Sexual Assault

Health care workers in South Dakota are training to better serve survivors of sexual assault. Registered nurses that complete the program are identified as SANEs, an acronym for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner.

In The Moment … June 15, 2020 Show 838 Hour 1The anticipation of an influx of workers to rural western South Dakota to build the proposed Keystone XL…

In The Moment ... May 30, 2019 Show 585 Hour 1Working Against Violence, Inc. (WAVI), has been around since 1978. They serve victims and survivors of…

College campuses are often considered ground zero for risks of sexual assault, but many are becoming centers of conversations around consent and…

U.S. Representative Kristi Noem says it’s horrifying to hear the stories of sexual assault and harassment.She says now is a serious time in the country’s…

A $1.8 million grant awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to researchers at the University of New Hampshire will focus on evaluating…

The Department of Justice recently awarded the University of South Dakota a $300,000 grant to further its sexual assault prevention and awareness…

School has started for most universities across the state. The beginning of a new year is usually a time for fun but for some students, returning to…

Sarah Deer is a MacArthur Fellow, a legal scholar, and an author. She discusses her 2015 book "The Beginning and End of Rape: Confronting Sexual Violence…

A federal law now requires schools to offer programs to help raise awareness, lower risk, and help prevent campus sexual assault. Jason Reuter, operations…