Arielle Zionts
KHN ReporterArielle Zionts, Rural Health Care Correspondent, is based in South Dakota. She primarily covers South Dakota and its neighboring states and tribal nations.
Arielle previously worked at South Dakota Public Broadcasting, where she reported on business and economic development. Before that, she was the criminal justice reporter at the Rapid City Journal and a general assignment reporter at the Nogales International, on the border of Arizona and Mexico. She graduated from Pitzer College in Claremont, California. Arielle lives in Rapid City with her cat, Sully.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded South Dakota nearly $3 million to help end youth homelessness. -
Gov. Kristi Noem ordered the Department of Education to delay revisions to social studies standards after the department significantly reduced the number of references to Native American history and culture. -
The Indian Health Service initiated an emergency takeover of the Oglala Sioux Tribe's ambulance service after finding "an immediate threat of imminent harm to the safety of" patients. -
One of the attorneys who defended President Donald Trump against impeachment charges is representing South Dakota in its Planned Parenthood appeal. -
South Dakota's dams, water, bridges and other infrastructure would benefit from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, according to a report card from the American Society of Civil Engineers. -
Three nonprofits pledged more than $5 million to help fund a new visitor center at Badlands National Park. -
Forward Sioux Falls raised nearly $17 million to improve the Sioux Falls-area economy -
Sports betting is now available in Deadwood -
The South Dakota attorney general's two driving-related court cases have been resolved after he pleaded guilty and paid off fines last week. -
The Rapid City Area School Board voted Tuesday against a two-week mask mandate. It also decided against forming a committee with doctors who would make further COVID-19 safety recommendations.
