CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- Business Employment Dynamics in South Dakota Fourth Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - Aug. 6, 2026 * * * From September 2025 to December 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in South Dakota were 22,937, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 21,717, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Ass  more

MADISON, South Dakota, Aug. 6 -- Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * DSU launches new programs in artificial intelligence * MADISON, S.D. -Dakota State University continues expanding its leadership in technology-focused education with the launch of three new academic programs in artificial intelligence. Beginning in the upcoming academic terms, students will be able to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Artificial Intelligence, an Artificial Intelligence Graduate C  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues North American Lighting Under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act * Federal agency charges automotive lighting manufacturer with failing to accommodate pregnant and nursing employees at its Illinois plants CHICAGO -Automotive lighting manufacturer North American Lighting, Inc. (NAL) violated federal law by discriminating against a class of pregnant employees since July 2023, th  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 5 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Federal Court Strikes Down Unconstitutional Firearm Registration Regulations in Win for West Virginia * CHARLESTON, WV -Today, Attorney General JB McCuskey announced a major win for gun owners in West Virginia. A federal judge has ruled in favor of West Virginia and 14 other states in a lawsuit challenging the National Firearms Act (NFA). The decision deems the NFA's   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 7 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Carr Leads 15-State Coalition Urging Congress to Strengthen Federal Penalties for ATM Robberies Attorney General Chris Carr is leading a 15-state coalition in urging Congress to pass the Safe Access to Cash Act (S. 3798/H.R. 1631), critical legislation that would help to prosecute the organized crime rings that are robbing ATMs nationwide. Currently, federal law provides s  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Rhoden Announces Appointments to South Dakota Defense Institute Board * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden announced the appointment of the remaining six voting members of the inaugural South Dakota Defense Institute (SDDI) Board of Directors. The additional members were appointed by the organization's initial three-person Board of Directors. "The South Dakota Defen  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Aug. 5 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * Grant supports respectful maternity care, maternal mental health in South Dakota * A $10,000 supplemental grant award to the South Dakota Perinatal Quality Collaborative is creating opportunities to strengthen how maternal care is delivered across South Dakota. The South Dakota Perinatal Quality Collaborative receives funding from the National Institute for Child Health Quality to support its w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Republican Attorneys General Association issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Republican Attorneys General Escalate Accountability Push Over COVID-19 Origins and Pandemic Shutdowns Florida launches new investigations into Dr. Anthony Fauci, and a growing multistate coalition demands answers on the pandemic response that upended American life and cost taxpayers trillions of dollars - Multiple Republican state attorneys general are intensifying their push  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds, Thune, Johnson Encourage Trump Administration to Approve Highmore Disaster Declaration * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) and Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging his support for South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden's request for a major disaster declaration following storms in central South Dakota, inclu  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 7 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Urges Congress to Strengthen Federal Penalties for ATM Robberies South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that he is joining 14 other Attorneys General in urging Congress to pass the Safe Access to Cash Act, which the coalition calls critical legislation that would help to prosecute the organized crime rings that are robbing  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 6 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Aberdeen welcomes new providers * The couple graduated from University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine. Dr. Bourgon completed residency in general surgery from Wright State University at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. He is board certified in general surgery and served in the United States Air Force Base for nine yea  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 6 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Fargo nationally recognized for stroke care * FARGO, N.D. - Sanford Fargo has received the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines(r) - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring people experiencing stroke receive timely, appropriate treatment based on nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately helping to sa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Thune Joins America's Newsroom on Fox News U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined America's Newsroom on Fox News: On Democrats embracing socialism: "The progressive wing of [the Democrat] party, the liberal far-left wing, is ascendant in the in politics right now ... But when you got the DSA and people out there advocating openly for those t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Thune: Democrats Put Politics Ahead of Producers and Rural America at Senate Farm Bill Markup U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today issued the following statement after Democrats blocked the Senate farm bill from being reported out of the Agriculture Committee. Multiple Thune prioritie  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36907) entitled "Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad Inc. - Acquisition and Operation Exemption - State of South Dakota": * * * Digest:/1 The Board grants Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad, Inc., the authority to acquire and operate over approximately 15.33 miles of rail line, subject to standard employee protective conditions, and waives a 60-day advanc  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Aug. 6 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * Undergraduate Students Spend Summer Diving into Research at South Dakota Mines * Jocelyn Suranyi, Neha Jupalli, Krista Burkman and Louis Rancour, all undergraduates from across the country, spent the summer at South Dakota Mines in science and engineering labs across campus, working on research projects focusing on everything from counterfeit IDs and lithium to metal c  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, Aug. 5 -- The University of South Dakota posted the following news: * * * USD Sanford School of Medicine Welcomes Class of 2030 with White Coat Ceremony * The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine (SSOM) welcomed its newest class during a White Coat ceremony on July 24. The White Coat ceremony is a rite held at medical schools across the nation, marking the beginning of the students' medical education journey. Of the 71 students comprising the SSOM  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media released the following written testimony by Jonathan Spalter, president and CEO of USTelecom - The Broadband Association, from a July 30, 2026, hearing entitled "Intelligent Networks: Powering Artificial Intelligence and Transforming Communications": * * * Chairman Fischer, Ranking Member Lujan, and members of the subcommittee: thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 6 [Category: BizEnergy] (TNSrep) -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy Foundation celebrates 25 years of community investment * The Xcel Energy Foundation today announced it has invested nearly $160 million over the past quarter of a century to strengthen communities, according to a new Impact Report commemorating the Foundation's 25th anniversary. Since the Foundation's establishment in 2001, Xcel Energy and the Xcel Energy Foundat  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 5 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy invites volunteers to its 16th annual Day of Service * DENVER (Aug. 5, 2026) -Xcel Energy invites the public to join employees and their friends and family on Thursday, September 10 through Saturday, September 12 for its 16th annual Day of Service, an opportunity to give back to their communities. Volunteers can sign up now for one of more than 40 nonprofit projects in C  more