HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 12 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: In a unanimous vote by all attorneys general, Democrat and Republican, Attorney General William Tong was elected to serve as President-Elect of the National Association of Attorneys General. Attorney General Tong will serve as part of a bipartisan four-person leadership team. New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella, a Republican, will become President. New York A more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 13 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * CWD late-season hunt takes place in select DPAs Dec. 20-22 * * * A deer harvested near Wheaton in western Minnesota during the opening weekend of firearms season has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The adult male deer was harvested within deer permit area 271 along the Minnesota-South Dakota border. To date, no wild deer with CWD had been previously detected in more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Dec. 14 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: Governor Kristi Noem announced the appointment of the Honorable Abigail (Abbey) Howard to the 3rd Judicial Circuit Court. "In addition to Abbey's current experience on the bench, she was raised with service to others as a foundational principle," said Governor Noem. "I am confident she will continue to serve the people in her circuit and our state with compassion, fairness, an more PR

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Dec. 10 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: Rudrajit Mitra, Ph.D., envisions shaping the future of mining by fostering the next generation of researchers and driving technological advancements in the industry through interdisciplinary collaboration. Mitra, a South Dakota Mines associate professor of mining engineering and management and Syd & Felicia Peng professor, is advancing this goal after receiving the 2024 Caree more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Dec. 14 -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: LINCOLN COUNTY, S.D. - On Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will hold a public meeting open house to discuss and receive public input on the 278th Street Corridor Study in the Sioux Falls area. The public meeting open house is scheduled from 6-7:30 p.m. (CT) at the Performing Arts Center (800 N. Main St.) in Canton. The publ more PR

MITCHELL, South Dakota, Dec. 11 -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will hold a public meeting open house for the recently completed traffic and drainage study for the area including S.D. Highway 38, between Burr Street and 413th Avenue, and S.D. Highway 38P, from Wallace Street to Highway 38, in Mitchell. The public meeting open house is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thurs more PR

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Dec. 11 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: Pitching a new product idea to a panel of seasoned professionals is no small feat - especially when asking them to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars. Yet, that is precisely what South Dakota Mines biomedical engineering students recently took on. As part of their Cell and Tissue Engineering lab course, four student teams showcased their inventions to a panel of "local"  more PR