In Their Own Words

Martin Luther is known for launching the Reformation, but he also reformed the sport of bowling. ELCA Bishop Megan Rohrer shares the story of Luther's home bowling alley.

Dodie Brown set out on a mission to modernize hospice care in South Dakota. She did this in the early 1980's with support from the Bush Foundation. Today we learn about that journey in her own words.

Swayze Ness is a junior at Kimball High School. Since the first grade, she has been building up her own cattle herd. In this segment, the cattle rancher shares her story and what she’s learned along the way.

Shirley Mallow is an active volunteer in her church and the BlackHawk community. We take a moment now to listen to her discuss how a major medical event shifted her perspective.

Jim Wipf is a 21st Century craftsman. As a field engineer for the Unisys Corporation, he provides on-site services for computer repairs. We listen in as he does his work.

Journalist Charlotte West followed the stories of three Native American women heading to college during the height of pandemic closures. Cante Skuya Lonehill-Stover arrived at Augustana University in Sioux Falls to find herself one of 11 Native students.

An old-fashioned meeting, courting, and marriage as told by Don Konechne, an 88-year-old farmer and rancher from just outside Rapid City.

In the Moment: March 23, 2021 Show 1014.The open Legislature we know today - every bill gets a hearing, and always in public - wasn't always so. Terry…

In the Moment: March 19, 2021 Show 1012.We sit down with Kevin Robling, the new Game, Fish & Parks Secretary.In Their Own Words brings us the debate over…

In Their Own Words brings us the South Dakota state floor debate over a bill (HB 1061) that "prohibits smoking and consuming marijuana and its derivatives…