A lawyer for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe says the Keystone XL pipeline presents the same threats to Indian Country as did wagon trains and the transcontinental railroad.

Rosebud and Fort Belknap Indian Community have sued President Donald J. Trump for violating treaties when he issued a permit for the pipeline earlier this year.

A hearing on the issue has been set in Montana Federal Court for Sept. 12.

SDPB's Victoria Wicks has this story.

In other Keystone XL news, the Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld that state's granting of a permit for the pipeline.

Susan Evans is an occupational therapist from Aberdeen. Evans has developed a product called the NebTray – it helps people organize vials of medications for respiratory treatments.

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This week renowned fiddlers Owen DeJong, Tom Schaefer, and Kenny Putnam came togerher for a rare joint appearance; Fiddles and Friends stopped by the Rapid City studio. You’ll hear about one of the most dangerous jobs in one of the most dangerous fields. A conversation about the life of one hall of fame inductee. And poetry from studio 47. 

Dr. Hadi Fekrmandi is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and Skye Rutan-Bedard is a mechanical engineering undergraduate researcher.  The difference between a satellite and a cube sat is more than just the price tag. Research at School of Mines is looking at cameras used in a CubeSat as the goal is to expand from one small satellite to a swarm of smaller satellites working together to focus on specific research areas.

New health guidelines say more women may benefit from gene testing for hereditary breast or ovarian cancer. Megan Bell is a genetic counselor at Sanford Health, she discusses the latest guidelines.

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In The Moment ... August 23, 2019 Show 644 Hour 1

How do you feel about your job when you get up every morning?

Jackie Severin's July Making a Living episode deals with workplace culture. She visits with SDPB's Steve Zwemke on In The Moment.

In The Moment ... August 23, 2019 Show 644 Hour 1

Fiddles & Friends play tonight (Friday) at the Performing Arts Center in Rapid City at 7:00 p.m. They travel east to perform at Strawbale Winery in Renner on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.

Fiddle & Friends graciously performed for Moment in Sound Friday morning on In The Moment.

In The Moment ... August 23, 2019 Show 644 Hour 1

In this week's Poetry from Studio 47 feature, Patrick Hicks presents poetry from William Stafford.