Lura Roti
Reporter/ProducerLura Roti grew up on a ranch in western South Dakota but today she calls Sioux Falls home. She has worked as a freelance journalist for more than two decades. Lura loves working with the SDPB team to share the stories of South Dakota’s citizens and communities. And she loves sharing her knowledge with the next generation. Lura teaches a writing course for the University of Sioux Falls.
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This interview posted above is from SDPB's daily public-affairs show, In the Moment, hosted by Lori Walsh.Carol Evan Saunders was born and raised in Rapid City. She began her career as a theater teacher and taught at Central High School. After she retired from teaching, she revisited her childhood passion for history and received a master’s in history. -
In recognition of Donate Life Month, SDPB's Lura Roti brings us this story of two childhood friends who reconnected and will forever be connected because of a kidney donation and transplant. -
NewsIt’s been three weeks since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. And for families there each day is a struggle for survival. The stories of innocent Ukrainian civilians struggling to feed their children and evacuate make manySouth Dakotans wonder how they can help.TwoSioux Falls churches are working together to get funds for food, fuel, medicine and other necessities to Ukrainian families -
As South Dakotans age, home design is an important factor to consider. Some older homes can be adapted while future planning is now a phrase with new construction. -
Ana Ruiz says she caught the “cow bug” growing up on her family’s dairy farm near Watertown. Today she is pursuing her dream of becoming a veterinarian at South Dakota State University. In this In Their Own Words segment, she visits with SDPB’s Lura Roti about her calling to serve animals and their people. -
Hemp processing also creates a byproduct. And a South Dakota State University student wonders if there’s a use for that byproduct in agriculture. Hemp is newly legal in South Dakota, and demand is growing. The non-intoxicating cousin of marijuana is useful in human food, fiber, and other products. -
At 81 Jim Woster is a longtime advocate for the people who make up South Dakota agriculture. He grew up on a Reliance crop and cattle farm and began working for the Sioux Falls Stockyards the morning after he graduated from South Dakota State University. -
Sharing Christmas wishes with Santa is a time-honored tradition for many children. And in rural communities across South Dakota volunteers grow out their beards and don the red suit to keep the holiday tradition alive. -
Miller Farmer Terry Johnson is the fourth-generation to farm the land his Great-Grandpa Cawood and Grandpa Johnson homesteaded in the late 1880s Dakota Territory. Today his son, Curtis continues the family farming tradition. -
Planted as a 1-foot-tall seedling, on average a live Christmas tree will spend its first six or seven years on a farm before it is cut to be sold and decorated during the holiday season. To learn more about what goes into raising a Christmas tree, SDPB’s Lura Roti visits with the owners of Tannenbaum Tree Farm near Lennox.
