ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 5 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * - The Trump Administration's recent approval of small refinery waivers undermines the integrity of the Renewable Fuel Standard and harms agricultural communities, which have already been affected by the Administration's tariffs. Governor Walz and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem sent a bipartisan letter to President Trump today urging him to take specific actions to mitigate the effects of the  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 4 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem today announced that South Dakota has received top awards for financial reporting and management. For the third consecutive year, South Dakota's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada. South Dakota earned   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 3 -- Sanford Health issued the following news: Evacuation to safer locations is complete for Good Samaritan Society residents in Kissimmee and Daytona, Florida. This news came from Good Samaritan Society vice president of operations Nate Schema in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. On Tuesday morning, Schema reported to personnel at Incident Command Centers at the Good Samaritan Society National Campus in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and in Orlando that the relocation of  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 3 -- South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that his office has filed an amended complaint in the civil lawsuit in South Dakota State Circuit Court against prescription drug manufacturers Purdue, Endo and Janssen. The amended complaint adds new defendants in the form of generic drug manufacturers Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., Allergan PLC, and Mallinckrodt LLC, as well a  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 3 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem today announced that Darin Seeley will join her administration as Commissioner of the Bureau of Human Resources (BHR). Seeley will begin serving in this capacity on October 14. "A strong state government takes care of its people, and BHR plays a leading role in that effort," said Noem. "I am confident Darin will fulfill this mission as he leads BHR and works to make the St  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 5 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem today congratulated 391 students who have been awarded the Build Dakota Scholarship for the 2019-2020 school year. "The Build Dakota Scholarship program is an incredible tool that makes it easier for tomorrow's leaders to receive world-class career training, then stay in South Dakota to work in high-demand fields," said Noem. "These scholarships allow students to launch th  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, Sept. 3 -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news: The University of South Dakota will host Sharron Ahtone Harjo (Kiowa) for the 30th Annual Oscar Howe Memorial Lecture Sept. 19 from 7-8 p.m. in Farber Hall located inside Old Main on the USD campus. A public reception for Ahtone Harjo will immediately follow the lecture in the Oscar Howe Gallery. The lecture and reception are free and open to the public. Ahtone Harjo's lecture is titled "Kiowa Plains  more