South Dakota News Watch

When four teenagers were murdered at Gitchie Manitou in 1973, Sioux Falls high school students weren't given much support to deal with the trauma.

One in four births in South Dakota is performed via cesarean section, and those births can range from the routine to the traumatic. Monthly meetings have a healing effect on moms who went through the procedure.

Parents who would otherwise participate in the workforce may find themselves leaving for years at a time because they either can't find or afford care for their children.

Another South Dakota nursing home is potentially closing. South Dakota News Watch reports on the impact of staffing shortages and operational inadequacies on long-term care options in rural South Dakota. Content director Bart Pfankuch joins us with an update on the situation in Ipswich.

Freshwater mussel numbers are steadily declining in South Dakota and across the country. This evidence is a sign of poor water quality and has conservationists concerned. Bart Pfankuch is content director with South Dakota News Watch.

State legislators who represent tribal communities bring legislation to Pierre to represent their constituents at the state level. South Dakota News Watch's Bart Pfankuch joins us for an examination of proposed legislation and what it tells us about priorities in Indian Country.

South Dakota returned millions of unused federal dollars to the federal government. This money was earmarked for pandemic housing assistance.

In the Moment, April 23, 2021 Show 1034.Bart Pfankuch - A Reporter's Notebook. He talks about a recent article he wrote about keeping politics and…

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