Refugees

International composer Calvin Jones performs on September 22 at the Goss Opera House in Watertown. The concert is part of an effort to assist Ukrainian refugees and other immigrants relocating to South Dakota.

The transition to electric cars is accelerating. What does that mean for the future of ethanol? What does that mean for acres and acres of corn in South Dakota? Plus, a South Dakota composer on the run from Russian rockets in his adopted home of Ukraine.

It's unclear when or if South Dakota will see any refugees from these conflicts. Lutheran Social Services, the only refugee resettlement organization in the state, is not offering any specifics as the situation unfolds.

A Senate committee is voting down a proposal that ends the refugee resettlement program in South Dakota from countries that appear on the federal travel…

As educators incorporate best practices, utilize new projects in certain subjects, and incorporate innovative techniques into their lessons, one constant…

Freelance journalist Robin Shulman of New York City comes to South Dakota State University for the Pulitzer Center of Crisis Reporting visit. Her lecture…

The increase of Syrian and other Middle Eastern refugees fleeing war torn countries is raising debate in this nation over how many the US should allow in.…

FRONTLINE brings you "Children of Syria" tonight on South Dakota Public Broadcasting.Filmmaker Marcel Mettelsiefen talks with Dakota Midday host Lori…

UPDATE: According to the Office of Refugee Resettlement, under the US Department of Health and Human Services, nearly 70,000 refugees entered the US in…

SDPB's Jenifer Jones spent part of December working with refugees on the Greek Island of Lesvos. Jones is now back in South Dakota. She shared stories of…