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South Dakota moms bond over a shared experience: C-sections

South Dakota moms bond over a shared experience: C-sections

One in four births in South Dakota is performed via cesarean section, and those births can range from the routine to the traumatic. In the first in a collaboration with SDPB's South Dakota Focus show, we look into how monthly meetings have a healing effect on moms who went through the procedure.

'Freedom Works Here' has spent millions to promote SD jobs. Now businesses are being asked to pitch in.

'Freedom Works Here' has spent millions to promote SD jobs. Now businesses are being asked to pitch in.

Noem’s administration is seeking the help of economic development groups and top businesses to pay for national ads touting her “Freedom Works Here” campaign. But some of these groups are still waiting for the names of thousands of prospective employees.

Book chronicles how a frontier woman’s life in South Dakota morphed into a national scandal

Book chronicles how a frontier woman’s life in South Dakota morphed into a national scandal

The marriage of Corabelle Fellows, a white woman, and Sam Campbell, a mixed-race man who was part Sioux, was scandalized in newspapers across the nation in the late 1880s. South Dakota native Chuck Raasch's book chronicles Corabelle's life and her then-controversial courtship.

Members of the Hispanic population gathers for Cinco de Mayo in Sioux Falls

Hispanic population gains in rural counties spark South Dakota growth

South Dakota’s Hispanic population more than doubled over the past 12 years and now helps keep many small towns vibrant, a trend seen in other rural areas of the U.S., according to census data and experts.

News Watch to host training for journalists on covering criminal cases

News Watch to host training for journalists on covering criminal cases

"Lost In Court: A Journalist’s Guide to Covering Criminal Cases" will help South Dakota journalists and students gain credibility and confidence in navigating what can be a daunting assignment

Tribe bans Dupree educators from reservation over child abuse allegations

Tribe bans Dupree educators from reservation over child abuse allegations

DUPREE, S.D. — A child abuse allegation against a teacher at Dupree Elementary School prompted the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe to take the unusual step of banning the teacher, a principal and the superintendent from reservation lands where the public school is located. As a result, the three employees have

Hall of Fame: South Dakota’s ‘culture of excellence’ showcased in 2023 class

Hall of Fame: South Dakota’s ‘culture of excellence’ showcased in 2023 class

The 2023 class’s impacts stretch beyond South Dakota’s borders. Nearly every 2023 inductee has received national recognition for their contributions to an industry.