South Dakota History
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A federal appeals court blocked President Trump from firing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, just ahead of a key vote on interest rates.
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After the 2023 train crash in East Palestine, Ohio, freight railroads promised to join a federal safety program that lets employees anonymously report mistakes. Only two pilot programs have launched.
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Join PBS Nature and Cumbre Kids throughout Hispanic Heritage Month.
More Arts & Life stories
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South Dakota is the black-footed ferret capitol of the world. SDPB joins researchers rumbling through the prairie at night looking for the highly-endangered creature.
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How well can you know the state where you were born? Celebrated South Dakota writer Patrick Hicks finds the familiar and the foreign on Minnesota's backroads.
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Rhubarb enthusiast Doris Hodgen bakes up a Rhubarb Crunch recipe.
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Ryan Howlett, CEO of Friends of SDPB, discusses what their latest fundraising campaign could and couldn't do for SDPB's journalism efforts going forward.
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We share the second half of our conversation with the Dakota Political Junkies. Seth Tupper and Brad "Murdoc" Jurgensen unpack the debate over Rapid City's water needs.
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Dakota Life goes back to 1998, when we met Johanna Meier from Spearfish. With her incredible international doll collection, she crafted a magical miniature world.
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There's a shortage of lawyers in small towns across the nation. South Dakota is leading the way with rural law programs to address the problem.
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For four decades, the South Dakota Magazine has collected, preserved and archived stories from around the state. Editor Bernie Hunhoff shares the history of the magazine.
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Seth Tupper, editor in chief of South Dakota Searchlight, and Brad "Murdoc" Jurgensen explore who counts as an American hero and whether statues qualify as art.
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Visitors may notice something different at the World’s Only Corn Palace: faces plastered on the walls and the words “In Mitchell, conservation is tradition. Protect it.”
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Jim Reese's "Coming to a Neighborhood Near You" is part memoir and part deeply researched exploration of the nature of crime, true crime in popular culture and the criminal justice system.
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An all-day event at Levitt at the Falls showcases Native art and music. We preview the All My Relatives Festival with Mato Wayuhi, Shinin' Star Style and Gabriel Night Shield.