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Bart Pfankuch’s Biography

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Bart Pfankuch has nearly 30 years of experience as a reporter, editor, writing coach and newsroom manager at outlets that include newspapers, magazines and an independent online news service in Wisconsin, Florida and South Dakota.

Bart currently serves as an investigative reporter for South Dakota News Watch, a non-partisan, non-profit public service journalism group. Prior to helping lead the launch of News Watch, Bart was executive editor of the Rapid City Journal, city editor at the Sarasota…

Bart Pfankuch’s Journalist Portfolio

Rivers at Risk: S.D. waterways serve as dumping grounds for human, industrial, ag wastes | South ...

Rivers at Risk: S.D. waterways serve as dumping grounds for human, industrial, ag wastes | South ...

This is the first in a series of stories by South Dakota News Watch on the status of South Dakota's rivers. F…

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Rivers at Risk: Pollution problems persist as state oversight lags | South Dakota News Watch

Rivers at Risk: Pollution problems persist as state oversight lags | South Dakota News Watch

Part of a series of stories examining river quality in South Dakota. Find additional reporting at sdnewswatch…

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Dangerous rails: Aging lines, old tankers pose ongoing threat | South Dakota News Watch

Dangerous rails: Aging lines, old tankers pose ongoing threat | South Dakota News Watch

A South Dakota News Watch investigation has shown that: Many railroad lines in South Dakota contain rails …

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Meth epidemic, strict S.D. laws fuel dramatic increase in women prisoners

Meth epidemic, strict S.D. laws fuel dramatic increase in women prisoners

A South Dakota News Watch investigation has shown that the number of women in prison in South Dakota has grow…

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Hot Springs woman hid addiction but found misery | South Dakota News Watch

Hot Springs woman hid addiction but found misery | South Dakota News Watch

In a series on how meth addiction has affected women who are mothers, South Dakota News Watch profiled five a…

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Opioid fentanyl causing spike in overdoses in South Dakota | South Dakota News Watch

Opioid fentanyl causing spike in overdoses in South Dakota | South Dakota News Watch

He survived, but two other people who bought the fentanyl derivative from Reeder that month did not: a 38-yea…

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Articles

Monastery makeover: Nuns leave lasting legacy of service in Watertown

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By Bart Pfankuch Verified
| KDLT-TV (Sioux Falls, SD) Verified
WATERTOWN, S.D. (South Dakota News Watch) - Throughout their entire adult lives, the women of the Benedictine Sisters of Mother of God Monastery have served others as educators, health care providers and spiritual leaders. The Catholic nuns, many highly educated, have taught and ministered across the U.S. and in foreign countries. They also have played a role in establishing medical and long-term care facilities in several South Dakota cities.
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Monastery makeover: Nuns leave lasting legacy of service in Watertown, South Dakota

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By Bart Pfankuch Verified
| Odessa American Verified
Sister Ida Hericks stands for a photo on the Harmony Hill campus, on June 10, 2026, in Watertown, S.D. (Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch) By BART PFANKUCH South Dakota News Watch Throughout their entire adult lives, the women of the Benedictine Sisters of Mother of God Monastery have served others as educators, health care providers and spiritual leaders. The Catholic nuns, many highly educated, have taught and ministered across the U.S. and in foreign countries.
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Monastery makeover: Nuns leave lasting legacy of service in Watertown, South Dakota

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| Huntingdon Daily News Verified
Throughout their entire adult lives, the women of the Benedictine Sisters of Mother of God Monastery have served others as educators, health care providers and spiritual leaders. The Catholic nuns, many highly educated, have taught and ministered across the U.S. and in foreign countries. They also have played a role in establishing medical and long-term care facilities in several South Dakota cities. kAmu@C >@C6 E92?
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Unpaid morning reporter at WORT community radio in Madison, Wis.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

When I worked at WORT, we had no paper so we typed stories with a Royal typewriter on the back of old press releases.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

iPhoneX for photography, video and recording interviews.