• SDSU researchers helping Sioux Falls Firefighters. Allison Barry, an assistant professor at South Dakota State University is partnering with Sioux Falls Fire Rescue to develop and test fitness programs for firefighters. The idea is to pilot a plan for what physical training, nutrition and recovery is needed for firefighters to be able to do their very physically taxing jobs.
  • What's happening in Pierre? This week in Pierre, lawmakers advanced a proposal to expand free lunches to include kids who qualify for the reduced price for meals. They also shot down a pretrial program because it was funded by the so-called "woke" MacArthur Foundation, discussed a "Data Center Bill of Rights," and advanced a proposal to protect utility companies from taking the blame for wildfires.