clark Room (262  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, March 4 -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news: Two undergraduate researchers from the University of South Dakota will present at the 2020 South Dakota Student Research Poster Session March 4. Brett Hughes and Rachel Rucker will display their posters in the Rotunda of the South Dakota State Capitol and present their research to state legislators and other state officials in South Dakota. Brett Hughes is a senior majoring in secondary history educ  more