AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoHealth Care Deal: Sanford Health has agreed to buy North Memorial Health after Minnesota’s attorney general secured $600 million in local hospital investment commitments, following North Memorial’s failed push for state emergency help. Education Data: Pennington County’s South Dakota School of Mines and Technology reported a 53.2% six-year bachelor’s completion rate for white students (2018 cohort), while Brown County’s Northern State came in at 59.6% and Lake County’s Dakota State at 52.2%. State Fair Politics: U.S. Senate rivals Mike Rounds and Brian Bengs spar over whether Medals of Honor tied to the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre should be rescinded. Public Safety & Infrastructure: South Dakota’s SDDOT will start $550,000 inslope and pipe repairs on U.S. Highway 14A near the Broken Boot Gold Mine Sept. 8, with two-way traffic and a 10-foot lane width limit. Community & Mental Health: Sioux Falls’ Out of the Darkness Walk returns Sept. 19 at Levitt at the Falls, with activities starting at 11:30 a.m. Agriculture & Wildlife: Anthrax has been confirmed in a South Dakota cattle herd, prompting a vaccine warning for West River ranchers.
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