Lori Walsh

1 week ago | sdpb.org | Lori Walsh

On today's show... The city of Sioux Falls and South Dakota State University hosted the Big Sioux Stewardship Summit this week. The summit explored the state of the river and how to be a better steward for the environment. Travis Entenman, executive director of Friends of the Big Sioux River, offers a river health checkup (1:00 to 10:10). The 57th Annual Dakota Conference is next Thursday.

1 week ago | sdpb.org | Lori Walsh

On today's show... Bruce Blumer, co-founder of the Haiti Alive nonprofit, gives an update on his organization and on the devolving situation in Haiti. He also discusses a humanitarian immigration program that may end. It offered temporary legal status to Haitians who "did things the right way" (1:00 to 14:11). Our Dakota Political Junkies analyze how the national news approaches Leader John Thune.

1 week ago | sdpb.org | Lori Walsh |Ari Jungemann |Ellen Koester

On today's show... No one has heard the Pulitzer Prize-winning opera "Giants in the Earth" performed live. That's changing thanks to the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra. Maestro Delta David Gier previews the April 26 and 27 concerts bringing the literary classic to the stage. He says the piece breathes life into the sounds of America (1:00 to 26:51). Plus, readers of "Giants in the Earth" share their impressions.

1 week ago | sdpb.org | Lori Walsh

This interview originally aired on "In the Moment" on SDPB Radio. A new program at South Dakota State University will offer engineers a place in hospitals and medical clinics. Students who complete the Healthcare Systems Engineering program will have a bachelor of science engineering degree. And, faculty members hope, the out-of-the-box thinking needed to streamline America's ungainly health care system. Sanjeev Kumar, Ph.D., is the dean of the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering.

1 week ago | sdpb.org | Lori Walsh |Ellen Koester

This interview originally aired on "In the Moment" on SDPB Radio. Governor Larry Rhoden recently released a property tax proposal. Journalist Patrick Lalley argues residents of Sioux Falls could get more benefits if politicians shifted focus. Lalley is the editor of Sioux Falls Live and joins us to dive into the politics of property taxes. Read his full commentary. ____________________________________________________________The following transcript was auto-generated and edited for clarity.