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South Dakota Public Broadcasting is South Dakota's statewide public broadcasting network - including Television, Radio and Online. SDPB is a vital community resource producing and broadcasting high-quality, commercial-free programs and valuable community outreach projects that educate, enlighten and entertain.

07/21/2025

Jim Mattson, Jon Mattson and Ron Burns share some memories from Deadwood's Days of '76' Parade and Rodeo.

07/20/2025

The Days of '76 Rodeo in Deadwood, South Dakota, has been going strong since 1928. Check out this amazing archival footage from the early days of the event!

07/19/2025

In this 2019 Dakota Life story, SDPB learns more about Danish traditions and aebelskivers during Danish Days in Viborg, South Dakota.

Both the House and Senate approved cutting over $1 billion to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
07/18/2025

Both the House and Senate approved cutting over $1 billion to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

07/18/2025

Season 27 of Dakota Life saw us head to Burke, South Dakota, to learn more about an arena started in 1990 when a man wanted a place for kids to practice riding and roping. This is the story of the Burke Stampede Rodeo.

07/17/2025

Before heading to Storybook Land Festival in Aberdeen this weekend, learn more about the man who created some of its iconic images, Leo Weber.

07/16/2025

During Season 27 of Dakota Life, we highlighted the community of McLaughlin. We saw firsthand how the leaders of the American Legion chapter in Bullhead commemorate the 100th anniversary of its founding by former WWI Doughboys in 1924.

Last week SDPB explored the science happening at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF), a massive laboratory ...
07/15/2025

Last week SDPB explored the science happening at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF), a massive laboratory housed deep inside a former gold mine in the northern Black Hills. C.J. Keene traveled nearly a mile underground to talk with the scientists leading the groundbreaking research.

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https://www.sdpb.org/podcast/in-the-moment/2025-07-11/neutrino-day-2025

07/14/2025

Ready for takeoff? Join SDPB at the South Dakota Air & Space Museum in Box Elder for an up-close look at historic planes and aviation history!

07/13/2025

Built in 1922, the St. Charles Borromeo Church is located in St. Francis on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. After the original building was destroyed by a fire in 1916, the new church was built using hand-mixed concrete. It features Romanesque-style architecture with Lakota designs throughout, and numerous stained-glass windows.

07/12/2025

Step onto Laurel Prieb Field in Webster — a mini replica of Minneapolis’ iconic Target Field! A little slice of the big leagues, right here in South Dakota.

07/11/2025

For over 50 years, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant in De Smet, South Dakota has shared Wilder's stories and history with visitors from around the world. SDPB visited the pageant in 2013.

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