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City in Florida providing $1M in opioid settlement money to nonprofits fighting opioid epidemic

The city of St. Petersburg, Florida, is offering $1 million from an opioid settlement to nonprofit groups working to help combat the opioid crisis.

September 7, 2024 2

Local News

South Dakota’s top 5 campaign war chests

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (SDNW) -- South Dakota Republican Sen. John Thune has the largest political war chest of any U.S. senator, topping the $20 million mark even though he’s not up for re-election until 2028. Rep. Dusty Johnson, the state’s lone congressman, ranks 18th in the U.S. House of Representatives with nearly $5 million, despite [...]

September 7, 2024 5

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Fundraiser for Dakota Dachshund Rescue is on the move

The eventual winner of the Find the Queen of Hearts fundraiser will split the jackpot with Dakota Dachshund Rescue.

September 2, 2024 3

Local News

SF nonprofit converts school bus into medical library

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- A Sioux Falls nonprofit is continuing a one-of-a-kind project. Members of the Legacy Foundation gathered in northern Sioux Falls Sunday to convert a school bus into a mobile medical equipment lending library. Converting this bus has been in the works for months. "I had a wild idea that maybe we [...]

September 1, 2024 4

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Street doctors make house calls to the homeless

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – With a wheelchair as his bed and a ratty checkered blanket as his covers, 63-year-old George VanVooren spent the night on a sidewalk outside the Bishop Dudley Hospitality House in Sioux Falls on a recent Saturday night.

August 31, 2024 3