Some homes have a room that looks like it belongs in a furniture catalog. The couch is perfect, the pillows have never been disturbed and the carpet shows no signs of human activity since the work ...

Drive enough through South Dakota, Minnesota or Iowa and eventually you'll pass through a tiny town that makes you slow down. Maybe it's the old brick buildings. Maybe it's the water tower with the ...

Spend enough time around a South Dakota garage, basement, or shed and you'll discover something pretty quickly: we are not great at getting rid of things. That old chair might be broken, but it could ...

There's a strange moment every August when summer suddenly feels like it's running out of time. The weather is still hot. The days are still long-ish. Nobody is ready to talk about fall yet. But then ...

You walk into the grocery store with the best intentions. "I just need one thing," you say. Twenty-five minutes later, you're walking out with a full cart, a receipt long enough to use as a bookmark, ...

You don't need a plane ticket, a hotel reservation, or a long road trip to enjoy one of the best parts of summer. Across South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa, people are turning their own backyards into ...

If you've ever caught yourself pulling over to snap a picture of a colorful sunset, you're not alone. Summer sunsets across South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa have a way of making people stop what they ...

Fair season is coming! While the giant state fairs get most of the attention, there's something special about the smaller hometown fairs that pop up all across the region. The Sioux Empire Fair is the ...

In the Midwest, there’s a certain confidence that kicks in whenever something breaks. A door won't close properly? Easy fix. The lawn mower is making a strange noise? Probably nothing. The washing ...

As summer gets underway in South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa, one familiar sight starts popping up in towns of all sizes: farmers markets. On the surface, they’re places to buy fresh produce, baked ...

There’s something about summer in South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa that makes people want to get in the car and just drive somewhere. It doesn’t even have to be far. A nearby lake, a small town ...

In South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa, warm weather can show up long before summer officially begins. There are random 75 degree weekends in April, surprise heat waves in May, and at least one person ...