Rushmore State News

Upper threshold of death expectancy exceeds death count in South Dakota during week Jan. 21

By Rushmore State News | Feb 5, 2023

South Dakota's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Jan. 21, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Week of January 21: 44 people in 65-74 age group are estimated to have died in South Dakota

By Rushmore State News | Feb 4, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 44 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending January 21.

South Dakota pension investment earnings fall 66.7 percent

By Rushmore State News | Feb 1, 2023

The earnings on investments for South Dakota public pensions dropped from $960,715 in 2018 to $320,304 in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

63 people die in South Dakota after taking the COVID-19 vaccine

By Rushmore State News | Feb 1, 2023

Deaths after taking the COVID-19 vaccine total 8,214 across the US, with 63 deaths being in South Dakota, according to the National Vaccine Information Center.

Pump pain: South Dakota drivers to spend $9.63 more on gas on average this February

By Rushmore State News | Feb 1, 2023

The average price of regular gas in South Dakota in February is $3.43 per gallon.