RAPID CITY, South Dakota, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: Fireworks are not allowed on Belle Fourche Reservoir lands; including Rocky Point State Recreation Area, Belle Fourche Dam and lands directly managed by the Bureau of Reclamation. Federal regulation restricts the possession or use of fireworks on Reclamation lands and waterbodies. The permanent reservoir-wide restriction allows for more consistent law enforcement  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: The Federal Communications Commission today announced it is committing nearly $29 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, which provides digital tools and services to support students in communities across the country. Today's funding commitment supports applications from the third application window, benefitting approximately 65,000 students n  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, June 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Alison J. Ramsdell, posted the following news release on June 28, 2023: The Department of Justice today announced the creation of the Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Regional Outreach Program, which permanently places 10 attorneys and coordinators in five designated regions across the United States to aid in the prevention and response to missing or murdered Indigenous people. "This new prog  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, June 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Alison J. Ramsdell, issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Hardin, Montana, man convicted of three counts of violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. The sentencing took place on June 26, 2023. Harvey Hugs, age 59, was sentenced to three years in federal prison, follow  more