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March 28, 2024
SDPB's Jackie Hendry steps into the studio to preview her reporting in the latest episode of "South Dakota Focus" on juvenile justice and trauma.
December 12, 2023
The Native BioData Consortium seeks to give tribes a say in what happens to their biological and health data and helps them benefit from its use.
November 14, 2023
Terry Liggins is founder and CEO of the Hurdle Life Coach Foundation in Sioux Falls. The organization seeks to help youth and adults overcome trauma and achieve success.
October 26, 2023
Parents who would otherwise participate in the workforce may find themselves leaving for years at a time because they either can't find or afford care for their children.
October 24, 2023
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of stories on children that Jackie Hendry, producer and host of South Dakota Public Broadcasting’s "South Dakota Focus," will write for
October 23, 2023
Considering South Dakota’s current historic rate of unemployment, any barrier to workforce participation is a matter of concern to the state’s economic future.
October 23, 2023
Unregulated family day cares can list themselves on the state's directory, but only a dozen in the whole state have done so.
September 29, 2023
Join Jackie Hendry as she hosts the South Dakota Focus Childcare Crisis Town Hall live from SDPB’s Black Hills and Sioux Falls studios on Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m.
September 27, 2023
Join Jackie Hendry as she hosts the South Dakota Focus Childcare Crisis Town Hall live from SDPB's Black Hills and Sioux Falls studios on Tuesday, October 3rd
September 26, 2023
SDPB's South Dakota Focus will explore issues and challenges impacting the state's young people and their families. Host and writer Jackie Hendry gives us a preview.