WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Homestead National Monument of America issued the following news release: Homestead National Monument of America will be hosting Ann Weisgarber. Ann is the author of several published novels. Her Debut novel, The Personal History of Rachel Dupree, takes place in 1917, and details the experiences of an African American homesteading family in the South Dakota Badlands. Viola Davis's production company JuVee Productions is in the proce  more

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, South Dakota, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force's 50th Space Wing issued the following news: Beginning Oct. 1, patients who are not assigned to a provider at a Military Treatment Facility will not be eligible to receive medications that are not on the Department of Defense Tricare formulary list. Additionally, the pharmacy will not fill non-formulary medications from providers outside of the base MTF unless the beneficiary has been referred to that provider. If Prior Auth  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Federal Communications Commission posted the following blog by Chairman Ajit Pai: Two weeks ago, I ventured to North Dakota to kick off a road trip that wound through South Dakota, Nebraska, and, eventually, the greatest state in the Union--Kansas. This was just the latest of my many forays outside the beltway to learn first-hand about the challenges facing the people and places on the wrong side of the digital divide. This excursion was particularly memorable for me b  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 1 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * - Federal Investigation Had Found Older Worker Was Denied Promotion * * * The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Hydro Extrusion USA, LLC (www.Hydro.com), an Illinois-based aluminum fabricator with approximately 20 plants throughout North America, have reached a voluntary conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of age discrimination raised by a for  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division issued the following news release: * * * - Florida Endorses Justice Department's Resolution * * * Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced today that the state of Florida is joining the United States, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Dakota in settling claims relating to the proposed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. The settlement requires a substantial divestiture package in order to enable a  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Ron Parsons, issued the following news release: * * * - FBI Report Shows 5.8 Percent Drop in South Dakota Violent Crime Rate in 2018; first decrease in five years * * * United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that according to the FBI's 2018 Crime in the United States Report released this week, the estimated number of violent crimes in the District of South Dakota decreased in 2018 for the fir  more