PIERRE, South Dakota, March 28 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: All of Governor Noem's remaining VETOES were sustained by the legislature. Governor Noem VETOED five bills this legislative session that would have been harmful to South Dakota. The bills VETOED were SB 108, SB 129, HB 1109, HB 1193, and HB 1209. "I VETOED these bills because they put the people of South Dakota at risk," said Governor Noem. "I am glad that the legislators agreed that the piec  more

IRVING, Texas, March 30 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and KELOLAND, the Nexstar Media Inc. television station serving Sioux Falls, SD, and the surrounding area, today announced that the Foundation will donate $5,000 to the South Dakota State University Foundation. The donation will be used to support the professional development of students at the School of Communication and Journalism. Ten   more

ABERDEEN, South Dakota, March 31 (TNSpro) -- Northern State University issued the following news: Micro-credentials are having a major impact--and they're coming to Northern State University this spring. What are micro-credentials? They're a learn-at-your-own-pace, non-credit bearing form of certification in a skill-based learning model. Completing a course earns you a digital badge--which is instantly shareable and embedded with metadata, helping you get noticed. Micro-credentials offer a mo  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 31 -- The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources issued the following news release: The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) announced the Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved $90,633,087 in grants and loans for drinking water, wastewater, storm water, and solid waste projects in South Dakota. The $90,633,087 total includes $12,161,000 in grants and $78,472,087 in low-interest loans including $9,237,0  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 29 (TNSres) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * * SDSU assistant professor awarded nearly $500K grant to develop measurement technology * * * While air quality within and around swine farms, and how it impacts individuals near these facilities, are commonly studied environmental health issues, there is a lack of technology that can measure the particulate levels reliably and objectively. Two agricultural organizations, with the he  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, April 1 (TNSres) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: In the heartland of the United States, intensive agricultural production and practices have led to environmental issues and gradual decreases in land productivity. To combat these challenges, some farmers implemented conservation practice techniques. While these practices have proven to have long-term benefits to the land and farmers' profits, adoption rates--in eastern South Dakota specifical  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 30 -- The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission, after final deliberation, approved a settlement stipulation for MidAmerican Energy Co. to increase rates for natural gas service to customers in its South Dakota retail service territory at their regular meeting yesterday, March 28, 2023. The commission's action came after a nearly year-long analysis of MidAmerican Ene  more