Podcast: An insider’s tour of South Dakota’s state museum renovation

By: Meghan O'Brien

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: July 3, 2026

Words: 205

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago


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Searchlight Report is a podcast from South Dakota Searchlight. Reporter and host Meghan O’Brien works with other Searchlight journalists to take listeners inside politics and policy in The Mount Rushmore State.

After three years, $14 million in funding from state lawmakers and $2 million from donors, the museum at South Dakota’s Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre opened its doors again to the public this …

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