In Their Own Words

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.

SDPB's Nate Wek talks about the USD volleyball team making the NCAA tournament where they will face the University of Minnesota on Friday.

The University of Sioux Falls (formerly Sioux Falls College) is the oldest private college in the state, but its history is not well known. USF professor Stephen Jackson explores that history in the Fall 2021 issue of South Dakota History journal.

Dakota Political Junkies Michael Card (political scientist and professor at USD) and Jon Hunter (publisher emeritus, Madison Daily Leader) join us to discuss the abortion rights debate in South Dakota in light of today's testimony in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments today in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. It's a case that examines the constitutionality of abortion legislation out of Mississippi.

We hear the story of Olive and Reg Martin, in their own words. The two grew up in Liverpool, England during WWII. They would marry and board a ship in 1963, making their way to Mitchell.

The weeks leading up to Christmas find New Jersey transplant Tim Taylor painting Christmas scenes on windows in Watertown. Window painting is one of many types of painting this full-time artist practices. He also paints realistic wildlife and his talents have been recognized. He has been a finalist in the Federal Duck Stamp Contest.

Let's take a moment now to remember the Rapid City flood of 1972. Don Barnett was the mayor when the flood struck. It killed 238 people and transformed the area along Rapid Creek. In a recent interview, Barnett talked about the rain-soaked hours before the wall of water swept through the city, and the moment he realized how bad the flood could get.

For journalist Tim Giago, "retirement" means still banging away at the keyboard. Kevin Woster talks about Giago's career and where South Dakota's top news stories brought the two men together.

South Dakota rancher Morris Jones talks about his uncle Baxter Berry and life on the ranch in western South Dakota.