Title: Reporter / 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 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 travels 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: South Dakota News Watch; Muck Rack; SiouxFalls.Business; Forbes
Molly Wetsch
Total 83 Posts
Tribal elections include leadership shakeup in Flandreau
Which tribes in South Dakota are holding elections for leadership positions in 2026.
'They just won't listen:' Rural SD nears postal breaking point
"It's common talk from the coffee shops to the business owners that the post office is still unreliable."
Real estate, car dealerships, bitcoin and a TIF: A look into Toby Doeden's empire
Much has been spoken of gubernatorial candidate Toby Doeden's wealth and business experience. Here's what public documents reveal about it.
Q&A: What to know about South Dakota's first gubernatorial runoff
If you didn't vote in the primary can you vote in the runoff? Those questions and more answered in Q&A on Rhoden-Doeden governor race.
Bountiful ballots: Local election added to June primary
A law change added numerous local nonpartisan and political races to the statewide Republican and Democratic primaries.
Documentary about SD boarding school premieres in New York City
"Nine Little Indians" premiere mixes Hollywood and South Dakota to tell nine sisters' story about abuse in Native boarding schools. "If you don't have hope, then you just stay where you are, and you don't move forward. So that hope brings you to a place where you need to be."
Iconic movies shot in South Dakota
From 'Dances With Wolves' to 'National Treasure,' these notable movies were filmed in South Dakota.