MINOT AFB, North Dakota, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs The 5th Bomb Wing Warbirds carried out Exercise Prairie Vigilance (PV) 24-1 Oct. 23 to Oct. 27, at Minot AFB. PV is an annual training exercise designed to test the Wing's ability to conduct strategic bomber readiness operations while ensuring its units are able to maintain their proficiency in a heightened state of readiness. "Our units lear  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Barksdale Air Force Base issued the following news: The 2nd Bomb Wing is one of nine Air Force Global Strike Command bases competing in the 2023 Global Strike Challenge. They are competing against teams from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Kirtland Air Force Bas  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: Clovis, N.M. -- As part of the Biden-Harris administration's Investing in Rural America Event Series, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton traveled to Clovis, New Mexico today to announce $65 million for rural water projects in fiscal year 2024 through President Biden's Investing in America agenda. Investments through Reclamation will supp  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In September 2023, unemployment rates were higher than the previous month in 16 states and stable in 34 states and the District of Columbia. Compared with a year earlier, 24 states had jobless rate decreases, 10 states and the District had increases, and 16 states had little change. * * * Chart: State unemployment rates, September 2023, seasonall  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, signed a project partnership agreement with the city of Aneta, North Dakota, for a sewer and water system upgrades Nov. 2. The project will upgrade the 60-year-old aging infrastructure to benefit approximately 200 residents of the city of Aneta. The project will replace 47 blocks of sanitary sewer, 44 blocks of water main, ma  more

GRAND FORKS AFB, North Dakota, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Grand Forks Air Force Base (319th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Master Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs, 319th Reconnaissance Wing The 319th Reconnaissance Wing held a recognition ceremony for Airmen supporting multiple large-scale events and distinguished visitor tours in the months of September and October, and superior performers identified in the Wing's Unit Effectiveness Inspection capstone. Fifty-seven Airmen organized and ena  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs The 5th Bomb Wing Warbirds carried out Exercise Prairie Vigilance (PV) 24-1 Oct. 23 to Oct. 27, at Minot AFB. PV is an annual training exercise designed to test the Wing's ability to conduct strategic bomber readiness operations while ensuring its units are able to maintain their proficiency in a heightened state of readiness. "  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56819) involving Innovus Health LLC, Fargo, North Dakota: * * * Rep Org: North Dakota DEQ Licensee: Innovus Health, LLC Region: 4 City: Fargo State: ND County: Cass License #: ND 33-02604-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: David Stradinger HQ OPS Officer: Michael Bloodgood Notification Date: 10/27/2023 Notification Time: 10:02 [ET] Event Date: 10/25/2023 Event Time: 00:00 [CDT] Last  more

GRAND FORKS AFB, North Dakota, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Grand Forks Air Force Base (319th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Roxanne Belovarac, 319th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs Maj. Gen. Thomas Hensley, 16th Air Force deputy commander (Air Forces Cyber), visited Grand Forks Air Force Base Oct. 30, 2023, to learn about the dynamic and expanding mission of the 319th Reconnaissance Wing -- home to Airmen referred to as 'Griffins.' Hensley's visit began with a   more