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Vermillion independent bookstore closing due to state politics

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Many arts organizations are losing federal funding, including money that was promised and already spent.

Jim Speirs, the executive director of Arts South Dakota, talks about the impacts of arts cuts here in South Dakota (1:00 to 9:58).

The owner of Outside of a Dog Books and Games is closing or selling the independent store this summer. Mike Phelan discusses what brought him to the Vermillion community — and why he's leaving (9:58 to 31:25).

Plus, a uniquely South Dakota movie is available to stream now.

We talk to the creative team behind "Fall is a Good Time to Die." Director Dalton Coffey, producer Abbie Coffey and actor Joe Hiatt step into SDPB's Sioux Falls studio (31:25 to 49:11).

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of "In the Moment."
Ellen Koester is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Ari Jungemann is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.