BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 31 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * 3 for 3 / SDSU taking all three teams to finals of NASA contest By Dave Graves Friday the 13th brought nothing but good luck to students in the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering at South Dakota State University. On the afternoon of March 13, just before spring break began, Todd Letcher, associate professor of mechanical engineering, was notified that all three of the SDSU teams he oversee  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * AFIMSC announces 2025 Annual Excellence Award winners * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center announced the winners of its 2025 Annual Excellence Awards during a banquet March 26 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The event honored the immense contributions of AFIMSC's workforce, whose efforts direc  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 30 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes for state, local authority to combat illegal drone drops at prisons * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a multistate effort to combat the alarming rise in drones that are illegally dropping contraband into prisons, including narcotics, weapons, cell phones, and other items. Per federal law, only a narrow set of feder  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power released the following testimony by David Palumbo, deputy commissioner of operations at the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation, from a March 17, 2026, hearing on legislation to address drought and promote water security: * * * Chair Hoeven, Ranking Member Wyden, and members of the Subcommittee, I am David Palumbo, Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) with  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 31 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Carr Pushes for State, Local Authority to Combat Illegal Drone Drops at Prisons Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is leading a multistate effort to combat the alarming rise in drones that are illegally dropping contraband into prisons, including narcotics, weapons, cell phones and other items. This is a major public safety threat impacting correctional facilities acro  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 30 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Signs Richmond Lake Dam Bill * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden signed SB 121, which transfers moneys and makes an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway. "Investing in reliable infrastructure is essential to keeping our communities strong, safe, and free," said Governor Larry Rhoden. "I'm proud to sign this bill to protect th  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * Navy Commissions Submarine USS Massachusetts (SSN 798) * BOSTON -March 28, 2026 -The Navy commissioned the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Massachusetts (SSN 798) in a traditional ceremony held March 28 at Boston Harbor. The ceremony culminated a years-long process to bring Massachusetts into service. It is the fifth U.S. Navy vessel named after the commonwealth of Massachusetts, following the most recent,  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service is initiating a pilot program to test alternative values for modest housing. The initiative aims to support the Section 502 direct loan program by adjusting how area loan limits affect self-help housing and properties receiving third-party affordable housing assistance. The pilot evaluates the impact of allowing property values in the self-help program to exceed current maximum area loan limits. Under the s  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 31 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * West Virginia Attorney General Pushes for State, Local Authority to Combat Illegal Drone Drops at Prisons Attorney General JB McCuskey has joined a multistate effort to combat the alarming rise in drones that are illegally dropping contraband into prisons, including narcotics, weapons, cell phones and other items. This drone use is a major publi  more