SPEARFISH, South Dakota, Feb. 22 -- Black Hills State University issued the following news: Black Hills State University students and staff took home 16 Gold and Silver ADDYs at the 2024 American Advertising Federation Black Hills (AAF Black Hills) American Advertising Awards Feb. 16, 2024. Gold ADDYs in the student category were awarded to BHSU students Ashley Beguin, Hope Schumacker, and Noah Westergaard. BHSU student Silver ADDY recipients included Beguin, Rylan Bruns, Katelyn Lueth, Bridg  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 23 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following statement on Feb. 22, 2024: * * * Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) belatedly announced a final rule authorizing year-round sales of E15, with additional delays, in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin: "EPA's final rule authorizing year-round E15 sales i  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 21 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem announced that she will deploy South Dakota National Guard troops to the southern border later this spring. This will be the fifth time that the South Dakota National Guard has deployed to the southern border to assist in border security efforts during the Noem Administration. "The border is a warzone, so we're sending soldiers," said Governor Noem.  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 24 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem announced that she will appoint Travis Theel to serve on the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission. "Our kids and grandkids should have every opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors. The GFP Commission shares my mission of preserving our natural resources for future generations," said Governor Noem. "I look forward to working with Travi  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 24 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on Feb. 23, 2024: * * * The Freedom to Be Secure - and How to Keep It In my State of the State Address, I talked about the Freedom to be secure. We are so fortunate to live in a nation where we have many Freedoms, including the Freedom to feel secure in our own communities. Unfortunately, that security is now being threatened. And today, we are even more at risk of having our security ripped out  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 22 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Yesterday, Governor Kristi Noem signed the following six bills into law: * SB 14 (https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24559) expands authorization for the conditional taking of coyotes from snowmobiles; * SB 68 (https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24944) amends certain provisions pertaining to the South Dakota Retirement System to comply with federal law; * SB 69 (http  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 24 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Yesterday, Governor Kristi Noem signed the following nine bills into law: * SB 40 establishes a criminal background check requirement for licensure as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant; * SB 55 removes multiple vehicle ownership as a condition for purchasing an additional park entry license at a reduced price; * SB 108 revises a provision related to  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Feb. 22 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: Tao Ye, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at South Dakota Mines, is Mines' primary investigator on a recently awarded three-year grant from the National Science Foundation, which will study the mitigation of disinfection byproducts in drinking water. Chlorine has been used to disinfect drinking water for more than a century. Whe  more