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Events
May 04 - May 20 May 14 - May 18Road Scholars Excavations - Hot Springs
May 17Folk Music/Americana Extravaganza - Deadwood
May 17Artists' Reception - Rapid City
May 17 All EventsOn This Day
May 17
Former South Dakota governor and congressman Bill Janklow was released from prison today in 2004 after serving 100 days for second-degree manslaughter. In August 2003, Janklow's Cadillac hit and killed motorcyclist Randy Scott on an intersection near Trent. Although the 4-time Republican governor argued he was suffering from low blood sugar, a Moody County jury convicted him in December. Janklow resigned his congressional seat in January and entered jail.
East River Branding
East River cowboys and farmers in Yankton County enjoy an annual branding near Utica. [read more]
Food
Prize-winning Rhuberry Pie
Marilyn Moeller's rhubarb-berry blend was a winning treat. [read more ]
The Chislic Circle
Lead's Meat Pies
Reverend Sanderson's Lefse Ministry
Sweet Time
Travel
Crazy Horse: Pointing to the Future
On a pilgrimage to the Black Hills, one South Dakota native found mountainous inspiration in a dream taking shape near Custer. [read more ]
Iron Mountain Road
The Capitol's Blue Stones
Leaving Tracks
The Great Tradition of Wall
History
Joe Foss Remembered
An ex-newspaper boy from Pierre remembers the day he got a helping hand from a hero. [read more ]
Baum's Aberdeen Oz Was a Baseball Diamond
The Super Bowl of Drug Busts
Borglum's Last Christmas
The Verne Miller Story : From Lawman To Outlaw
Outdoors
The Cottonwood Slough
Roberts County's 5,400-acre stretch of lakes, marshes and potholes is a natural treasure. [read more ]
South Dakota's Killer Wolf
Explorers of an Unseen World
Boundary Walker
The Hidewood
Culture
Rockin' the Spearfish Pavilion
Fifty years ago, the Black Hills drew the biggest names in music. [read more ]
Freeman's Tasting Festival
Art al Fresco
Love Letter From Grant County
High in the Saddle
Business
Here Comes the Goosemobile
Canistota's "Mobile Meat Market" may be delivering free-range, local meat to your town this summer. [read more ]
The Chislic Circle
Making Yellow Magic
Willard's Water
Staging Comebacks
Editor's Notebook
Whereizzit in South Dakota?
Guess where this photo was taken and you just might win a prize! [read more]
[more Editor's Notebook]Columns
May 17, 2012
Celebrating with Rhubarb
FOOD: People make a fuss over St. Patrick's Day and Cinco de Mayo. But where's the ethnic fun when Norway's Constitution Day rolls around? [read More]
May 16, 2012
Can Tea Cure Health Care?
POLITICS: Black Hills Tea Partiers brew up weak answers to policy alternatives to Obamacare. [read More]
May 14, 2012
Into the Woods
PHOTOGRAPHY: The woods and waters of Union County's Adams Homestead attract a rich array of wildlife. [read More]
May 10, 2012
Enticing the Oriole
OUTDOORS: Baltimore orioles are a favorite for many backyard birders in South Dakota. [read More]
May 10, 2012
Rural Decay or Handy Tree Shelter?
AGRICULTURE: Some folks regard abandoned farm structures with dismay. But have they ever tried to knock down a silo? [read More]