National Coverage, Local Focus - COVID-19

SDPB, PBS & NPR working to keep you informed.

Get local news, updates, and resources at SDPB.org/COVID. Text SDPB your questions about the pandemic at 605-956-7372 or look up our question of the day and send a response. We want to hear from South Dakotans. Need help? SDPB has state resource links available or call the South Dakota COVID info hotline 1-800- 997-2880.

Find video and national news from PBS programs and resources with timely and relevant information on the spread of the virus. Content includes a new primetime program, PBS NewsHour Confronting Coronavirus, which features interviews with officials and a virtual town hall with curated questions from across the nation; an upcoming documentary, FRONTLINE Coronavirus Pandemic, on the government’s response to the outbreak; and a new episode of PBS Digital Studios’ It’s OK to be Smart focusing on the prevention of spreading germs.

Additional online resources are available from PBS.org, PBS KIDS and PBS LearningMedia to help adults and children understand the virus and ways to prevent infection. As many families and teachers face school closures, PBS KIDS and PBS LearningMedia are offering a variety of tools to help support learning at home.

SDPB.org/COVID provides a direct link to NPR’s up-to-theminute news coverage on the pandemic from trusted reporters around the globe.

SDPB is made up of individuals who care about the information you receive. We are working hard to ensure the information provided to you continues to uphold the standards of trust, accuracy, and value that viewers have received from their public media stations for years. We are all in this together. We are South Dakota.

COVID Life Resources

Visit SDPB.org/covidlife

Welcome to SDPB’s Resource Center for living life in South Dakota under the impact of COVID-19. Access resources for parents, educators and everyday South Dakotans to help make the best of a difficult situation.

Find articles and read stories from fellow South Dakotans on how we are coping, find digital resources for a variety of interests on our Keeping Busy page, access resources for small businesses and employment, and get tips on maintaining physical and mental health at home. Connect here to find ways to learn, dream, and grow at home.