Jackson Dircks
Journalism InternJackson Dircks is a Freeburg, Illinois, native. He is pursuing a degree in English, Journalism and Secondary Education at Augustana University and planning to graduate in May 2025. He plans to pursue a career in sports journalism.
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Landsat 7, the first Landsat to downlink data to the ground station in South Dakota, is officially decommissioned.SDPB had a conversation at the Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, or EROS, in Sioux Falls with two men who worked with the satellite. -
Dakota State University received a $1 million grant from Google to host a cybersecurity clinic. Officials say the clinic is improving cybersecurity in the state and abroad. -
The cost of land for a proposed prison site in Mitchell is now nearly double its original price tag. Landowner James River Farms increased its asking price from $18,000 to $35,000 per acre. -
While discussions around a new state prison continue, one of the proposed sites is holding community forums to provide information to the public. -
South Dakota’s lone rabbi visited Israel shortly before the nation exchanged air strikes with Iran. He talked with SDPB about his experience. -
As the Artificial Intelligence craze grows, experts in the data center field say businesses are looking at South Dakota to build. At a Downtown Sioux Falls Rotary meeting, the topic was how South Dakota fits into the puzzle. -
The company backing a data center that’s received local pushback in McPherson County is offering a proposal to improve emergency services in the area. -
The mayor of Worthing said there are still many questions over whether the community could support a new state penitentiary. The legislative task force deciding on a new prison site chose an area just south of Worthing as one of the four options. -
NewsThe city of Sioux Falls is currently spending about $180 million in road construction projects, and leaders are encouraging drivers to abide by one specific method to ease traffic. -
Opposition to a proposal to build a state men’s prison in Mitchell is growing. A second major city leader who previously backed the idea is now coming out against the project.
