SPEARFISH, South Dakota, April 24 -- Black Hills State University issued the following news: Black Hills State University recognized several exemplary students during the annual Student Volunteer Awards that took place in the Jacket Legacy Room April 16. View More Images of the 2024 Student Volunteer Awards (https://photos.bhsu.edu/Campus-Events/SVAC-Awards-2024) Organized by the BHSU Student Engagement and Leadership Center, this celebration gives out several individual and organization awar  more

SPEARFISH, South Dakota, April 25 -- Black Hills State University issued the following news: Black Hills State University will recognize more than 260 graduates during the 187th Commencement Ceremony, taking place inside the Donald E. Young Center Saturday, May 4, at 10 a.m. View List of Graduates (https://www.bhsu.edu/Commencement/2024-Spring/May2024GraduatesBHSU.pdf) Degrees to be awarded include 29 master's degrees, 196 bachelor's degrees, and 40 associate's degrees. An honorary doctorate  more

NEWPORT BEACH, California, April 24 -- Clean Energy Fuels issued the following news on April 23, 2024: Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) today announced its latest renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at Victory Farms Dairy in Revillo, South Dakota, has successfully completed construction and is injecting pipeline quality RNG into the interstate natural gas infrastructure. The Victory Farms two-digester facility is utilizing the manure of 6,000 jersey cows, which could process approximat  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Following Kristi Noem making clear she believes rape and incest survivors should be forced to give birth while defending South Dakota's extreme abortion ban, DNC spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: "Anti-choice extremist Kristi Noem once said a 10-year-old rape survivor should be forced to give birth, so it's no surprise that today she doubled down on her cruel stance of zero excep  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 24 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 24 of her Republican colleagues issued a joint statement opposing the Biden Administration's ban on approving applications to export liquified natural gas: "As governors, we are very concerned by the Biden Administration's move to pause approvals of new liquified natural gas (LNG) export projects, especially after Iran's recent attack on Israe  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 24 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following statement on April 23, 2024: * * * Today, Governor Kristi Noem issued the following statement in response to Attorney General Jackley's investigation: "I appreciate the investigation conducted by DCI and the Attorney General into the recent disturbances. "The safety and security of our corrections officers depends on holding those responsible for the violence accountable for their actions. "The Departme  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 23 -- The South Dakota Legislative Research Council issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Jeff Mehlhaff, Chief Fiscal Analyst with the Legislative Research Council (LRC), will now also serve as LRC's Deputy Director, while principal legislative attorney Anita Thomas is moving up into the Chief Research and Legal Analyst position. Their appointments, made by LRC Director John McCullough, became effective April 8, 2024. Mehlhaff, a Mitchell, South Dakot  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, April 26 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: Officials at Southeast Technical College (STC) and South Dakota Mines (SDM) solidified a new articulation agreement with a signing ceremony on Friday, April 12, 2024, at the STC campus in Sioux Falls. The agreement allows graduates of STC's civil engineering technology program to transfer 40 credits and continue their education to earn a bachelor's degree from Mines. "This   more