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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | South Dakota’s Russian ‘grip’ foreshadowed 1918 lockdowns

This week in South Dakota history: Jan. 16-22

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Dan Gehlsen
Jan 22, 2026
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One-third of Sioux Falls residents were down with “the grip” when another wave of the Russian Flu swept through the region 125 years ago this month.

Less serious than its initial spread a decade earlier, most cases hitting South Dakotans in the winter of 1900-1901 were reportedly mild, according to the Jan. 17, 1901, edition of The Madison Daily Leader.

State Politics

Health panel wants South Dakota Senate to settle debate over CBD, kratom bans

Todd Epp
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Jan 21
Health panel wants South Dakota Senate to settle debate over CBD, kratom bans

Attempts to regulate CBD products out of vape shops and gas stations in South Dakota and outright ban another commonly sold drug have state lawmakers at odds and retailers complaining of government overreach.

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