BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 16 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: * * * Federal Agency Charged Hospital Terminated Black Nursing Aide in Retaliation for Racial Harassment Complaint * * * Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center, a critical access hospital in Elgin, North Dakota, will pay $45,000 and provide other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) retaliation lawsuit, the federal agency annou  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, April 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: On 12 April 2024, Col. Daniel Hoadley, 5th Bomb Wing Commander, relieved Lt. Col. Larry Sigman from command of the 5th Communications Squadron due to a loss of trust and confidence in his ability to command. "There is no impact to Minot's mission or ability to support national defense objectives," said Col. Daniel Hoadley, Commander of the 5th Bomb Wing. Lt. Col. Jared Hann, former Deputy C  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 16 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a coalition he is leading have filed a motion to stay the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new methane emissions rule. Filed Friday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the motion follows a petition introduced last month by Drummond and the coalition of 24 state attorneys general and a stat  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, April 16 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Senior Airman Caleb S. Kimmell, Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs Airmen from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot AFB, North Dakota and the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana participated in Exercise Prairie Vigilance 24-3 here, April 6-12, 2024. PV is a routine training mission that enhances the safety, security and reliability of the bomber leg of the U.S. nuclear triad. Exercises like PV enable cr  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 16 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to the U.S. Department of Education about concerning--and possibly illegal--guidance given to postsecondary education institutions regarding the entangling of Federal Work-Study funds with election-related activities. The states of West Virginia and Indiana led the letter. According to the States, Dr. Nasser H. Paydar, the Assistant Secretary for the O  more