WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of $139 million in funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the Special Transportation Circumstances (STC) grant program. As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56663) involving Helmut LLC, Alexandria, South Dakota: * * * Rep Org: Helmut, LLC Licensee: Helmut, LLC Region: 4 City: Alexandria State: SD License #: 077958 Agreement: N NRC Notified By: Claton Helmuth HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity Notification Date: 08/07/2023 Notification Time: 15:13 [ET] Event Date: 11/01/2022 Event Time: 00:00 [MDT] Last Update Date: 08/07/2023 Emergency C  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Alison J. Ramsdell, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. Larry Chavez, age 26, was sentenced to two years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, a   more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Alison J. Ramsdell, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann has sentenced a Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on August 14, 2023. Diego Martin Duran Acosta, age 32, was sentenced to 33 years and nine months in  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Alison J. Ramsdell, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Sonora, Mexico, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on August 11, 2023. Miguel Armenta Rivas, 39, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release,  more

ABERDEEN, South Dakota, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Alison J. Ramsdell, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann has sentenced a Mobridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on August 14, 2023. Dana Aman, age 54, was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison, followed  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Alison J. Ramsdell, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance (fentanyl). The sentencing took place on August 10, 2023. Phillip Moore, 33, was sentenced to 12 years and six months in fed  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Alison J. Ramsdell, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken and U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier, sentenced two men, convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. Both sentencings took place on August 11, 2023. Jose Arguello, 37, of Rapid City, South Dakota, was sentenced to   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 18 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in four South Dakota counties and neighboring counties in Minnesota are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Tanya N. Garfield of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary   more