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Crazy Horse Memorial: New CEO on the view from 6,532 feet up & 75 years in

The Crazy Horse monument in March 2012. When finished, it is expected to be 641 feet long and 563 feet high. It is <a href="http://crazyhorsememorial.org/crazy-horse-memorial-facts/">the largest mountain</a> carving in progress.
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Sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski began work on the Crazy Horse Memorial in 1948.

On today's In the Moment...

Lori Walsh takes listeners to a mountain with a mission.

For 75 years, work on the Crazy Horse Memorial has continued one chisel and one blast at a time. Its work is now supported by Whitney Rencountre, the new CEO of the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation.

He joins In the Moment to discuss the past, present and future of the monument.

SDPB's Lee Strubinger brings us another West River story. He reports on the proposed prison coming to Rapid City. But first, he looks at the conditions of the current women's prison in Pierre.

House Bill 1080 has made its way through the Legislature. The bill would block certain forms of gender affirming health care. We look back at the fiery discussion it ignited in the House. Listen to lawmakers debate the issue in their own words.

Kevin Woster looks forward to the weekly email he gets from Senator Mike Rounds. The Round(s) Up newsletter offers a peek at a week in the life of the senator.

Plus, how can we fill the gaps in what science can't explain? Two investigators from Black Hills Paranormal Investigations join to discuss.

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.