CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 26 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 25, 2023, entitled "South Dakota Job Openings and Labor Turnover - August 2023": * * * South Dakota South Dakota had 30,000 job openings in August 2023, compared to 25,000 openings in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in  more

ELLSWORTH AFB, South Dakota, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Ellsworth Air Force Base (28th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: The Ellsworth AAC held a collection of events to give young Airmen on base outlets of activity to promote camaraderie and mental health welfare without the usage of alcohol. Xochile Avile, 28th Bomb Wing command and control operations technician, serves as president of the AAC and constantly works with her team to put this initiative into effect. "We're providing an   more

ELLSWORTH AFB, South Dakota, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Ellsworth Air Force Base (28th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Steven Merrill, 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs The Raiders of the 28th Bomb Wing became the first agency ever to adopt a trail in the Black Hills during the Veteran's Point Trailhead Partnership dedication ceremony at the Pactola Reservoir in South Dakota, Oct. 24. Ellsworth Air Force Base and the Black Hills National Forest forged an agreement where Airmen from th  more

ELLSWORTH AFB, South Dakota, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Ellsworth Air Force Base (28th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Brittany Kenney, 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs A retired Air Force officer and member of the 28th Bomb Wing was recently crowned 2nd runner-up in the Ms. Veteran America competition in Orlando, FL, October 8, 2023. Jennifer Rollins, 28 BW protocol chief, was among dozens of female veteran applicants from across the U.S. and its territories who par  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-18-21-09004) entitled "South Dakota MMIS and E&E System Security Controls Were Partially Effective and Improvements Are Needed" filed under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Here are excerpts: * * * Report in Brief Why OIG Did This Audit We are conducting a series of audits of State Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS) and Eligibility and Enrollment (E&E) s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: OMAHA, NE - The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division is supporting Red Ribbon Week, the nation's oldest and largest drug misuse prevention awareness program, by teaming with community partners to raise awareness to the consequences of drug experimentation, misuse and abuse. Beginning today, landmarks in Iowa, Minnesota and Neb  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Alison J. Ramsdell, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2023: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on October 25, 2023. Jeremiah Little, 40, was sentenced to eight years and four months in federal pris  more