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Michael Klinski

Sioux Falls
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Digital marketing specialist at @SDNComm. Former editor at Argus Leader Media and once-every-six-months tweeterer. Freelancer for @SDNewsWatch. Cricket fan
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Fact brief: Is the measles vaccination rate decreasing in SD?

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By Michael Klinski
| KDLT-TV (Sioux Falls, SD) Verified
(South Dakota News Watch) - Yes. The number of kindergarteners who have received the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine in South Dakota has fallen by 6.7 percentage points since the 2019-20 school year. The Healthy People 2030 target for two doses of MMR is 95% by 2030. South Dakota (89%) is one of 18 states that have an MMR vaccination rate below 90% for students in kindergarten in 2025-26. The state has reported 11 cases of measles in 2026 compared to 16 cases in 2025.
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Woman charged in connection with remains in hotel room

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By Jerry Steinley Verified, Michael Klinski
| The Rapid City Post Verified
RAPID CITY, S.D. –  A Rapid City woman has been sentenced to 260 days in jail in connection with a case involving a man’s remains being found in a Rapid City hotel room. Twenty-nine-year-old Diana Hairy Shirt pleaded guilty to violating burial permit requirements and failing to notify authorities of a death. A Pennington County judge sentenced her to about eight-and-a-half months in jail, with credit for time already served.
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WAVI recipient of Mary Kay Ash Foundation award

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By Jerry Steinley Verified, Michael Klinski
| The Rapid City Post Verified
RAPID CITY, SD – Working Against Violence, Inc. (WAVI) has been selected as South Dakota’s 2026 recipient of a $20,000 unrestricted grant from the Mary Kay Ash Foundation®. The funding will strengthen WAVI’s ability to provide emergency shelter, advocacy, and essential support services to individuals and families experiencing domestic violence in Rapid City and the surrounding Black Hills region.
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