South Dakota
New report has insights for South Dakota's child-related statistics
The most recent data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count is out. It has insights on child-related statistics for the nation and South Dakota.
According to the report – American Indian and Alaska Native children in South Dakota live in poverty at significantly higher rates than nationally.
It says about 27% of American Indian and Alaska Native children in the United States live in poverty. That’s compared to the national rate of children at 16%.
In South Dakota that same figure for Native children aged 0-17-years-old is over 50%.
The state has slightly less children living in poverty at about 15%. That’s according to data from 2022 – the most recent on the Kids Count South Dakota website.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation reports ranks South Dakota 10th in the country overall in child economic well-being.
The state is slightly lower than many neighboring states like Minnesota and North Dakota.
However – South Dakota ranks 27th in child education well-being, 26th in health and 24th in family and community.
Those combined put the state 21st in the nation for overall child well-being rankings.
The report also ranks the state 44th in percentage of children aged 3-4 in school from 2018-2022. That’s 61% of South Dakota three and four-year-olds not attending pre-school.
The national average is 54% for the same age group.
The report says early education programs are a particular challenge in states with lots of rural areas.
South Dakota is one of the few states to not use state funds for pre-school education.
A 22-year-old woman died Saturday after a car accident on Interstate 229 in Sioux Falls, according to South Dakota Departmentof Public Safety.
The woman, who was driving a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu, was driving southbound on Interstate 229 and exiting onto Interstate 29 when she lost control of vehicle, according to South Dakota State News.
The woman entered the westbound ditch before colliding with a tree, according to a DPS press release. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash occurred at about 4:30 p.m. The woman has not been identified pending notification of family members.
NORA, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – A Christmas icon in South Dakota sits in a small town but continues to draw participants from across the state.
The Nora Store has brought the spirit of the holiday to people over the past 35 years. People come and sing Christmas carols alongside an iconic organ.
Though it may seem simple, the owner said bringing people together to share in the joy of singing truly creates something special.
“God has truly been in charge of crowd control. Will it continue? People ask me that. I never dreamed 35 years would pass that quickly. But I think of all the times people have walked through those doors. And I will say this, for 35 years I’ve been able to host every single person who walked through those doors. I have never once been sick. Now someone has been smiling on me all those years,” Nora Store owner Mike Pedersen said.
Open houses continue next weekend beginning at 6:30 on Friday and Saturday and 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. on Sundays.
You can learn more here.
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SIOUX FALLS — A Sioux Falls woman was killed Saturday afternoon after the vehicle she was driving struck a tree along Interstate 229.
Shortly after 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, first responders in Sioux Falls were called to the Interstate 29-Interstate 229 interchange for a report of a single-vehicle crash.
According to the South Dakota Highway Patrol, a 22-year-old woman from Sioux Falls was traveling southbound on I-229, making an exit to the south to enter I-29, when she lost control of the 2020 Chevrolet Malibu she was driving. The vehicle left the roadway, entered the west ditch and struck a tree.
Troopers say the woman, who was wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The name of the driver has not been released, pending family notification. The South Dakota Highway Patrol continues to investigate the crash.
A South Dakota native, Hunter joined Forum Communications as a reporter for the Mitchell (S.D.) Republic in June 2021 and now works as a digital reporter for Forum News Service.
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