Jackie Hendry
Host of South Dakota Focus, Senior ProducerJackie is based out of SDPB's Sioux Falls Studio.
Jackie produces and hosts SDPB’s flagship public affairs TV program, South Dakota Focus.
Her favorite part of working for SDPB is getting to visit a variety of communities and see parts of the state that are off the beaten path. She came to South Dakota from Illinois as a college student (Go Yotes!) and interned with SDPB in 2014 and again in 2017.
Hendry joined SDPB full time as the education and health care beat reporter in 2018 and moved to her current role in 2021.
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The governor's office has released the plan for a new men's prison in Sioux Falls as well as a comparison to a Nebraska prison proposal. -
Former state USDA Rural Development Director Nikki Gronli is running for Congress. -
NewsKellie Wasko submitted her resignation to Governor Larry Rhoden on Monday. -
The first-of-its-kind program has seen success in its first twelve years, but the co-chair of Project Rural Justice sees opportunities for continued innovation. -
Billy Mawhiney is running as a Democrat for the state's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives -
The Governor's Office will submit an application to a new federal program later this fall that could bring $100 million to improve rural healthcare. -
The state Department of Health is partnering with Avel eCare to give emergency medical personnel continuing education credit while they respond to calls. -
Lack of funding is a growing concern for first responders nation wide and in South Dakota. Local lawmakers are studying the issue, but what some say is the most obvious solution is a political non-starter. -
When the Mitchell Fire and EMS department considered ending services for people outside city limits, first responders had to rally support for a new tax to keep the service running. -
Watertown almost lost one of its largest child care centers last year. Instead, the city recently celebrated its newest child care center on the same campus hosting assisted living apartments and memory care facilities.
