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.
Ben Kuhns
5 Places in South Dakota that Share Names With Famous Horror Movie Locations
Since we are in the Halloween season, we wanted to know if there were any places in South Dakota that share names with places in iconic horror movies.
Make Your Voice Heard – Voting Early in South Dakota
South Dakota voters can vote early, before Election Day, with an in person absentee ballot. Stop by the courthouse, fill out a ballot and get it done.
Kids Find Decomposing Body On Rapid City Hill
It was a sort of real-life Stand By Me in Rapid City recently.
LOOK: A Visit to South Dakota’s Weirdest Tourist Attraction: Bedrock City
Did your summer include a visit to The Flintstones' Bedrock City in the Black Hills? It was one of the best parts of growing up in the '80s.
A Survival Guide For Your First Winter in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Many of you new folks will be experiencing your first eastern South Dakota winter. I speak from experience when I say it can get a little rough.
When Does Sioux Falls Usually Get its First Snow?
When the calendar says autumn we start that South Dakota tradition of waiting for the snow.
26% of South Dakota Renters Are Behind on Payments – The Most in the US
Inflation is crushing many families across the United States. The cost of renting an apartment rose the cost to rent an apartment rose 17.6% in 2021.
14 Grocery Shortages South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa May Deal With This Winter
The fallout from the first year of the COVID pandemic is still with us. Add to that the effect the war in Ukraine and weather disasters are having on production
WATCH: Three Weird Halloween Commercials From Our Youth
As a kid, those McD's Halloween buckets were almost as good as candy. Plus we have a scary look at Halloween in the 1970s and talking pizza from the 90s.
What if a Nuclear Bomb Fell on Sioux Falls?
Thanks to the internet, we can satisfy some morbid curiosity and see what kind of destruction could happen.