Jul 02 Watch 5:01 South Dakota town embraces new immigrants vital to meat industry By PBS News Hour As rural America sees its populations shrink, one town in South Dakota is embracing new communities, including Karen people, an ethnic minority from Myanmar. Home to Dakota Provisions - a turkey processing plant that produces 200 million pounds of turkey… Continue watching
May 28 Watch 9:38 How South Dakota is luring attorneys to remote areas By Christopher Booker, Connie Kargbo As more and more states struggle with declining rural populations, these areas are experiencing an acute challenge in hiring and retaining lawyers. PBS NewsHour Weekend correspondent Christopher Booker travels to South Dakota to find out about a state program that… Continue watching
Feb 29 Watch 3:22 South Dakota considers legislating transgender access to restrooms By PBS News Hour South Dakota would become the first state to restrict transgender students’ access to restrooms if Gov. Dennis Daugaard signs a controversial bill passed by the state Congress. The bill would require transgender students in public schools use only restrooms that… Continue watching
Feb 22 The fight over transgender rights in school restrooms intensifies By Lisa Leff, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — In clashes over which restrooms and locker rooms transgender students should use, the U.S. Department of Education has warned public schools that a 1970s sex discrimination law makes it illegal to deny them access to the facilities… Continue reading
Feb 17 South Dakota bill would restrict transgender students' access to restrooms By Erik Andersen South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced Wednesday that he would meet with transgender students and LGBT activists before making a decision to sign into law a bill that would restrict transgender students’ access to restrooms in public school. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 8:26 Fighting the debt trap of triple-digit interest rate payday loans By PBS News Hour Payday loans are supposed to be a short-term quick fix for those who can't get traditional credit. But the loans are rarely actually short-term, and borrowers frequently need to take out a second loan to pay off the first. Special… Continue watching
May 08 With South Dakota visit, Obama is the fourth president to visit all 50 states while in office By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address on the eastern end of the state at a two-year technical institute, a chance to promote his proposal for free community college and to become the fourth president to set foot on… Continue reading
Jan 19 Poet Jane Hoogestraat writes intimate dispatches from America's hinterlands By Ashira Morris In "Border States," her first published collection of poetry, published in November, Jane Hoogestraat's native state of South Dakota and her current home of Missouri, are as front and center as their geography. Continue reading
Nov 04 South Dakota polls closing an hour later than scheduled By Lisa Desjardins South Dakota polls are closing an hour later than planned. Photo by Flickr user Ken Lund No results from the much-watched South Dakota U.S. Senate race will be released until an hour after the polls were… Continue reading
Oct 23 WATCH LIVE: South Dakota Senate debate By Anya van Wagtendonk Mike Rounds (R), Rick Weiland (D), Gordon Howie (I), and Larry Pressler (I) will face off on the campus of the University of South Dakota, each vying to replace retiring Sen. Tim Johnson (D). Continue reading