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Tiger Talk is back this week for Episode 25 with your host, Matthew Givone. This week, with the NCAA tournament getting started, Matt did a complete breakdown of the four regional brackets for the men's tournament and touched on some of the favorites in the women's bracket. If you're a college basketball fan, you are not going to want to miss it. Tiger Talk, live every Wednesday at 7 P.M. on Star 99, is brought to you by Dacotah Bank!

In this week's episode Cortana Mancuso talks to Nielah Blackbird about govs basketball sideline cheer

WE. SLEEP. IN. MAY! The NCAA Men's & Women's Tournaments are here and so are the Boys State Tournaments across South Dakota. We fill you in on the first day of games from Class A & B State Tournaments coming up tomorrow and talk a little about the matchups ahead. We also take a brief look at this year's bracket and talk teams that could make it to the Final Four. We also quickly recap the World Baseball Classic Championship from last night on this episode of Cowart's Corner. If you love talking sports, this is the show for you! So come on into Cowart's Corner!

From rudimentary sign language to studying acoustics to inventing a device many of us take for granted, Alexander Graham Bell pioneered technology that sits in many peoples pockets.

BONUS SHOW! We said we were going to take a slight break to get through basketball season, but forget that, we sleep in May! We start the show talking about Team USA's debacle in the WBC. We talk about Bam Adebayo's "historic" 83-point game. Talk a little NHL, then dive into the fun stuff which is South Dakota postseason basketball. Stanley County punches ticket to state for first time since 1997- 33:00 minutes in Sully Buttes, Lyman & Cheyenne-Eagle Buttes big wins- 44:00 minutes in Lyman Raider Girls at State and the STACKED Class B Bracket- 55:00 minutes in If you love talking sports, this is the show for you! So come on into Cowart's Corner!

"On this week’s episode of Teen Talk, host Cortana Mancuso talks to Beau Forgey. Beau is a sophomore from Onida, South Dakota, heavily involved in his school's fine arts program. In this episode, they discuss his passion for the fine arts."

Delegates to National Famers Union’s 124th Anniversary Convention unanimously re-elected Aberdeen, South Dakota, area farmer Jeff Kippley as the organization’s Vice President. In this episode, Kippley shares what it's like balancing his family farm with the duties of being the NFU VP and mentions some of the top issues their members are talking about this year.   Kippley and his family raise cattle, corn and soybeans and operate a tax business serving family farmers in their community. This will be his third, two-year term. “Being trusted by our family farmers and ranchers to advocate for them in Washington and across the country is one of the greatest honors of my career,” said Kippley. “We have important work ahead, and I look forward to partnering with President Larew once again to get it done.”  

International Harvester isn't just a catchy country song but was a revolutionary step forward in grain harvesting.

On this episode we are joined by SD State Champion wrestler Alex Oedekoven, his teammate and Rodeo star Walker West. Following them, Stanley County multi-sport athlete Landon Bame. Before the interviews, we start the show talking some SD High School Postseason hoops coming up this week, the first interview with Oedekoven and West begins at 13:45, followed by Landon Bame at 58:00. Join us on Players Perspective, sponsored by Avera!

Tiger Talk is back this week for Episode 24 with your host, Matthew Givone. The girls' basketball playoffs roll on this week, the boys' basketball playoffs are getting started, and the state wrestling championships have come and gone. It's an exciting time of year, and this week Matthew Givone was joined in the studio by Luke Olson to recap the exciting weekend of wrestling and Shooter Frederick to talk some basketball as the playoffs get started. 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, is brought to you by Dacotah Bank!

This week, Cortana talks about the Fine Arts Festival at the High School with Gage Ruhlman, Band Instructor at T.F. Riggs High School.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is beginning a broad modernization effort to unify the systems used by USDA’s Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Risk Management Agency. The goal of “One Farmer, One File” is to create a single, streamlined record that follows the farmer— no matter which USDA agency they are working with-- thus reducing the administrative burden for farmers. In this episode, hear what Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins told the crowd at the Feb. 2026 Commodity Classic Convention when she revealed the new initiative.

During National FFA Week Feb. 21-28, 2026, members of the Gettysburg FFA Chapter were busy talking about the organization to grade school students, hosting activities and sharing their personal connections with agriculture and FFA. In this episode, hear from chapter officers Reporter Emma Baier (junior), Sentinel Bradly Vasquez (sophomore), President Bobbi Eide (senior) and Vice President Trace Genzler (senior).

What started as a marketing ploy for jewelry turned into world-renowned model train company. 

Tiger Talk is back this week for Episode 23 with your host, Matthew Givone. It's finally playoff time for high school basketball in South Dakota, and this week Matthew Givone was joined on the phone by Marley Guthmiller & Pacey Konold, two different players from Ipswich High School and Mobridge-Pollock High School, as they discuss their teams' seasons and the regional playoffs. 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!

This week on Teen Talk, Cortana dives into more the fine arts at Riggs High School including the middle school play coming up which is Sound of Music. Her guests this week are Director Audra Cardlwell and Co-Director Haley Hobby. Cortana will be looking at all things going on in the hallways at high schools around central South Dakota on Teen Talk!

John Hayes went from Texas Ranger catching outlaws across the Wild West to the first elected Sheriff of San Francisco.

On this episode we recap the Daytona 500 and some NFL news in the first 22 minutes of the show. Then we dive into the Men's & Women's hockey dominance at the Olympics along with some Curling Controversy from our neighbors up north. We also dive into what a fun college basketball season this has been and how great the NCAA Tournament is about to be. If you love talking sports, this is the show for you! So come on into Cowart's Corner!

Tiger Talk is back this week for episode 22 with your host, Matthew Givone. With the high school basketball regular season winding down, it's time to start thinking about the playoffs, and this week Matthew Givone was joined on the phone by Justin Cowart, the Sports Director of Dakota Radio Group, to talk about this basketball season and the upcoming playoffs. 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!

Welcome to the very first episode of Teen Talk with your host, T.F. Riggs High School freshman Cortana Mancuso. Teen Talk is dedicated to highlighting the Fine Arts, fundraisers, and fun things happening inside the halls of high schools around central South Dakota. On Teen Talk, we talk to students, post-grads, teachers and more about their high school experiences, what they enjoyed, what they would do differently and how to navigate all that comes with it. On this pilot episode, we chat with Matt Mancuso who gives his perspective on his learned life experience. Welcome to Teen Talk!