CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Rapid City May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - July 22, 2026 * * * Workers in the Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.81 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying major occupational groups included manageme more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Sioux Falls May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - July 22, 2026 * * * Workers in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.03 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying major occupational groups included man more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued the following news release: * * * DHS and Department of Justice Announce Move to Revoke U.S. Citizenship from 10 Naturalized Criminals Including Child Molesters, Scammers, and Drug Dealers U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services assisted the Department of Justice (DOJ) with several recent denaturalization actions in U.S. district courts to revoke citizenship from 10 individuals accused of serious crimes, including sexual abuse o more PR

MADISON, South Dakota, July 22 -- Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * DSU Students earn recognition at national FBLA Conference * MADISON, S.D. - Dakota State University Future Business Leaders of America (DSU FBLA) students recently made their mark at the 2026 FBLA Collegiate National Leadership Conference. The event, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from June 6-9, attracted more than 1,200 college and university students, faculty advisors, and volunteers from over 40 U.S. states and territories. Over four days, students c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. July 20, 2026 Mr. William D. Wesela National Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Policy Manager Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service United States Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250 RE: Docket No. APHIS-2026-0628: Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppre more ST

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates Three Counties in South Dakota as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Straight-line Winds * South Dakota This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various r more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson Priorities Included in Annual Defense Bill * Washington, D.C. - Today, the House passed the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with several of U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson's (R-S.D.) priorities, including funding for the Ellsworth Air Force Base B-21 Raiders, securing America's supply chain, improving border security, and countering China. "A strong and secure America requires a military that is prepared to meet the more PR

WINTER HAVEN, Florida, July 22 -- Polk State College posted the following news: * * * Polk State grad aims to revolutionize bathing for patients in care facilities * To honor his late grandmother, Polk State graduate Terrance King has invented a machine intended to revolutionize bathing in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. King has created the Clean Box - the first autonomous self-bathing machine. The seated capsule comes with 14 scrubbers for a patient's back, six for the front and 20 water jets that wash users from the neck  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds Delivers Remarks Supporting Supplemental Funding Request at Appropriations Committee Hearing * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) delivered testimony in support of the President's supplemental funding request of $87.6 billion for national defense and agricultural aid. Rounds spoke as part of a member panel at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. "In South Dakota, farming and ranching is more than a job, it's more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, July 21 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Detroit Lakes to offer MRI services * DETROIT LAKES, Minn. - Sanford Detroit Lakes is bringing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to Detroit Lakes. Beginning on Wednesday, July 22, outpatient MRI services will be available at Sanford MRI Services (formerly Community MRI Services), 1252 Washington Ave., Suite 2. "This new location expands access to specialty imaging, making it easier for patients across lakes countr more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, July 21 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Health to host Safe Kids Safety Day, July 29 * BISMARCK, N.D. - Sanford Health and Safe Kids Bismarck-Mandan are teaming up with local agencies to host a Safety Day July 29 from 1-5 p.m. outside the North Dakota State Capitol grounds. Families are invited to have fun and learn about weather safety, bicycle safety, medication safety, safe sleep and more. A bounce house, face painting, food trucks, bicycle helmet fit more PR

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, July 22 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * South Dakota Mines Receives $3.1 Million DOE/ARPA-E Grant to Accelerate Critical Minerals Exploration * South Dakota Mines has been awarded a $3.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to lead a new research effort aimed at developing advanced technologies that could locate and map rare earth elements (REE) and critical minerals with greater speed and at  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on July 22, 2026: * * * Thune, Lujan, Barrasso Legislation to Expedite Broadband Permits to Unserved Communities Heads to Full Senate U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today applauded the Commerce Committee for unanimously passing their Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026 (S. 4448), bipartisan legisl more PR

VERMILLION, South Dakota, July 22 -- The University of South Dakota posted the following news: * * * USD Knudson School of Law Graduate Aidan Mullaney Honored with Pro Bono Service Award * Aidan Mullaney, J.D., a 2026 University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law graduate, was recognized with the William F. Day Jr. Law Student Pro Bono Award at the South Dakota State Bar Convention. The award was created in 2008 to honor South Dakota's first pro bono legal coordinator, William F. Day Jr., and acknowledges a recent graduate or current l more PR

VERMILLION, South Dakota, July 22 -- The University of South Dakota posted the following news: * * * USD School of Education Students Charter Chapters of Two National Organizations * The University of South Dakota School of Education is the first institution in the region to establish both an Educators Rising Collegiate Chapter and an Aspiring Educators Chapter, expanding opportunities for future teachers to develop leadership skills, professional networks and a deeper connection to the teaching profession. Both organizations are affiliat more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 23 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news on July 22, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown announces $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark over conspiracy to inflate prices and limit competition If You Bought Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 1, 2009 and December 31, 2019, You Could be Eligible for Money - Attorney General Brown today joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing a $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark to resolve allegations  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 21 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy Completes Sherco Solar Phase 3 * CLEAR LAKE, Minn., (July 21, 2026) -Xcel Energy announced the completion of Sherco Solar Phase 3, marking another major milestone in the company's transformation of a retiring coal plant into a major renewable energy hub. Located near the existing Sherco plant in Becker, Sherco Solar is the largest solar facility in Minnesota and one of the biggest in the Upper Midwest. With the first t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Yankton County Sheriff's Deputies Vote Unanimously for Teamsters Representation * Press Contact: Maura Drumm Phone: (215) 510-3735 Email: MDrumm@teamster.org (YANKTON, S.D.) - Sheriff's deputies in Yankton County, South Dakota, have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 120. "Those who protect and serve our communities deserve the protection of a strong union," said James Heeren, a business agent at Local 120. more PR