South Dakota History
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Immigration attorneys say they are hearing more reports of people being held in overcrowded conditions, sometimes in rooms so crowded there isn't space to lie down.
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Two teenage boys struggle with their friendship and their futures in the new novel-in-verse "When We Ride." NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with author Rex Ogle about it.
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The National Public Housing Museum opened April 4 in Chicago, with installations and exhibits as well as intimate individual, family, and community stories of living in public housing.
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Singer-songwriter Marnie Cook performs live in our studio. Punk band Plastic Blow rocks out. And the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra previews Mozart's "Great" Mass.
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Lou Raguse's "Vanished in Vermillion" tells the story of two teens who went missing in 1971. The author unpacks his crime reporting on this case and others in the area.
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The University of South Dakota Art Gallery is compiling information on the complete works of Oscar Howe. It's the first catalogue raisonné by a Native American artist.
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A Lower Brule science teacher discusses how interconnected the south and South Dakota are after her trip to Antarctica. Plus, the author of "Ends of the Earth" joins us.
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The state Historical Society is now accepting entries for the “This Place Matters” essay contest. It’s open now through March 14.
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Rep. Tony Venhuizen is now lieutenant governor of the state. We explore what that means for the state budget. Plus, the property tax bills before the Legislature.
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A bill to establish funding for private school and homeschool students died in committee. We hear from both sides of the school choice issue as proponents and opponents consider the next moves.
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We take the hour to share a January panel discussion in Sioux Falls. City, county and state leaders join together to unpack the challenges of assisting people experiencing housing instability.
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First, the painter behind "Dazzling Dakota: The Artwork of Mecca Rutherford." Then, the editors of "Creature Needs: Writers Respond to the Science of Animal Conservation."
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The TikTok saga continues. A South Dakota Congressman, a cybersecurity leader and a legal expert dive into the fate and future of the popular social media app.
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On Monday, Larry Rhoden was sworn in as the state's 34th governor. Our Dakota Political Junkies explore how his leadership may be different.