South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS)

In The Moment ... June 27, 2018 Show 367 Hour 1 We talk this hour about addressing opioid overuse and abuse in South Dakota and the statewide efforts and…

In The Moment ... April 25, 2018 Show 323 Hour 2Since 2004, more than 1,700 lives have been lost to suicide in South Dakota. Those numbers have increased…

Winter is blasting South Dakota were freezing low temperatures and below zero wind chills. The state offering programs to help heat low income homes…

A federal judge has ordered Seventh Circuit and Pennington County officials to stop violating the Indian Child Welfare Act.Judge Jeffrey Viken's order…

Meth is continuing to be present in South Dakota. State officials are tasked with taking on the problem on a number of levels.Denny Kaemingk is the…

State officials from three agencies say South Dakota faces challenges when it comes to nursing home and assisted living care. On July 12 the Regulation of…

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the South Dakota Department of Social Services for discriminatory hiring practices. The complaint was filed…

Indian tribes say the state of South Dakota takes more than 700 tribal children out of their homes every year, and the majority of them are placed with…

By Victoria Wicks A proposal to stop Medicaid eligibility from expanding was killed Monday in the House State Affairs Committee. Representative Hal Wick…

Part of the proposed South Dakota Public Safety Improvement Act is providing more treatment options for drug and alcohol abuse offenders. Secretary Kim…