WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Civil Air Patrol's first two searches using small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) are in the books after a pair of South Dakota Wing missions. The wing began deploying drones with a missing-person search in Custer State Park in Custer County, on the state's western border, after a 22-year-old South Dakota School of Mines and Technology was last seen at his Rapid City residence, where he mentioned he   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Donald J. Trump's disaster declaration issued for the state of South Dakota. Assistance for State, Tribal and Affected Local Governments Can Include as Required: * Payment of not less than 75 percent of the eligible costs for debris r  more

HURON, South Dakota, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service South Dakota office issued the following news release: Mark and Sandy Washechek live in the center of Brookings, South Dakota, and have taken a unique approach to their gardening. They focused on improving the health of the soil. Their goal was to reduce the time and effort they put into weeding the garden, to improve infiltration, and the health of the soil so that water and nutrients app  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced a $30 million civil money penalty against Citibank, N.A, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for violations related to the holding period of other real estate owned (OREO). The OCC found the bank engaged in repeated violations of the statutory holding period for OREO in 12 U.S.C. Sec. 29 and 12 C.F.R. Sec. 34.8  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of South Dakota to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding beginning on June 30 to July 21, 2019. The President's action makes federal funding available to the state, tribal, eligible local governments   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of South Dakota and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding from June 30 to July 21, 2019. Federal funding is available to State, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing bas  more