More opioid settlement money on its way to South Dakota

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PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) — South Dakota is receiving another batch of opioid settlement money.  The state’s portion of the latest payment is over 1.5 million dollars.  That comes from a nationwide 720-million-dollar settlement with opioid drug makers.  The state is expected to receive 79 million dollars when the payments are complete.