WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, posted the following news release: * * * "I Didn't Realize How Bad It Was": A Story of Proactive Care and Lifesaving Teamwork * Keith Walker was on the verge of a medical crisis without even realizing it. His journey to emergency open-heart surgery highlights the critical importance of proactive health checks and the swift, coordinated action of the Ascension St. Vincent team. Walker's health c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * DAF increases B-21 Raider production capacity to deliver combat capability faster * AURORA, Colo. (AFNS) - The Department of the Air Force and Northrop Grumman Corp. have reached an agreement to expand production capacity for the B-21 Raider, accelerating delivery of the Air Force's next-generation stealth bomber fleet. The agreement applies $4.5 billion in funding already authorized and appropriated under the fisca  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 23 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Signs Six Bills into Law * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden signed the following six bills into law: * SB 54 revises the conditions for in-service distributions from the South Dakota deferred compensation plan; * SB 91 clarifies the procedure for petitioning a board of county commissioners for a change to the comprehensive plan or zoning ordinances; * H  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Feb. 24 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * Presidential historian, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Meacham featured at Daschle Dialogues at SDSU Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham headlines this year's Daschle Dialogues on April 7 on the South Dakota State University campus. This year's event is being held in First Bank & Trust Arena. Tickets will be made available online starting Feb. 25. Meacham is con  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 23 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights to protect parental rights from woke gender ideology * South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a multi-state amicus brief to protect parental rights from woke gender ideology. "Parents are not required to surrender to radical gender ideology," Attorney General Wilson stated. "Children who flee to a different state should be ret  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business meeting at 10:15 a.m. on Feb. 26, 2026, at 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Legislation * HR. 6719, Combating Online Predators Act * S. 3398, Stop Sextortion Act * S. 3397, ECCHO Act * S. 3394, SAFE Act * S. 3798, Safe Access to Cash Act of 2026 * * * Nominees * Robert Cekada, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Andrew B. Davis, to be Unit  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 23 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * South Dakota Legislature Considering Auto-Related Bill That Could Reduce Safety and Increase Consumer Costs * PIERRE, S.D. -The South Dakota Legislature is considering a bill (Senate Bill 227) that establishes a rigid statutory 75 percent minimum damage threshold for declaring a vehicle a total loss, which could negatively impact South Dakotans thr  more