South Dakota Public Broadcasting

SDPB serves as an essential resource for the community by creating and airing high-quality, commercial-free content along with meaningful outreach initiatives that aim to inform, inspire, and entertain. You can find SDPB Television on several channels: KUSD Channel 2 in Vermillion, KESD Channel 8 in Brookings, KZSD Channel 8 in Martin-Long Valley, KBHE Channel 9 in Rapid City, KTSD Channel 10 in Pierre, KQSD Channel 11 in Lowry, KPSD Channel 13 in Faith-Eagle Butte, KDSD Channel 16 in Aberdeen, and KCSD Channel 23 in Sioux Falls. Each year, SDPB produces over 150 hours of local programming and offers more than 65 hours of educational children's shows every week.

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Black Hills Energy announces targeted shutdowns on high fire risk days

3 days ago | sdpb.org | C.j. Keene

Black Hills Energy has announced a new effort to mitigate risk relating to utilities and wildfires. However, some customers are concerned that could mean blackouts. The program is a public safety power shutoff, or PSPS program, which would take daily wind, weather and drought conditions into account during wildfire season. Black Hills Energy vice president Wes Ashton said it reflects an effort at safety.
SDPB has a new radio station in Mitchell

4 days ago | sdpb.org | Lori Walsh |Ari Jungemann |Ellen Koester

On today's show... SDPB's signal in Mitchell just got a lot stronger. A new full-power FM radio station (KWSD 89.1) is up and operating now in the community. We learn what it took behind the scenes to get the new station up and running. SDPB's SeVern Ashes, director of engineering and operations, shares more (1:00 to 14:20). Eli Koppenhaver, one of SDPB's field engineers, gives a tour of the 89.1 FM tower (14:20 to 19:02). We head into town and stop by the mayor's office.
Pell Grant changes could hit tribal college hardest, advocates say

4 days ago | sdpb.org | C.j. Keene

Pell Grants send thousands of lower-income students to college each year across America. However, proposed changes could lower that number drastically, often in the communities that need it most, including those on tribal lands. Proposed Trump administration changes could slash Pell Grant funding by as much as a quarter. report saysIn a tribal setting like the Pine Ridge Reservation, that represents well over 60% of students reliant on Pell Grant support.
Keystone business donates excursion day to kids enrolled with YFS

4 days ago | sdpb.org | Krystal Miga

Youth and Family Services is partnering with Rushmore Tramway Adventures in Keystone for a free day of adventure. The adventure park is hosting more than a hundred kids and staff from YFS Girls Inc. and Middle School Programs on June 6. The day is meant to give kids enrolled in those programs a chance to experience the Black Hills — something organizers say their families might not have the means or transportation to do.
Economists wary of potential recession as tariffs challenge businesses

5 days ago | sdpb.org | C.j. Keene

The trade war has made its way to the Midwest according to economists, and the most recent regional report reflects this trend. The monthly, nine-state Mid-America Business Index reports lower overall numbers but remained just above growth neutral. Creighton economics professor Ernie Goss compiles the report, which includes the Dakotas.
Measles case confirmed in South Dakota; First of 2025

5 days ago | sdpb.org | C.j. Keene

South Dakota’s first case of measles in 2025 has been confirmed in a Meade County individual. Health officials say the individual is an adult who had recently traveled internationally. The state Department of Health is warning of a couple public exposure risks. Community members in the to the Rapid City Medical Center Urgent Care waiting room the morning of May 28, or the Monument Health Sturgis Urgent Care waiting room May 29 may have been exposed to the highly infectious disease.
Heading down two South Dakota roads to history

6 days ago | sdpb.org | Lori Walsh |Ellen Koester |Ari Jungemann

On today's show... The Aberdeen Area Arts Council has a full schedule of summer events ahead. From music and festivals to murals and tiny galleries, we learn about the musical and visual arts happening in the area. Grace Chipman is the executive director of the Aberdeen Area Arts Council (1:00 to 8:09). Christina Oey, executive director of the South Dakota Humanities Council, offers a funding update for her organization (8:09 to 16:42).
'Tiwahe' sculpture revealed at boarding school memorial site

1 week ago | sdpb.org | Lee Strubinger

A collaborative sculpture, four years in the making, is now available for public view in west Rapid City. The sculpture is meant to honor children who lost their lives while attending the Rapid City Indian Boarding School. Young singers with the Oceti Sakowin Community Academy open up the sculpture dedication with a prayer song. Their voices carry through the wind as they stand in front of 50 plaques with names of those who died while at the boarding school—a reminder of the lives lost here.
Property Tax task force organizes into three groups

1 week ago | sdpb.org | Lee Strubinger

A legislative task force focused on property taxes is organizing itself into three working groups. The group wants to lower property taxes. But some on the task force worry its biting off more than it can chew. The three working groups will look at the education funding formula, local government spending and state government spending, respectively. Each will have an emphasis on reform or spending cuts to reduce property taxes.
With financial changes in DC, cuts looming across state government

1 week ago | sdpb.org | C.j. Keene

State budget officials are advising the legislative committee that oversees South Dakota’s finances that sweeping cuts at the federal level are going to impact the state’s bottom line. New policy from a new presidential administration means adjustments at the state level every time, but that’s particularly true considering the unprecedented budget cuts from the White House now. Brandy Miesner is the chief budget analyst for the state Bureau of Finance and Management.