SEARCHLIGHT NEWS
Rural radiology technician shortage motivates new technical college program in northeastern SD
by Makenzie Huber
A shortage of rural radiology technicians prompted the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to approve a new program Thursday for a technical college in the northeastern part of the state. Radiology technicians conduct imaging exams such as X-rays, CT scans and MRIs. Two South Dakota technical schools already have radiology technician programs: Mitchell Technical […]
COMMENTARY
A favorite finishes third, big money loses and policy pays off: lessons from a wild campaign
by Seth Tupper
Rarely has there been a campaign in this state offering more novelty, surprises and intrigue than this year’s race for the Republican nomination for governor, which ended Tuesday with South Dakota’s first statewide runoff election. The campaign got an early jolt when Gov. Kristi Noem resigned a year and a half ago to accept a […]
FROM STATES NEWSROOM
State lawmakers of both parties say it’s time to rethink America’s fragile childcare system
by Kevin Hardy
CHICAGO — A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is calling for an overhaul of the nation’s childcare system, which they say is failing children, parents and providers. The group of 13 Republican and Democratic lawmakers, who have spent the last year studying childcare access and affordability problems, offered an array of policy recommendations during the […]
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North Dakota mammoth dig unearths ‘rare’ array of bones from beneath garage | North Dakota Monitor
Gov. Armstrong, lawmakers eye special session on kratom ban, Military Gallery funding | North Dakota Monitor
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State Rep. Travis Ismay pleads not guilty to highway destruction charge | Black Hills Pioneer
Firefighters contain a string of wildfires in the Black Hills | Rapid City Journal
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