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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Three South Dakota law enforcement officers have had their certifications revoked or suspended after complaints that they sexually harassed a woman, lied to officials, bought steroids, and berated a cooperative driver. -
Two state transportation organizations say it's premature to make a decision on whether to support a proposed rail-to-trail project in rural southeast South Dakota. -
Liberty Plaza will create a downtown for Box Elder while serving civilians and military personnel stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base. -
Smithfield Foods will be fined $13,494 for failing to protect workers from COVID-19 at its Sioux Falls plant. -
The Rapid City Area School Board's proposed resolution to ban COVID-19 testing and any vaccinations on school grounds contains inaccurate and misleading information. -
Gov. Kristi Noem announced her 2022 re-election campaign and said she's raised $10 million since the last election. -
The Fall River Solar Project will provide Black Hills Energy with its first source of large-scale solar power. -
A man is accused of killing three people and injuring two others in a domestic violence shooting in Scotland, South Dakota. -
A parent and an attorney for the Bishop O'Gorman Catholic Schools in Sioux Falls discuss the school district's lawsuit against the federal government's new COVID-19 vaccine or testing rules. -
South Dakota voters will decide on Medicaid expansion during the 2020 election if the secretary of state verifies enough petition signatures.
