ELLSWORTH AFB, South Dakota, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Ellsworth Air Force Base (28th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Jake Jacobsen, 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs A pair of B-1B Lancers assigned to the 34th Bomb Squadron successfully executed a non-stop CONUS-to-CONUS mission from Ellsworth Air Force Base into the Indo-Pacific region Aug. 1-2, 2024, integrating with Allies and partners to enhance global security and strengthen a shared commitment to regional stability.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates were higher in June 2024 than a year earlier in 336 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 40 areas, and unchanged in 13 areas. A total of 35 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 6 areas had rates of at least 8.0 percent. In June 2024, Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, had the l  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Omaha Division issued the following news release: Members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division will connect with community members in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota, Tuesday, August 6, at National Night Out events providing educational resources on the dangers of drug use and experimentation. National Night Out began in 1984 as a way to encourage relationships between communities   more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Sioux City, Iowa, woman convicted of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute. The sentencing took place on July 29, 2024. Sara Raquel Torres, age 38, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed b  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Aug. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Manderson, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. Anthony Tibbitts, age 40, was sentenced on August 2, 2024, to five years in federal prison, followed by three years of superv  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Aug. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Accessory after the Fact. The sentencing took place on August 1, 2024. Charles Brings Plenty, age 32, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years of  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Aug. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Manderson, South Dakota, man convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter, and a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman convicted of Misprision of a Felony. The sentencings took place on August 2, 2024. Tyson White Plume, 29, was se  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 7 -- 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 that a jury has convicted Heath Kelvin Hagen, age 37, of Watertown, South Dakota of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance following a three-day jury trial in federal district court in Aberdeen. The verdict was returned on August 1, 2024. The charges carry a penalty of a mandatory minimum of 10 year  more