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While the sustainability of rural healthcare is at a crossroads nationwide, one county in the remote southwest portion of South Dakota has secured funding to expand. The new space, which broke ground on Friday, will offer improved services for the community of Martin and the vast rural area of Bennett County.
The US Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals denied challenges from several air tour operators over a federal ban against commercial air tours over Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Badlands National Park.
The Game, Fish, and Parks Commission recently approved changes to mountain lion hunting in the Black Hills. An attempt to pass similar changes failed two years ago.
A new study shows more than half of America’s rural counties do not have enough lawyers, and more than 20 of these ‘legal deserts’ are in South Dakota.
The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame saw record-breaking attendance from the 2025 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
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