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History
John Morrell’s Bloody Friday
The conflict wasn’t labor versus management. It was workers against each other.
Slight of Hand
After years of work by his family, Luigi Del Bianco was officially recognized for his role as chief carver on Mount Rushmore.
Firmly Planted in South Dakota
Brookings horticulturist Niels Hansen developed fruits, flowers and farm crops for the Northern Plains.
The Man Who Played Christ
Josef Meier took up the cross 8,999 times, and brought the Passion Play to Spearfish.
John Banvard’s Brush with Success
How one artist rose from rags to riches before dying penniless in Watertown.
The Lady Leatherheads of Madison
Football took on a different look at Dakota State University during World War II.
A Farmer’s Story
The life of Johnny Cloud seemed mythical, until we discovered that it was really true.
Farmhouse Refuge
One farm family saved dozens of high school basketball fans during the ferocious Blizzard of 1966.
The Raider from Belle Fourche
November 11, 2015
In 1942, Don Smith helped score a direct hit on Japanese morale.
Forbidden Culture
Reservation dance halls were a safe harbor for Native American culture during seven decades of suppression.
The Victim’s Daughter
77 years after her father's murder, Nora Conheeney Ryan returned to the Black Hills.