COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 9 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson leads pro-life effort to withdraw mifepristone from FDA approval list * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson is leading 13 other states in a letter supporting Senator Josh Hawley's "Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act." This legislation would withdraw mifepristone from the FDA's approval list. If it becomes law, the act would al  more

SPEARFISH, South Dakota, April 10 -- Black Hills State University issued the following news: * * * BHSU Alum Calvin Campbell Establishes Rapid City Teachers Scholarship Black Hills State University (BHSU) alum Calvin B. Campbell, '58, has established a new scholarship for future Rapid City Central High School graduates who attend BHSU and pursue a degree in education. The Calvin and Betty Campbell Teacher Education Scholarship will assist with tuition costs and is renewable for up to four yea  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 9 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Hosts U.S. Secretary of Education McMahon * Contact: Josie Harms PIERRE, S.D. - Yesterday, Governor Larry Rhoden hosted U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon on her first official visit to South Dakota. They highlighted educational outcomes and the importance of state and local control of educating our kids. "Government is best when its closest to the people. Secre  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, April 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford receives verification from ACS Committee on Trauma * Verification recognizes Sanford Bismarck's commitment to providing optimal care for injured patients BISMARCK, N.D. - The trauma center at Sanford Health in Bismarck has been verified as a Level II trauma center by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT). Verified trauma centers must meet   more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, April 9 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * SDSU faculty, students work to preserve Oceti Sakowin language * For centuries, Oceti Sakowin -including the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota dialects -was the human language that flowed over the prairie. A forced assimilation campaign tried to extinguish it. "Four years ago, I would have jumped on the bandwagon and said Lakota was an endangered language," South Dakota State University senior Dasani  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 10 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news: * * * UNLV School of Public Health Launches NVax: Nevada's Immunization Coalition The group will address Nevada's historically low vaccination rates through education, training, and advocacy initiatives; first community meeting set for April 23. Author: Megan Neri Keeping Nevadans safe from infectious diseases requires buy-in from everyone, and a new UNLV-backed initiative is on a mission to  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, April 9 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * Wildlife, fisheries senior to showcase hypoxia study at Student Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Day * South Dakota State University's annual Student Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Day will feature a wide range of student projects on April 14, including 14 undergraduate research projects funded by the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences for the 2025-2  more