"We're always one rain away from disaster in farming." Flooding in southeast South Dakota has immersed farm fields and damaged rural roads. Burbank farmer Reid Jensen has seen this story play out many times over in the past few years of unusually wet weather. | SDPB

7,500 people will get tickets to attend a Mt. Rushmore fireworks show. State officials also confirm President Donald Trump will attend the July event. Governor Kristi Noem says there was a social distancing plan in the works, but organizers have abandoned that idea. | SDPB

Today is the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Public Broadcasting Act by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The law created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and later led to the creation of both PBS and NPR...and of course, public media right here in South Dakota! Here is a look back at some of SDPB-KUSD's old station ID's from over the years. | SDPB

Our new channel, SDPB Kids, starts January 16th! Here you can access the best in PBS children's programming with a 24/7 format. Make sure you rescan your antenna or contact your local cable provider. | SDPB

News you can trust is more important now than ever before. Consider being a member of South Dakota Public Broadcasting and supporting our work to bring you South Dakota's stories. | SDPB

We finally have a date! The national PBS Ethan Bortnick special filmed right here in South Dakota, at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls, will be airing on SDPB on Saturday, August 5th at 7:30pm/6:30MT. | SDPB