Tom Daschle

In the last five years, South Dakota lost ten percent of its nursing homes. Low funding and staffing shortages threatened rural nursing homes even before the pandemic. Now, industry leaders fear the problem is only getting worse. Jackie Hendry previews the uncertain future of nursing homes on Dakota Focus.

Twenty years after deadly anthrax spores were sent across the nation targeting top U.S. officials, South Dakota's former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle says the U.S. still does not have an adequate biodefense plan in place. Daschle joins us to discuss the report "Saving Sisyphus: Advanced Biodetection for the 21st Century."

An above-ground discovery at the Prehistoric Indian Village in Mitchell was hiding in plain sight. A group of coffeetrees has excited both archaeologists and arborists.

In The Moment ... February 20, 2020 Show 757 Hour 2Last night Democratic candidates took the stage in Nevada to try to win votes and clarify the party's…

In The Moment ... April 30, 2018 Show 326 Hour 2A new organization called Rural Forward is poised to address those issues in time for the mid-term…

Former South Dakota Democratic US Senator Tom Daschle is joining other prominent national democrats to form a group that advocates for progressive…

In The Moment ... October 24, 2017 Show 205 Hour 1South Dakota State University in Brookings was the site of the third in the series of Daschle Dialogues.…

In The Moment ... October 20, 2017 Show 203 Hour 1Last evening, Tom Brokaw participated in the Daschle Dialogues at South Dakota State University in…

In The Moment ... May 5, 2017 Show 087 Hour 1Medal of Honor recipient Leo Thorsness died this week. Col. Thorsness was a U.S Air Force pilot who was shot…

SDPB's Charles Michael Ray sits down with author and tribal attorney Peter Capossela to discuss his new book, "The Land Along the River: The Ongoing Saga…