Dakota Life

Gary Becker grew up next to the Meridian Bridge in Yankton. He shared some of his favorite memories.

Get to know the history of Box Elder, South Dakota.

Building a main street from scratch and meeting the growing needs of a community? Box Elder is doing just that.

Join SDPB for a free screening of Dakota Life Greetings from Britton on Wednesday, December 4th, at the Strand Theatre.

With a history of warrior culture pre-dating the United States, meet the leaders of the American Legion chapter in Bullhead as they commemorate the 100th anniversary of its founding.

By the early 1990's officials in both Nebraska and South Dakota determined that an upgrade was needed at the Missouri River crossing at Yankton. The question became, what to do with the Meridian Bridge?

Once the Meridian Bridge was built, then came the work of maintenance. Don List details what type of work it took to keep the bridge functional.

Yankton's Meridian Bridge is quite a spectacle. It took 11,000 barrels of concrete & 3,500 tons of steel to build a modern marvels that cost 1.3 million dollars.

To highlight the upcoming episode of Dakota Life, we share about the town of Box Elder and its origins.

Gilbert Kills Pretty Enemy III is giving back to McLaughlin by painting a mural of the local leaders of Standing Rock.