WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. The Secretary of the Air Force has approved the second and third basing locations for the B-21 Raider, the Air Force's newest bomber. Those bases are Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. and Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, in that order. Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota was previously selected as the first base to receive the B-21. "We continue t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: SIOUX FALLS, S.D. FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers in South Dakota are changing hours of operation. Beginning Monday, September 16, the hours for all Disaster Recovery Centers in South Dakota will be Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. The Centers will be closed on Sundays. Disaster Recovery Centers provide one-on-one assi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Cameron Monte Smith, a citizen of Canada, pleaded guilty to one count of destruction of an energy facility charged in the District of North Dakota and one count of destruction of an energy facility charged in the District of South Dakota. Smith admitted to damaging the Wheelock substation, located near Ray, North Dakota, in an amount exceeding $100,000, in May 2023. The Wheelock substation is operated by   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a Fort Pierre, South Dakota, woman convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on September 9, 2024. Carla Reed, 62, was sentenced to four years and seven months in federal pris  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million grant to Mitchell School District 17-2 in Mitchell, South Dakota to support electrical utility workforce development in the region. This grant will support construction of an underground cable equipment training facility on the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: SIOUX FALLS, S.D. FEMA has provided $6.5 million to South Dakota residents to help recover from this summer's severe storms and flooding. FEMA provides assistance for specific uses and encourages survivors to use the funds as intended and keep receipts to document how they were spent. A letter explaining what the payment is to be used for arrives shortly after  more