WASHINGTON, May 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA is awarding approximately $45 million to 21 higher-education institutions to help build capacity for research. The awards were made possible through the Minority University Research and Education Project Institutional Research Opportunity (MIRO) and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) grants, which are funded by the agency's Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Engagement.  more

WINNER, South Dakota, May 11 -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation issued the following news release on May 10, 2024: On Friday, May 17, 2024, at 11 a.m. CT, the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) and the City of Winner will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of two multi-year construction projects on U.S. Highway 18 and S.D. Highway 44 through the City of Winner. "This state highway infrastructure investment made through the city of Winner on   more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, May 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Distribution of a Controlled Substance Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. The sentencing took place on May 6, 2024. Jason Winckler, 44, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, followed by three   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A South Dakota man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including for assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Darrell Goins, 42, of Newell, Sout  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, May 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release: A South Dakota man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including for assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Darrell Goins,   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today announced the 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. "The 161 high school seniors selected for the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Presidential Scholars represent the best of our nation's schools and inspire hope in the bright future of   more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: To help provide consistency, clarity and transparency to landowners, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized new regulations that will utilize effective use of conservation easements to support landowners' property rights while ensuring conservation of natural resources in the prairie pothole region of the United States. The final rule formalizes the existing p  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 11 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a 25-state coalition in a lawsuit asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to review and declare unlawful the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's recently-released new rule on existing coal-, natural gas- and oil-fired power plants. The rule would force power plants fueled by coal or natural gas to capture smokestack e  more