WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) North Central Regional Food Business Center today announced $600,000 awarded in Business Builder grants to provide financial assistance for small and mid-sized farm and food businesses. The funding is being awarded to 15 projects across North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. "These Business Builder grants   more

JOHNSTON, Iowa, June 29 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Omaha Division issued the following news release: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division hosted its third annual Family Summit at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, June 27, bringing together families from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota representing 41 loved ones lost to a fentanyl poisoning. "This is a somber day," DEA Omaha Division Special Agent in Charge Steven  more

ELLSWORTH AFB, South Dakota, June 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Ellsworth Air Force Base (28th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Josephine Pepin, 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs Members from the 28th Bomb Wing recently returned from a deployment in U.S. Air Force Central Command's area of responsibility as part of the Air Force Generation (AFFORGEN) deployment construct. Ellsworth paved the way as a lead wing, tackling logistical and operational challenges from two ends of the w  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, June 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Sparks, Nevada, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and Failure to Appear. The sentencing took place on June 24, 2024. Dawn E  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5 million grant to the city of Vermillion, South Dakota, to support wastewater treatment facility improvements. This grant will invest in resilience to natural disasters and provide additional capacity for future industri  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5 million grant to the city of Vermillion, South Dakota, to support wastewater treatment facility improvements. This grant will invest in resilience to natural disasters and provide additional capacity for future industrial growth. This E  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The flooding broke records in at least 10 places after 8-10 inches of rain fell in just three days around Sioux Falls. The West Fork Vermillion River near Parker, South Dakota (with data back to 1962) was 2 feet higher than its previous record from 2019. Big Sioux River at Akron, Iowa (with data back to 1929) was 1.88 feet higher than its previous record in 2014. This gauge als  more