How is one South Dakota university is revitalizing an institute dedicated to American Indian Studies? Plus, up to $400 million are available in government grants for South Dakota businesses and nonprofits. All this and more in today’s SDPB News Podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify today.

Your South Dakota COVID-19 numbers update for October 14th, 2020.

SDPB'S Stephanie Rissler hosted a candidate forum with South Dakota's 2020 candidates for the US Senate. Joining us: Dan Ahlers (Democrat) and Mike Rounds (Republican, Incumbent). Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

The state Department of Public Safety releases 911 transcriptions from the night the attorney general struck and killed a South Dakota man. Plus, the mayor of Rapid City urges people to respect mask mandates while COVID-19 cases are surging in the state. All this and more in today’s SDPB News Podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify today.

SDPB's Stephanie Rissler hosts a live discussion with candidates for the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. Joining us: Remi Bald Eagle (Democratic candidate) Gary Hanson (Republican incumbent) Devin Saxon (Libertarian candidate)

State parks are seeing a surge in visitation numbers into the fall and two organizations are assisting businesses in one South Dakota city with financial hardships. All this and more in today’s SDPB News Podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify today.

Why are rival telecommunications cooperatives involved in a legal dispute with millions of dollars at stake? Plus, what plans do the Board of Regents have for the spring semester for all six public universities? All this and more in today’s SDPB News Podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify today.

The state Department of Health adds a new metric for measuring COVID-19 cases in South Dakota and the last day of oral arguments for the South Dakota Supreme Court wraps up. This and more in today’s SDPB News Podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify today.

State lawmakers approve some CARES Act dollars for public and private school students, and two college professors in the state have invented a better way to purify pharmaceuticals. All this and more in today’s SDPB News Podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify today.

How are state lawmakers planning to use the remaining amount of federal coronavirus aid? Plus, what are leaders from South Dakota's biggest city currently planning for COVID-19 prevention efforts? All this and more in today’s SDPB News Podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify today.