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History
Thanksgiving on the Prairie
De Smet's first Thanksgiving inspired a lesson in gratitude that still resonates today.
We Gave One the Chair
Warden G. Norton Jameson brought death by electrocution to the South Dakota State Penitentiary.
The Buffalo vs. the Bull
When Scotty Philip's buffalo Pierre met a Mexican bull in the ring, the Juarez fighter didn't stand a chance against the monarch of the plains.
The Home Kids of Dell Rapids
From 1910 to 1947, the Odd Fellows Home provided "a good place, a good home and good times" to South Dakota orphans.
Deadwood Dick vs the Whitewood Skunk
The Days of '76 character's fast draw had humorously unfortunate results for his Black Hills neighbors.
Joe Foss Remembered
An ex-newspaper boy from Pierre remembers the day he got a helping hand from a hero.
Baum's Aberdeen Oz Was a Baseball Diamond
The Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum brought America's pastime to the Hub City.
The Verne Miller Story: From Lawman To Outlaw
Following the trail of a Beadle County sheriff turned gangster.
Faith in the Voters
An Aberdeen priest was the father of the initiative and referendum process that gave us term limits, dove hunting and daylight savings time.
The Great Hyde County Prairie Fire of 1947
Third-generation rancher Johnny Bown sent this account of Hyde County’s devastating prairie fire to his mother-in-law in St. Louis 64 years ago.