KOTG: Major drug bust in Sioux Falls; Ben Reifel Middle School progress; 50 years of The Town and Country Shopper – KELOLAND.com

Governor Kristi Noem has made a decision on one of the most controversial bills to come out of the 2021 legislative session. That decision is to send it back. House Bill 1217 made national headlines because of the impact it would have on transgender athletes in South Dakota. Susan Williams, the founder of theTransformation Advocacy Projectsays, despite the changes Governor Noem is suggesting, the bill is still discriminatory. The bill has been branded as an act to promote fairness in womens sports. In her letter to legislators, Noem says her changes would protect womens sports while also showing empathy to kids struggling with quote what they understand to be their gender identity. She goes on to say showing empathy does not mean a biologically-female-at-birth woman should face an unbalanced playing field.

Another big donation by Billionaire T. Denny Sanford went to Sanford Health. Today the health group announced they are receiving $300 million from the man who started Premier Bank. Back in 2007, it was Sanfords initial gift of $400 million that transformed Sioux Valley Hospital into the Sanford Health System we know today. Now, Gassen says this $300 million gift cements the future of Sanford Health.

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KOTG: Major drug bust in Sioux Falls; Ben Reifel Middle School progress; 50 years of The Town and Country Shopper - KELOLAND.com