WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * From December 2022 to December 2023, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 30 states and was essentially unchanged in 20 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage increases occurred in Nevada, at 3.8 percent, followed by Idaho and South Dakota (+3.0 percent each). * * * Map: Change in nonfarm employment by state, December 2022   more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Jan. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Jonathan A. Kobes, sitting in district court in Rapid City, South Dakota, has sentenced a Rapid City man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on January 24, 2024. Ike Sowder, 41 was sentenced   more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Jan. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl. The sentencing took place on January 25, 2024. Ismael Hernandez, 30, was sentenced to 12 years and six months in federal prison, followed by five yea  more