Bart Pfankuch
Rapid City Journal
Rapid City, SD, United States
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Experts: Noem’s child care funding needed, but far from a solution to daycare crisis
This is part three of a three-part series. → Read More
Rural areas, reservations hit hardest by child-care shortage
This is part two of a three-part series. → Read More
Child care crisis in S.D. costing workers, employers, economy
This is the first of a three-part series on child-care challenges in South Dakota. → Read More
Wind energy expansion in S.D. to bring 888 more turbines, $3.3 billion investment
The prairies and rolling hills of South Dakota will soon become dotted with wind turbines after the approval of eight major wind-energy projects that will bring 700 more turbines and → Read More
Wind energy expansion in S.D. to bring 888 more turbines, $3.3 billion investment
The prairies and rolling hills of South Dakota will soon become dotted with wind turbines after the approval of eight major wind-energy projects that will bring 700 more turbines and → Read More
Lack of student data could cost state, officials say
Editor's note: This is the conclusion of a two-part series about problems in tracking youth behavior in the state. → Read More
Gov. Noem orders reform of youth treatment facilities
Gov. Kristi Noem has ordered the state Department of Social Services to enact a series of wide-ranging reforms intended to improve the safety of youths sent to privately run treatment → Read More
SD medical community battles antibiotic-resistant illnesses
South Dakota health and medical officials are fighting an uphill battle to prevent the spread of potentially deadly infections that are increasingly resistant to antibiotics. → Read More
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Rapid City, SD (57701) Today Clear skies. Low 52F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.. Tonight Clear skies. Low 52F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: May 13, 2019 @ 11:05 pm → Read More
On-road ATV registrations rising fast
The number of all-terrain vehicles registered for road use in South Dakota has risen dramatically in recent years, even as a growing body of research shows that ATVs are more → Read More
Educators struggle to reduce need for remedial classes in SD colleges
Every year, about 30 percent of South Dakota high school graduates who enroll in a state university must take remedial courses in math or English because they don’t test high → Read More
Gov. Noem to address nursing home funding crisis in S.D.
In her first budget address on Wednesday, Gov. Kristi Noem will discuss the under-funding of South Dakota nursing homes that has led to a recent wave of closures. → Read More
Wave of nursing home closures hitting small South Dakota communities
The health and stability of some of South Dakota’s most vulnerable residents are being threatened by closures of long-term care facilities across the state. → Read More
After 10 years in prison, woman vows to end meth addiction
The turbulent path that led Athanasia Comer of Sioux Falls to a life of drinking, drugs and a decade behind bars can be traced to the moment when she was → Read More
West River Woman forges new future with family, not meth
The lowest, most frightening point of Brandi Snow-Fly’s 15-year methamphetamine addiction wasn’t getting arrested, going to prison or losing custody of her children. → Read More
Hot Springs woman hid addiction but found misery
Throughout her 10-year addiction to methamphetamines, Valerie Henry always told herself she was better than the other hard-core meth addicts she encountered. → Read More
Keystone XL pipeline protests could cost West River counties millions
A group of mostly rural South Dakota counties could be on the hook for millions of dollars in costs related to any protests that arise over construction of the Keystone → Read More
Cattle theft, and prevention, go high-tech
Livestock theft is one of the oldest crimes in South Dakota, but the ways thieves operate and the methods ranchers and authorities use to catch them have both evolved into → Read More
Meth fuels high number of women prisoners in South Dakota
The combination of epidemic meth addiction and strict drug laws have led to a dramatic spike in the rate of incarceration of women in the state, a South Dakota News → Read More
S.D. waterways serve as dumping grounds for human, industrial, ag wastes
From a riverbank or roadside, South Dakota’s waterways appear placid and picturesque. → Read More