COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 7 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights to protect parental rights from woke gender ideology * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined a 20-state and territory letter to the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education in support of parental rights. It has been reported that schools within the Montgomery County Public School District in Maryland push students toward  more

SPEARFISH, South Dakota, May 8 -- Black Hills State University issued the following news: * * * Dr. Trenton Ellis Named RPI Research Fellow Dr. Trenton Ellis, a sociologist and associate professor of human services at Black Hills State University, was named 2026 research fellow for the Rural Philanthropy Institute (RPI). RPI seeks to broaden the knowledge of philanthropy in rural America to create a stronger and more sustainable nonprofit community by funding and supporting research fellows l  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, May 7 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Eight Sanford Health hospitals recognized by ACC * SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -Eight Sanford Health hospital locations across four states have been recognized for their dedication to heart patients by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in the ACC advertising insert in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report "Best Hospitals" Guidebook. Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls and Prai  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 7 (TNSrpt) -- First National Bank of Omaha, a subsidiary of First National of Nebraska Inc., issued the following news: * * * FNBO Releases 2025 Impact Report FNBO Delivers Strong Progress Toward Community Impact Goals, Surpassing Key Targets * FNBO has released its 2025 Impact Report, highlighting the bank's deep commitment to community support through philanthropic giving, employee volunteerism and environmental sustainability initiatives. The report details the bank  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, May 7 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Highlights Freedom to Worship on National Day of Prayer Today, Governor Larry Rhoden highlighted his legislation to defend the freedom to worship while honoring National Day of Prayer.  "South Dakota's motto is, 'Under God, the people rule.' And we recognize that our rights, liberties, and freedoms are given to us by God - not the government," said Governor Larry Rhoden. "  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson Continues Efforts to Protect American Agriculture from China * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and members of the Select Committee on China introduced the Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites from Foreign Adversaries Act to protect American farmland, military facilities, and critical infrastructure from malign attempts to control American lan  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, May 7 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * Mines Physicists Advance Dark Matter Search by Reducing Radon for Deep-Underground Experiment in Canada * Researchers at South Dakota Mines are playing a key role in the global search for dark matter through their advanced radon detection and reduction system for the Super Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (SuperCDMS) at SNOLAB, a research facility located about 6,800 feet u  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Sociological] -- National Right to Life, a pro-life organization, issued the following news release: * * * National Right to Life Endorses Pro-Life Warriors Fred Deutsch and Dale Bartscher for South Dakota State House of Representatives * WASHINGTON -National Right to Life proudly announces its endorsement of two candidates seeking election to the South Dakota House of Representatives: Fred Deutsch for District 4 and Dale Bartscher for District 35. Both candida  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 7 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska Leads 23-State Coalition Asking Supreme Court to Uphold Mifepristone Stay Today, Nebraska Attorney General Michael Hilgers filed an amicus brief on behalf of 23 states asking the Supreme Court to leave in place a lower court's stay of a federal regulation that removed the longstanding in-person dispensing requirement for the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. The stayed rule,  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, May 8 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following statement on May 7, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Issues Statement on Tribal Law Enforcement Training Center to Open in North Dakota South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has issued this statement to the announcement that the Bureau of Indian Affairs will open a law enforcement training center for trial law enforcement in North Dakota and not South Dakota: "I have long advocated for a  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, May 7 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * SDSU student awarded prestigious National Science Foundation fellowship * Isabel Dalton, a graduate student from the South Dakota State University Department of Natural Resource Management, has been accepted into the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. This selective recognition is for graduate students who "have demonstrated potential for significant achievements   more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, May 7 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * South Dakota Mines Celebrates 193rd Commencement * South Dakota Mines will celebrate its 193 rd commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, 2026, in the Summit Arena at The Monument in Rapid City. Those who wish to view the ceremony online can find information here. The commencement includes more than 500 graduates, including two associates, 400 baccalaureates  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, May 7 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * The Yellow & Blue Podcast | Student Media at SDState | S2E6 * Listen on Spotify This episode features Sara Schoenfelder, Ryann Davis and Andrew Lewno, current students and members of student media at South Dakota State University. From writing and reporting to broadcasting and podcasting, they're gaining real-world experience while creating content that informs, connects and engages the campu  more