South Dakota State Fair

Nikki Gronli from USDA joins us to talk about funding for rural development. What do South Dakota families need from the internet? How can communities apply for federal infrastructure money?First, when is the right time to ask someone if they are thinking about suicide? Last year the South Dakota Department of Health reported 198 suicide deaths. That's the highest number since tracking began. We talk with the vice president of behavioral health at Avera Matt Stanley, D.O.

We met Glen Palmquist standing among a row of vintage tractors and automobiles. He was proudly displaying his bright yellow 1918 Republic Model X11 Truck. He says he and his father refurbished the truck in the 1970s. Showing it at the State Fair in Huron feels like a homecoming.

August 26 marked the beginning of overdose awareness week. We take time to better understand overdoses and what to do and look for when someone is impacted. Plus, the South Dakota State Fair is underway. More than 180 thousand visitors are expected to travel to Huron this weekend for a celebration of South Dakota culture and community. We talk with South Dakota State Fair Assistant Manager Candi Briley and chislic vender Kerry Kepplinger.

Clarence “Shorty“ Harold set up a vendor's booth at the South Dakota State Fair in 1927. After he died in 1966, his far-flung children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren held family reunions at the State Fair every year until 2021.

The South Dakota State Fair is officially underway, despite the rising number of new COVID 19 cases.Officials say it’s hard to gauge how many will attend…

In The Moment ... January 3, 2018 Show 248 Hour 1Last spring renovations on the grandstand at the South Dakota State Fair began. This project is expected…

In The Moment ... August 7, 2017 Show 150 Hour 2In some parts of the country beef has been and is a bad subject among environmentalists and health…

Construction is starting on the Nordby 4-H exhibit Hall located on the fairgrounds in Huron. The old exhibit hall was demolished in 2013. When completed…

Bob Glanzer grew up on a farm northeast of Huron with dreams of becoming a world champion bull rider, but fourth place in the regional high school rodeo…

Diane Diekman visited about country music legends Marty Robbins and Faron Young. Diekman is the author of "Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty…