Today from SDPB - legislators back a property tax fund, appropriators advance a bill seeking to make 2023's sales tax cut permanent and a committee hears debates on asking voters to approve online sports gambling.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. heads west to map the family trees of Sara Haines and Tracy Letts.

Chris Paul discovers the first labor contract his paternal family ever signed.

SDPB heads to the classroom to hear from our youngest public radio voices.

A new book explores the history of America through the lens of evergreen trees. SDPB talks with Trent Preszler about the science of evergreens and the human cost of industrial excess.

Thousands of people protested construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016. A new poetry collection takes readers inside a community, nearly 10 years later.

Pianist Tellef Johnson brings Sorabji's fifth piano sonata to the stage for a live performance set to stretch more than seven hours.

The arrival of wintry temperatures serve as a reminder that unhoused populations need potentially life-saving support.

The Veterans Wildland Fuel Module works to mitigate the risk of wildfires in Rapid City and the surrounding community, while also creating career pathways for veterans.

Kaija Bonde and Alex Newcomb Weiland discuss their musical mentorship and the legacy of country music legend Patsy Cline.

In The Moment checks in with Andrew Limbong. He's a reporter for NPR's Arts Desk. He joins us for an update on NPR's annual interactive reading guide called NPR's Books We Love.

A bronze, life-sized statue of President Donald Trump has a new home on a Rapid City street corner. It’s the first time a statue has been installed for a president while in office.

Farmers say the 2018 Farm Bill is not meeting the needs of today's production ag families. Doug Sombke with South Dakota Farmers Union lays out his organization's plan for updates to the farm sector safety net.