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

Feeding South Dakota CEO Lori Dykstra says the organization has been seeing a decrease in donated food, while at the same ...

Social Security benefits play a vital role in reducing poverty in every state, and they lift more people above the poverty line than any other program in the United States. Without Social Security, 23 ...

In rural and reservation areas across the state, communities are coming together to combat food insecurity in areas where food support can be few and far between. According to a 2023 study from ...

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 ...

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 ...

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