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SD public defense duties shift from counties to state; SCOTUS appears skeptical of restricting government communications with social media companies; Trump lawyers say he can't make bond; new scholarships aim to connect class of 2024 to high-demand jobs.

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The SCOTUS weighs government influence on social media, and who groups like the NRA can do business with. Biden signs an executive order to advance women's health research and the White House tells Israel it's responsible for the Gaza humanitarian crisis.

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Midwest regenerative farmers are rethinking chicken production, Medicare Advantage is squeezing the finances of rural hospitals and California's extreme swing from floods to drought has some thinking it's time to turn rural farm parcels into floodplains.

SD: Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Planned Parenthood in Minnesota says it is bracing for an influx of patients from the Dakotas. (Fibonacci Blue/Adobestock)
Special SD Legislative Session Planned on Abortion Policy

The South Dakota state Legislature is expected to convene in a special session to reassess abortion laws. Gov. Kristi Noem vowed to call the special …

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The South Dakota ACLU is celebrating a U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn parts of a Texas law restricting abortion clinics. (iStockphoto)
SD Pro-Choice Groups Praise SCOTUS Ruling

PIERRE, S.D. – Reproductive rights advocates in South Dakota are praising the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-to-3 ruling that has struck down key parts …

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New research shows expanding access to birth control options has reduced women's risk of unintended pregnancies and led to better health outcomes. (iStockphoto)
Access to Contraception Credited for Big Drop in Unintended Pregnancies

PIERRE, S.D. – Unintended pregnancies are at their lowest level in 30 years in the U.S., and researchers say it's largely due to women's access …

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South Dakota is one of 19 states that earned failing grades in a new national scorecard on reproductive health care. (Population Institute)
South Dakota Gets Failing Marks for Reproductive Rights

PIERRE, S.D. – 2015 was a challenging year for women's reproductive rights, and the new year is shaping up to be just as fierce. The U.S…

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A new study shows frequent moves for low income children can have a negative impact on their educational progress. Photo by Jerry Oster
Changing Schools Frequently Can Slow Child Learning

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Children who change schools frequently start falling behind by the time they reach fourth grade. A study of low-income children …

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GRAPHIC: The new CDC National Youth Risk Behavior Survey shows 41 percent of teens admit to texting or e-mailing while driving. CREDIT: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC: Risky Teen Behavior Shifts

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Less cigarette smoking, soda drinking and physical fighting, but more time at computers and other tech devices. That's the …

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Birth Control: "Preventive" Health Care or Not?

YANKTON, S.D. - Most women spend about 30 years of their lives using birth control. That fact underlies a year-long study being undertaken by the …

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New Kids Count Report Shows More S. Dakota Kids Living in Poverty

VERMILLION, S.D. - The new Kids Count report shows that South Dakota improved in two areas that measure a child's well-being, but that the state's …

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Post-Election Report Shows SD "Voter Fatigue" With Abortion Issue

Sioux Falls, SD - South Dakota voters opposed the 2008 abortion ban by a slightly wider margin, less than one percent, than they recorded when they …

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An End to South Dakota's Abortion Debate?

Pierre, SD - South Dakota lawmakers are back in session today, and they're being called on to end the state's ongoing abortion debate. The South …

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