WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Col. Thomas B. Theis, North Central Region vice commander, will soon take over command of the seven-wing region from Col. John O'Neill, whose four-year term ends June 1. Maj. Gen. Edward D. Phelka, Civil Air Patrol's national commander and CEO, announced Theis' appointment Feb. 26. "I am enormously pleased to welcome Col. Theis to region command," Phelka said. "His extensive knowledge across numero  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 27 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes today led a 22-state coalition in a letter to the Biden Administration, demanding that it locate the thousands of missing migrant children it lost and quit handing them to probable traffickers. The Biden Administration lost more than 85,000 migrant children in just   more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Feb. 27 -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will hold a pre-construction informational meeting to share project details about the U.S. Highway 385 construction project scheduled for 2024-2026. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 12, 2024, from 4-7 p.m. (MT) at Rimrock Church, located at 12200 S.D. Highway 44 in Rapid City. The open house-style meeting will be   more

LULEA, Sweden, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Cameron Silver USAFE-AFAFRICA Public Affairs Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, arrived in Lulea-Kallax Air Base, Sweden, for Bomber Task Force 24-2, Feb. 23, 2024. During the deployment, the bomber crews and support personnel will integrate with the Swedish Armed Forces, NATO Allies and other international partners to synchronize cap  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 27 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the State of Montana in Held v. Montana. The brief, led by the State of North Dakota, supports Montana's position in an appeal over judicial overreach from a question of environmental policy set by the state legislature. The case involves a challenge to a Montana law that bans state entities from "considering the impacts o  more