De Smet & Kingsbury County, South Dakota

The first leg of a new hiking and biking trail along Highway 14 will materialize just east of De Smet this summer from the edge of town to the Big Slough immortalized in the "Little House on the Prairie" series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Organizers hope it eventually grows into a statewide byway.

Hundreds of thousands of tourists every year frequent sites tied to South Dakota's pioneer and Wild West history, and cemeteries are among the historic sites that bring the past to life for those visitors.

Authorities say two women drowned while swimming in an eastern South Dakota lake.

In this 2013 Dakota Life story, SDPB learns the magic of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant.

The Governor’s Office of Economic Development approves two state projects totaling over $55 million.

In this SDPB Sports Classic Game, De Smet faces Avon in the 2003 Class 9A Championship Game.

Emma Albrecht of De Smet sustained an unfortunate injury that ended her senior season with the Bulldogs girls basketball team this winter. But while one door closed, another one opened.

De Smet defeated Lower Brule on Saturday night in Aberdeen to win the 'B' title state title, their second in a row.

Carrie Ingalls, sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder, lived a productive life in South Dakota as a newspaper manager, mother, and philanthropist.

The De Smet Bulldogs claimed the boys ‘B’ basketball title on Saturday night defeating Aberdeen Christian 59-43 at the Barnett Center in Aberdeen.