Each day, SDPB brings you statewide news coverage. We then compile those stories into a daily podcast.

After the 12-day war in June, the issue of who will succeed Iran's longtime supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has become more urgent.

A man is behind bars in connection to a homicide in northeast South Dakota.

Dusty Johnson unpacks his key issues going into the 2026 race. Plus, 45 years ago the Supreme Court ruled the Black Hills had been stolen from the Sioux Nation.

South Dakota may see less Medicaid coverage use if the One Big Beautiful Bill passes. And declining vaccine rates may increase measles cases in the state.

The South Dakota Arts Council has purchased 10 new pieces of artwork for the state’s public art collection.

An ‘expanded’ Rushmore Music Festival is underway in the Black Hills. The festival brings dozens of students and faculty artists together every summer to focus on music education.

The annual Rushmore Music Festival is underway in the Black Hills, where dozens of students and faculty artists from around the world focus on music education, performance, and community.

Just in time for the Rushmore Music Festival, the BeethoVAN gets a little lift. And it’s all part of this year’s festival expansion.

Diane Knutson talks about the value of a dark sky. Hank Fridell shares what you could see through a telescope tonight. And Ellie Davenport takes you stargazing.

Sen. Karl Mundt spent more than three decades in Washington. Historian Sean Flynn discusses the politician's time on the House Un-American Activities Committee and more.

USD's coordinator of international studies unpacks the precedence for the weekend's strikes. Tim Schorn, Ph.D., discusses whether the move violated international law.

There are two South Dakotans in the 2025 Bush Fellowship cohort. We speak to the director of Native recruitment at USD and the founder of the First Peoples Fund.