Big concern and big bucks for fireworks, a final debate for GOP governor candidates, and a Democratic candidate’s take

In this week’s episode of Searchlight Report, reporter and host Meghan O’Brien takes listeners through the expense and unease surrounding a fireworks celebration at Mount Rushmore, including an ongoing drought and potential harm to endangered species, as well as resistance from Indigenous groups in the Black Hills. Also, a final debate between the state’s four Republican gubernatorial candidates hosted by Sioux Falls Live and The Dakota Scout features disagreements about education, and the state’s only Democratic candidate for governor responds.