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Making of America

The Hilton chain of hotels, known around the world for luxury and comfort, started out renting rooms in 8 blocks in the Texas oilfields.

Cowart's Corner: NFL Divisional Round & National Championship Preview

the NFL Divisional Round kicks off on Saturday with the Bills in Denver and the 49ers visiting the 12th man in Seattle. On Sunday the Patriots take on the best defense (maybe ever) in the Texans, and the Rams have to handle the cold in Chicago. We also preview the National Championship game on Monday night between Indiana and Miami. If you love talking sports, this is the show for you. So come on into Cowart's Corner!

Tiger Talk Episode 18 with Kale Knudson, Shooter Frederick, and Easton Eisemann

Tiger Talk is back this week for episode 18 with your host Matthew Givone. With the winter sports season rolling on Matthew sat down with Kale Knudson, Shooter Frederick, and Easton Eisemann, the captains of the Mobridge-Pollock basketball team, to talk about the season, and get an in depth look into this years team. If you’re a Mobridge-Pollock high school fan or a South Dakota high school sports fan you are not going to want to miss it. Tiger Talk, Live every Wednesday at 7 P.M. on Star 99, brought to you by Dacotah Bank!

Cowart's Corner: NFL Wild Card Weekend Recap, CFB Playoff & Brooks Koepka back on the PGA Tour

The NFL Wild Card Weekend is officially in the books! The weekend started off hot, but slowly slowed down to what we saw on Monday night. Either way, we recap every single game from an awesome first weekend of playoff football. We also quickly look at the CFB National Championship game coming up Monday. Miami outlasts Ole Miss and Indiana dominates once again. Our Haywire Headline comes from the PGA Tour that is making Brooks Koepka pay DEARLY to join back. If you love talking sports, this is the show for you! So come on into Cowart's Corner.

Making of America

Thomas Paine, author of the American Revolution era publication Common Sense.

Cowart's Corner- CFP Semi-Final, NFL Wild Card Weekend, NFL Coaches Firings & Transfer Portal Madness

The playoffs have arrived! Along with the College Football Playoff Semi-Final, NFL Wild Card Weekend is here! We preview each and every game getting you set for an awesome weekend of football. We also dive into the deterioration of college football due to NIL and the transfer portal with the latest breaking story about UW QB breaking his contract. And we discuss all the firings, expected and surprising, across the NFL. If you love talking sports, this is the show for you! So come on into Cowart's Corner.

Tiger Talk Episode 17 with Tegan Konold & Blake Thompson

Tiger Talk is finally back after our winter hiatus for episode 17 with your host Matthew Givone. With the winter sports season rolling on Matt sat down with Tegan Konold & Blake Thompson, two members of the Mobridge-Pollock girls basketball team, and talked to them about their college commitments. Tegan will attend The University of Mary, and Blake will attend Black Hills State University. If you’re a Mobridge-Pollock high school fan or a South Dakota high school sports fan you are not going to want to miss it. Tiger Talk, Live every Wednesday at 7 P.M. on Star 99, brought to you by Dacotah Bank!

Cowart's Corner- NFL Week 18 Recap

And just like that, the NFL regular season is in the books. Week 18 is always weird, teams resting starters, teams jockeying for playoff positioning and teams just flat out not caring. We had some history made, some awesome games and everything in between. We recap all the action from NFL Week 18 on this Monday episode. If you love talking sports, this is the show for you! So come on into Cowart's Corner!

Agriculture In-depth-- South Dakota agriculture seen at 2026 Rose Parade®

South Dakota’s float in the 2026 Rose Parade® (Jan. 1, 2026) won the Americana Award for being the “most outstanding depiction of national treasures and traditions.” Among the South Dakota agriculture-related treasures and traditions shown on the float or used as materials to cover the float were bison, pheasant, grouse, corn, forestry and rodeo. In this episode, retired florist Dave Engelmeyer from Burke, SD, chats with DRG Media Group News and Farm Director Jody Heemstra about his experience helping to decorate the float.

Travel South Dakota’s “Carved in Stone; A Legacy of Teamwork” entry showcased Mount Rushmore National Memorial, a vibrant landscape, thundering bison and the Dignity: Of Earth & Sky sculpture. South Dakota’s natural beauty and heritage were brought to life through more than 40,000 floral elements, including corn, wheat, sunflowers, light blue iris petals and palm bark. The 2026 parade marked Travel South Dakota’s second appearance in the Rose Parade, following its first entry in 2016, and served as a national kickoff to America’s 250th anniversary celebration.

Making of America

The transformation of Buffalo Bill Cody