Weight gain during COVID-19 pandemic in South Dakota leads to physical and mental health concerns
Many Americans, including adults and children in South Dakota, have gained weight since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that has healthcare experts worried about the potential for long-term negative physical and mental health implications.
The extended stress experienced since early 2020 is seriously affecting mental and physical health,
South Dakota Matters: The Future of Pheasants — News Watch to host online panel discussion
Join South Dakota News Watch Content Director Bart Pfankuch as he hosts a discussion among four top wildlife management experts from South Dakota regarding pheasant management and the controversial Nest Predator Bounty Program.
The event will be held live on Facebook at 7:30 p.m. Central, 6:30 p.
Native American leaders in S.D. keeping close eye on legislative redistricting
Native American voting-rights advocates are concerned that the voices of South Dakota’s largest minority group may be excluded from the redistricting process.
Nursing shortage worsens in South Dakota at a time when COVID-19 is reemerging
At a time when they are needed most, South Dakota is facing a shortage of nurses that healthcare professionals worry could negatively affect patient care at hospitals across the state.
The nursing shortage has been ongoing for years but worsened during the pandemic.
High stress, long hours and fear of
Alcohol and tobacco sales soared in South Dakota during COVID-19 pandemic
South Dakotans bought far more alcohol and tobacco than usual during the COVID-19 pandemic, and some healthcare professionals are concerned that residents who consumed more of the unhealthy products could suffer long-term physical and mental health consequences.
Health experts say the pandemic brought on social isolation, job loss, grief and
Juvenile justice reforms working, but not as well for minority offenders in South Dakota
A series of juvenile justice reforms enacted in South Dakota over the past decade has kept more low-level youth offenders out of detention centers and away from criminal activity that could land them in the adult system, according to state officials.
But state data show that youth of color — who
Halt to abortions in South Dakota during pandemic led women to get procedure in other states
A temporary halt to abortions in 2020 at the only clinic in South Dakota where the procedures take place led to a big drop in abortions performed in the state last year, but it did not prevent women who wanted to terminate their pregnancies from doing so elsewhere.
During the