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In The Moment … February 3rd, 2021 Show 984 Hour 2 More than 71,500 South Dakotans have received doses of one of the approved vaccines to fight COVID-19.

In The Moment … February 3rd, 2021 Show 984 Hour 2 Governor Kristi Noem raised almost $1 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 for her campaign; roughly 80 percent of that was from donors outside of South Dakota. It was the height of the pandemic here at home, when hundreds of people were dying weekly and hospitals were pushed to their capacity.  Guests: Kevin Killer is President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and a former South Dakota lawmaker. Listen

In The Moment … February 1st, 2021 Show 982 Hour 2 He traveled the state with a box camera and glass plates. Decades later the Gustav Johnson photo collection continues to help us understand who we were and how we became who we are.  Guest: Matthew Reitzel, archivist at the South Dakota State Historical Society.

In The Moment … February 1st, 2021 Show 982 Hour 2 When you take your student to driver safety training, most likely they arent going to be coached in preparing for a traffic stop and an interaction with police. Interaction with officers can vary from friendly to dangerous, and many Black parents have different conversations with their young drivers about those traffic stops. Thats because (nationwide) Black drivers are stopped at a higher rate that white drivers.  Listen

In The Moment … February 1st, 2021 Show 982 Hour 2 From new vaccines to new Sars-CoV-2 variants, the COVID-19 picture continues to evolve. Plus, a new

In The Moment … January 28th, 2021 Show 980 Hour 2 How can we heal from political strife and turmoil while still doing the important work on the critical issues of today? Perhaps some of those answers might come from outside the interior world of politics itself.   Guest: Neil Fulton is Dean of the School of Law at the University of South Dakota. Find Neils article we reference here.  Listen

1:59 Western South Dakota came under national scrutiny for hosting the Sturgis motorcycle rally during the pandemic, and now the region is hosting its biggest wintertime gathering. The Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo brings thousands of visitors to Rapid City for a weeks worth of events. There’s the stock show and multiple rodeo performances. There’s a speaker series, art show, trade show and many other things on the packed schedule. Craig Baltzer is executive director of the Rushmore Plaza...

At least six South Dakotans received pardons from Donald Trump during the last days of his presidency. Plus, a state senate committee is advancing a bill

Governor Kristi Noem issues an executive order to merge the Agriculture and Environment and Natural Resources departments. Joe Biden says he’ll revoke the

The Department of Revenue begins work to research and implement marijuana regulations in the state. This and more in today’s SDPB News Podcast. Find it on