SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota posted the following news release on Aug. 26, 2025: * * * Aberdeen, SD Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison For Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Judge Charles B. Kornmann has sentenced a man from Aberdeen, South Dakota, convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * The District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rate in July 2025 at 6.0 percent In July 2025, the District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rate, 6.0 percent. The next highest rates were in California, 5.5 percent, and Nevada, 5.4 percent. South Dakota had the lowest jobless rate in July, 1.9 percent. In total, 21 states had unemploy  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota posted the following news release: * * * Mission Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Voluntary Manslaughter and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a man from Mission, South Dakota, convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon. The sente  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota posted the following news release on Aug. 27, 2025: * * * Mitchell, SD Woman and North Jackson, OH Woman Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange has sentenced a woman from Mitchell, South Dakota, and a woman from North Jackson, Ohio, both convicted of Conspiracy to Distrib  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota posted the following news release: * * * Rapid City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for 20 Years for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl in the Rapid City Area United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a man from Rapid City, South Dakota, convicted of two counts of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 29 -- Sanford Health issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2025: * * * Sanford Health announces expanded Lewis Drug partnership SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Sanford Health announced today that Lewis Drug, a family-owned pharmacy and retail store chain with 60 locations throughout South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota, is joining Sanford Health, ensuring continued access and convenience to pharmacy services and retail items for communities across the region. The partn  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, released the following opening statement from a July 30, 2025, hearing entitled "Guardrails and Growth: AI's Role in Capital and Insurance Markets": * * * Good morning. I'd like to call this hearing of the Securities, Insurance, and Investment Subcommittee to order. I want to begin by thanking Ranking Member Warner for his par  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Aug. 28 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * South Dakota Mines Commits to Advancing the Success of Its First-Generation Students South Dakota Mines is one of 60 universities nationwide recognized for its commitment to improving experiences and advancing the success of first-generation college students. FirstGen Forward, formerly the Center for First-Generation Student Success, recently announced Mines as one of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSFR) -- The Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum, Ignacio, Colorado, is preparing to return four sacred cultural items to the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. The objects, which are three full pipestone stemmed pipes and one pipe bowl are scheduled for potential repatriation on or after September 22, 2025. The pipes were donated to the museum in 2023 as part of a collection that was deteriorating in a basement. The donor had a history of trading with Tribes in the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Black Hills Corp., Rapid City, South Dakota, and NorthWestern Energy Group, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, have announced a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock, tax-free transaction. The deal, unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, will create a new regulated electric and natural gas utility company with a combined enterprise value of $15.4 billion. According to the companies, the merger will create a more resilient platform with great  more