Ben Kuhns

Ben Kuhns has been on-the-air and in the broadcasting industry since 1996. He’s worked with radio and TV station in South Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming. He studied journalism and political science at the University of Nebraska in Kearney. Ben is also an award winning audio/video producer. In addition to commercial and imaging production for radio stations in Sioux Falls, he has been the voice of, and produced, several region-wide commercial campaigns. Ben is the Regional Digital Managing Editor for Townsquare Media markets in South and North Dakota where he manages and produces online content inspired by the local communities. Ben was born and raised in Western Nebraska and has been in Sioux Falls, SD since 2006. He also thinks he is fiction writer and essayist, and his wife thinks he's funny.

Sioux Fallsian? This is What You Call Someone From These South Dakota Towns

Are you a Sioux Fallsian, or a Rapid Citizen? These are demonyms. It's what you call people from a place. Here's a list of a bunch of South Dakota towns.

5 Reasons to Love a Cold South Dakota Winter Cold (Yes, Really!)

If you’re looking for a laugh (and maybe a reason to appreciate the below-zero part of winter), check out these five 'cool' reasons why the South Dakota cold isn't so bad after all.

[OPINION] Banning Phones in Schools is a Very Bad, No Good Idea

In their anti-phone zeal, people forget that the policies they call for will affect everyone. Including their kids. Banned for athletes too, even on game days. Even if they're the best in the state. Banned, no matter your last name or family income.

Sioux Falls Braces for Arctic Cold: Here’s What You Need to Know

Frigid cold air will be descending on Sioux Falls and most of the middle of the country this weekend.

Discover The Bats That Call South Dakota Home

They live in trees or buildings, and in western South Dakota, they are fond of the caves and old mines in the Black Hills. Oh! and they eat BUGS!

Whatever Happened to Gigglebees in Sioux Falls?

Gigglebees was a staple of life in Sioux Falls for 22 years. If you're new to the Sioux Empire, or you want to remember, here's the story.

Sioux Falls Sees Population Growth, But South Dakota Faces Brain Drain

South Dakota struggles as brain drain sees college grads flocking to Colorado, Washington, Wisconsin.

WATCH: These 8 Old Hy-Vee Commercials Will Take You On a Trip Through Time

WOW! Get a nostalgia overload watching these old Hy-Vee commercials from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s. Then get depressed because of the prices.

The Time Martin Luther King Jr Brought The Civil Rights Message To South Dakota

Two years before his legendary I Have a Dream speech in Washington DC, Dr. King spoke to the people of South Dakota

The Bizarre Connection Between Iowa and the ‘Paul Is Dead’ Hoax

One celebrity rumor that took over the world in the 1960s had it's, sort of, beginings at a college in Iowa.