South Dakota voters have rejected an abortion rights constitutional amendment.

The US Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding benefit offerings to eligible families nationwide.

With the investment of three-and-a-half million dollars into the Rapid City Area Schools mental health services, some say it’s a meaningful step in the right direction. Others, though, say there’s still a massive gap in local mental health care.

The Health Resources and Services Administration awards the state Department of Health millions in funding to address maternal health challenges in South Dakota.

As research continues to demonstrate the need for youth mental health services, some schools work to fill the need. Now, the Rapid City Area School District has received a $3.4-million grant to address service gaps in its schools.

Those against a proposed abortion rights ballot question say it allows for abortion up to birth. Anti-abortion groups say that’s based on a case that was overturned when the US Supreme Court struck down Roe V. Wade.

The state of South Dakota is joining a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality aimed at a Tennessee law prohibiting transgender minors from accessing certain medical treatments.

The South Dakota association of Healthcare Organizations, or SDAHO, is joining a nationwide lawsuit challenging new proposed federal staffing requirements for nursing homes. They call the staffing mandate unrealistic.

In November, South Dakotans will vote on whether to place abortion rights into the state constitution.  It’s the third time in 20 years the electorate has weighed in on abortion. 

The state Department of Health is appealing a case against medicinal marijuana company to the state Supreme Court.