Norman Signs | Dakota Life

Traveling in western South Dakota, you'll come across signs marking the Old Deadwood Trail, a trail once used by wagons to haul freight and people from Fort Pierre to Deadwood. In this Dakota Life story from 2016, SDPB discovers the story of how Roy …

Protesters Rally During Kristi Noem’s Dakota State Commencement Appearance Amid Immigration Policy Backlash

MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) Hundreds of people are protesting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s latest visit back in South Dakota.  The former South Dakota Governor gave Dakota State University’s commencement speech on Saturday and also received …

High school baseball in South Dakota is now 25 years old, yet Rapid City's scene stands out

Editor's Note: This is the first part of a three-part series on the Rapid City baseball landscape. On a comfortable Wednesday evening at McKeague Field, 11 seniors representing the Rapid City Stevens baseball team and their parents partook in Senior …

Poll, online map show conservation is 'big win' for South Dakota farmers

Click play to listen to this article. A new mapping tool shows South Dakota is a big player on the farm conservation scene. The online feature coincides with a new poll, revealing most farmers want stronger funding for climate-smart practices. In a survey …

South Dakota's Best and Brightest of the Class of 2025 honored

School District Name High School Aberdeen School District Reese Comstock Aberdeen Central High School   Bryson Hanson Aberdeen Central High School   Aglaia Ramey Aberdeen Central High School   Madeline Sandvig Aberdeen Central High School Aberdeen …

“I don’t think things will let up.” Rhoden forecasts strong tourism season in South Dakota

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Gov. Larry Rhoden is forecasting a strong tourism season for South Dakota. The governor pointed to recent questions he took from our sister station Dakota News Now on numbers from the U.S. Travel Association showing foreign …

College radio station getting inducted into South Dakota Rock and Rollers Hall of Fame

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Nestled in the basement of the South Dakota Mines’ Surbeck Center, one will find the tunes of alternative music and other genres going though the airwaves. “We’re called the underground sound, so we’ll have everything from rock …

KTEQ Radio set to be inducted into South Dakota Rock and Rollers Hall of Fame

South Dakota ranked among the nation's best states by US News and World Report

South Dakota is named one of the country's best states in newly released rankings by U.S. News & World Report, earning high marks for its environment and infrastructure. To rank the states, U.S. News & World Report used 71 metrics across eight …

South Dakota National Guard member arrested for DUI on training course

A South Dakota Army National Guard member is facing a possible second DUI conviction, after he was caught with alcohol in his system on a law enforcement driving course. Court records obtained by the Argus Leader show Tucker Watson-Veal, 28, of Bison, was …