Meet Liz and the Begalka Family — the green thumbs behind Sodak Gardens near Clear Lake.

Susan Monarez, the ousted director of the CDC, testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday that the health secretary pressured her to rubber stamp vaccine policies without reviewing scientific evidence.

NPR speaks with Debra Houry, the CDC's former chief medical officer, about her decision to leave her post and her concerns over Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine decisions.

We get a preview of the premieres of the medical call-in show "On Call with the Prairie Doc®" and "South Dakota Focus's" in-depth look at rural emergency services.

We meet Travis Dewes of the Rapid City Arts Council, Sioux Falls theatre leader Bob Wendland and award-winning photographer Aaron C Packard in Vermillion.

The Parkston Commercial Club's proposal has reached the public voting round in the application process for a Levitt Music Series Grant.

Rhubarb enthusiast Doris Hodgen bakes up a Rhubarb Crunch recipe.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.