SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, May 9 -- Sanford Health issued the following news release: * * * $1 million gift to help address pediatric behavioral health SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - In collaboration with the Sanford Health Foundation, Marsh McLennan Agency is partnering with the Sanford Children's Hospital on a $1 million, 10-year philanthropic commitment to address the growing need for pediatric behavioral health care in our region. This commitment from Marsh McLennan Agency will help advance work to more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * After More Than a Year of Closure, Feenstra Helps Reopen Post Office in Charter Oak HULL, IOWA - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) announced that, following repeated requests by his office, the Charter Oak Post Office reopened last week after more than a year of closure. After being contacted by a constituent, Feenstra's office reached out to the Consumer Affairs Manager for the Iowa-Nebraska-S more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Center for the History of Medicine in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, has completed an inventory of human remains under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The remains of two individuals, believed to be of Native American ancestry, were removed from a mound in present-day North and South Dakota, also known as the Dakota Territory, sometime between 1878 and 1891. The remai more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Farmers, Ranchers, Landowners Launch New Campaign in IA, SD Urging Lawmakers: "Stop the Carbon Capture Giveaways" New Billboard and Digital Push Comes Amidst Debate on Carbon Capture Tax Credits in D.C. Budget Bill Washington -- This month, groups representing farmers, ranchers, and landowners across the Midwest launched a new campaign aimed at congressional lawmakers, including those  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson Announces 2025 Congressional App Challenge Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced South Dakota's Congressional App Challenge (CAC), a competition designed to encourage student participation in computer science and coding, will be hosting its annual coding competition this year. "The Congressional App Challenge is a great tool to encourage high sch more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson, Moore Legislation Aims to Prevent Foreign Takeovers and Closures of U.S. Businesses The American Ownership and Resilience Act would prevent the offshoring of American businesses, strengthen domestic supply chains, and invest in American workers Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Blake Moore (R-UT), Lori Trahan (D-MA), and Bill Foster (D-IL) introduce more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson, Thompson, Hill, and Steil Release Digital Asset Market Structure Discussion Draft Washington, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Chairman Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), House Committee on Agriculture Chairman G.T. Thompson (R-PA), House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-AR), and House Commit more PR

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, May 8 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * Mines and Shende LLC Create Extreme Weather Greenhouse Prototype to Support Local Farmers Nestled at the edge of the Black Hills, Rapid City is no stranger to wild weather swings--where a sunny 80-degree afternoon can turn into snow flurries and 40 by morning. This unpredictable climate makes growing fruits and vegetables a serious challenge, even during the so-called "s more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 8 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU Agriculture offers research, education to extend life of Ogallala Aquifer Media Contact: Gail Ellis | Editorial Communications Coordinator | 405-744-9152 | gail.ellis@okstate.edu The Ogallala Aquifer, a water source of porous rock and sediment bed under farmland, cities and small towns from South Dakota to Texas, is in crisis. The Ogallala Aquifer provides irrigation for 30% of all farmland in th more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (PMAE) at Harvard University has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and confirmed a cultural affiliation with multiple Native American tribes. The remains, which represent at least 23 individuals, were removed from sites in the Missouri River region near Bismarck, North Dakota, and in the Dakota Territory (modern-day North and South Dakota). These remains were collected in the ear more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds Introduces Bill to Extend Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act to Prevent Cyber Security Threats WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) introduced a bipartisan bill to extend the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015 for an additional ten years. CISA, signed  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds, Heinrich Seeking Public Input on Initiative to Accelerate Advancements in American Science (ASAP) WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today released a Request for Information (RFI) for the American Science Acceleration Project (ASAP), a bipartisan initiative aimed at making advancements in U.S. science ten times faster by 2030. The RFI invites resear more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds, Heinrich Seeking Public Input on Initiative to Accelerate Advancements in American Science (ASAP) WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today released a Request for Information (RFI) for the American Science Acceleration Project (ASAP), a bipartisan initiative aimed at making advancements in U.S. science ten times faster by 2030. The RFI invites resear more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, May 7 -- Sanford Health issued the following news release: * * * Sanford Bismarck launches Patient & Family Advisory Council BISMARCK, N.D. - Sanford Bismarck has announced the launch of the Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) to improve the patient experience. This initiative is an important step in strengthening our commitment to addressing the needs, concerns and experiences of patients and their families. The PFAC is a collaborative group of patients, th more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, May 9 -- Sanford Health issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * SDSU to play Wyoming in men's basketball at Sanford Pentagon The South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team is returning to the Sanford Pentagon when they play the Wyoming Cowboys in a non-conference matchup on Dec. 15. The on-sale date for tickets will be announced later. This matchup brings together two head coaches who have been on the sidelines of Heritage Court - but in d more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins Fox and Friends "Democrats are going to scream no matter what because that's what they do. They grow government, and when they're in power, they spend - and when we're in power, we want to make the economy the place where we get the growth and where people get better-paying jobs and better health care and everything else." Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins Larry Kudlow on Fox Business Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business. On tax permanency: "[W]e want to make sure that we get the 2017 TCJA made permanent. Particularly, you get all those pro-growth provisions... bonus depreciation and interest deductibility and R&D expensing - things that more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins Squawk Box Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin on CNBC's Squawk Box. On tax permanency: "[If] you look at what is being proposed, and what I would argue is the thing that's different is permanence... If you do this on a permanent basis, Tax Foundation, for example,  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Full Steam Ahead on the Bipartisan GENIUS Act Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, it's been well over a decade since the term 'cryptocurrency' entered our lexicon. "Like many innovations, cryptocurrencies were at firs more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Republicans Fighting to Prevent Democrats' Small Business Tax Hike Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at a press conference with Senate Republican leadership: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Well, good afternoon, everyone. "I think, as everybody knows, this is Small Business Week, which is the week when we ce more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Senate Democrats Inexplicably Filibuster Bipartisan Stablecoin Bill Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, let me just say that Democrats have just used the filibuster for the fourth time this year. "Why? "Well, in thi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Senate Republicans Work to Lift Unnecessary Government Regulations Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, as I said on the floor yesterday, when I meet with South Dakota business owners, I often tell them to let [me] know: more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Senate Republicans' Reconciliation Bill Will Make America Stronger Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, one of Republicans' biggest priorities this year is extending the tax relief we passed in 2017 and preventing a mass more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Small Businesses Are the Backbone of Our Economy Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, this is Small Business Week. "A time to celebrate the entrepreneurs and innovators in our communities. "The farmers and ranchers.  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * To Protect and Serve Every day, men and women in communities across America put on their uniform and badge and go to work protecting the public. Police officers can't be sure what their day will bring, but they know duty often calls them into dark places, to run toward danger, and confront evil. During Police Week, we have a chance to express our gratitude for their selfless service. The job descrip more PR