DENVER, Colorado, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * OSHA, Region VIII VPPPA name outstanding safety, health professionals * * * The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health is recognizing the continued commitment to employees' well-being by two South Dakota employers - Bayer Research and Development LLC in Harrisburg and NuStar Energy's Central East Region in Sioux Falls - both of whi  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Avera Careflight also ordered to pay mechanic $55K in back wages, damages * * * A federal whistleblower investigation found a South Dakota-based helicopter ambulance servicer retaliated against a mechanic who reported safety concerns and filed a complaint with the Federal Aviation Administration. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational   more

DENVER, Colorado, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * OSHA, Region VIII VPPPA also name outstanding safety and health professionals * * * The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recognized 16 Colorado employers for recording zero injury or illness incidents in 2022. The companies are members of the OSHA Region VIII Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' As  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 8 issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recognized 16 Colorado employers for recording zero injury or illness incidents in 2022. The companies are members of the OSHA Region VIII Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association and are among 35 "Zeroes Heroes" companies in the six-state mountain reg  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 8 issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recognized two Utah employers for recording zero injury or illness incidents in 2022. Morton Salt in Grantsville and Phillips 66 in Salt Lake City are members of the OSHA Region VIII Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association and are among 35 "Zeroes Her  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, June 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Alison J. Ramsdell, issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on June 12, 2023. Sydney Garreau, age 44, was sentenced to 12.5 years in federal prison, fo  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, June 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Alison J. Ramsdell, issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that a man from Lebanon, Indiana, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments. Evan Frederick Light, age 20, was indicted on May 2, 2023. He made his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judg  more