DENVER, Colorado, July 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Region 8 Office is announcing a grant competition for an "Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center" (EJ TCTAC). The agency is offering this funding opportunity of up to $10 million to help communities and other environmental justice stakeholders in the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains states access f  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, July 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Alison J. Ramsdell, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on June 30, 2023, by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken. Alex Jaramillo, age 36, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to p  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, July 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Alison J. Ramsdell, issued the following news release on July 10, 2023: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of First Degree Murder and Discharge of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violence. The sentencing took place on July 6, 2023. Colton Bagola, 30, was sentenced to life i  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, July 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Alison J. Ramsdell, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on July 11, 2023. Ramon Morales-Padilla, 42, was sentenced to five years in federal prison, followed by  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, July 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Denver, Colorado, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance (heroin). The sentencing took place on July 10, 2023. Arthur Manning, 56, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Feder  more