Molly Wetsch
Title: investigative reporter and Report for America corps member
Contact: 605-531-7382 / molly.wetsch@sdnewswatch.org
Languages spoken: English, some Spanish
Topic expertise: Indigenous people, rural communities, business, education
Biography: Molly Wetsch was born and raised in South Dakota. Wetsch previously served as an editorial intern for Forbes in New York City, working on the contributor network and specializing in consumer technology. At Forbes, she also wrote breaking news and contributed to the Forbes "50 Over 50 list." Wetsch began her career in journalism at Lincoln High School in Sioux Falls, where she wrote a monthly column and covered local business news as an intern and contributing writer for SiouxFalls.Business. She is a recent graduate of Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, where she received a degree in global business. There, she served as deputy editor of the University Times, the university’s newspaper, and deputy editor of the Trinity Business Review. Report for America is a national service program that responds to challenges faced by local news by placing journalists in newsrooms across the country. As a Report for America corps member, Wetsch will travel the state covering rural and indigenous communities. Her family comes from rural South Dakota and the Cheyenne River Reservation, so she understands the issues that are unique to both communities.
Archive of work: Muck Rack; SiouxFalls.Business; Forbes
Molly Wetsch
Total 6 Posts
From barn to table: How agritourism is reviving rural South Dakota
Tourism data from 2024 indicates that several counties in South Dakota had a spike in visitor spending, and most of those are rural.
SD Hall of Fame aims to expand education and modernize exhibits
Fundraising campaign has raised more than half of $4.5 million goal.
2025 South Dakota Hall of Fame inductees
11 people with political, health, tourism, business, agriculture and other backgrounds will be honored Sept. 12-13 in Chamberlain.
Tribal radio funding expected by early 2026: BIA
Sen. Mike Rounds secured $9.4 million for 35 public stations run by tribes after federal cuts.
Award-winning 'East of Wall' illustrates rural life in 'docu-fiction'
“There's this amazing resurgence of cowboy and Western films, right? But have you seen any of them that are told through the voices of women? No. And so that's what I wanted to change.”