In the Moment, May 3, 2021 Show 1040. Lura Roti talks with state farmers and ranchers who are finding they are in need of second jobs to pay the bills. Julie Schmitz Jensen is president & CEO of Visit Rapid City. We talk about the impact of the ongoing pandemic on the tourism industry and the good news for a "post-pandemic" visitor season. Dr. Susan Hoover specializes in infectious disease and travel medicine with Sanford Health. She joins us with a COVID-19 Update. This Day in South Dakota

In the Moment, April 30, 2021 Show 1039. Michael Hammond, chief legislative council for Gun Owners of America discusses a gun-licensing case that the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear. The 2A case is the first of its kind in more than a decade. NY State Rifle & Pistol Assoc. v Corlett. How can South Dakotans see a better return on higher education investment? Brian Maher is the executive director of the Board of Regents. He joins us with an update on the task force studying the operations of

In the Moment, April 28, 2021 Show 1037. Closer Look : SDPB's Lee Strubinger previews the SD Supreme Court case regarding marijuana in South Dakota. Dr. Vance Thompson is this week's On Call with the Prairie Doc® host. The show is about telemedicine and when it is useful. Dakota Political junkies discuss the SD Supreme Court case regarding marijuana in South Dakota and more. In Thier Own Words : Northwestern High Senior Mitchell Vander Wal shares how COVID-19 impacted his senior year. SDPB's

In the Moment, April 27, 2021 Show 1036. Matt Zimmer from Argus Leader media talks about the SDSU Jackrabbit football team on their win over Holy Cross on Saturday and what's next as they seek a national championship. Chuck Parkinson will talk about the US Census from both the federal level and the state level. He will discuss its importance. Guns in South Dakota: South Dakota law makers once worked in bipartisan fashion to set gun regulations in the state that restricted concealed carry and

In the Moment, April 24, 2021 Show 1035. For National Workzone Awareness Week, we discuss Go Orange Day in South Dakota (Wednesday 4/28 ). The day raises awareness regarding the deadly dangers of speeding and distracted driving through work zones. Women are having babies later in life. We discuss a new study from the Journal of the American Medical Association that shows the reproductive life span in women has increased from 35 to 37 reproductive years. Dr. Shankar Kurra from Monument Health

In the Moment, April 22, 2021 Show 1033. Seth Tupper joins with an update on the cause of the Schroeder Fire in western South Dakota being from a debris pile. Irony is that the debris being burned was from the Westberry Trails Fire in 1988. SD Focus : Jackie Hendry previews the SD Focus Earth Day broadcast with an eye to conservation issues in South Dakota. Guns in South Dakota : Matt Schlueter is a certified firearms instructor in SF. He will discuss firearms safety and training, including the

In the Moment, April 23, 2021 Show 1034. Bart Pfankuch - A Reporter's Notebook. He talks about a recent article he wrote about keeping politics and personal bias out of the process develop a new and enhanced civics and history initiative for public K-12 schools across the state. Richard Two Bulls brings the story of the Lakota People’s Law Project purchasing a building a building in McLaughlin,SD, to convert into a teen center. This center will be a safe haven for teens and they also plan to

In the Moment, April 21, 2021 Show 1032. Taneeza Islam is executive director of South Dakota Voice for Peace. She joins in conjunction with Governor Kristi Noem's social media comments on immigrant children. On Call with the Prairie Doc® : How can you help strengthen your bones and joints? How can you repair them when damage is done? Dakota Political Junkies : Jon Schaff & Tom Dempster Governor discuss Kristi Noem's public stance on immigration. In Their Own Words : thoughts from a

In the Moment, April 20, 2021 Show 1031. Laurie Gill is South Dakota's secretary of the Department of Social Services. She joins us to discuss the important role that communities play in ending child abuse and neglect. Guns in South Dakota : South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven Jensen talks about his new courtroom security initiative. Hunter Lovins is president and co-founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions. She's a champion of sustainable development and is joining the Rapid City

In the Moment, April 19, 2021 Show 1030. This week is severe Weather Awareness Week in South Dakota. Kelly Serr joins to prepare us for upcoming drills and the season. Dr. Keith Hansen is a reproductive endocrinologist at Sanford. This week is Infertility Awareness Week. We talk about the medical options and emotions of infertility. Kim Malsom Rysdon is the secretary of the SD Department of Health. We discuss the new reality of COVID variants in the state and how it is impacting young