Nearly half of South Dakota children ages 3–5 are not on track for kindergarten, ranking the state fourth-lowest in the nation for school readiness.

South Dakota's rate was the fourth-lowest in the nation and the lowest among all Great Plains states, according to data from 2023 and 2024.

Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch Nearly half of South Dakota children under the age of 5 are not on the right track to ...

According to the latest National Children’s Health Survey nearly half of South Dakota children under age 5 are not ready for school, with only 58.4% of parents reporting their 3‑ to 5‑year‑olds are ...

Netizen asks people about the worst countries and cities they’ve ever visited, and they don’t hold back on recalling their ...

Anselmian B.R.E.A.K. is a program for Saint Anselm College students sponsored by the Campus Ministry office. The program ...

It’s not enough that they sacrifice their life and their health for our country. Now they also have to be living in poverty ...

The Unclaimed Property Division of the South Dakota Treasurer’s Office is currently in possession of more than $1 billion that it wants to reunite with its rightful owners. A little over $3,000 of it ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Feeding South Dakota is in an unexpected financial bind and is asking state lawmakers to help the non-profit get through it. The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Appropriations ...

According to a 2023 study from Feeding America, over half of food insecure people in SD are above the income threshold to receive SNAP or WIC benefits.

The monarch population is in kind of tough shape,” Republican Sen. Brandon Wipf said at Tuesday’s House Agriculture and ...

Examines ten U.S. cities facing poverty, crime, and economic hardship.