DECORAH, Iowa, July 18 -- Luther College issued the following news: This year, Luther College's Dorian Summer Music Camps hosted more than 600 middle and high school students throughout June. These campers took part in a variety of music and other programs during their time on Luther's campus. Campers came from the Midwest, Southwest, Southeast and more. Campers represented a total of 18 states including Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Miss  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 16 -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The South Dakota Department of Transportation's (SDDOT) Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) located on Interstate 90 at exit 59 and North LaCrosse Street in Rapid City was recently honored as a winner within the Western Association of State Transportation Officials (WASHTO) region for the 2024 America's Transportation Awards competition. Selected from 32 projects nominated by 15 sta  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 16 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: * * * South Dakota Ends Fiscal Year with $80 Million Surplus * * * Today, Governor Kristi Noem announced that South Dakota closed the 2024 budget year with a surplus of $80.7 million. As she did last year, Governor Noem announced her intention to set aside the surplus to offset the cost of prison construction. "South Dakota makes common sense decisions based on small govern  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, July 17 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: The demand for critical minerals, the building blocks for modern technologies like clean energy and B-21 bombers, is skyrocketing. Yet, the nation's supply falls dramatically short of filling this demand. Along with a declining workforce, the mineral industry faces significant global challenges. South Dakota Mines, however, is taking the lead in being part of the solution. T  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 17 -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: * * * Leavitt School of Health aims to add 3,000 new nurses to the workforce by 2027. * * * Western Governors University's (WGU) Michael O. Leavitt School of Health (LSH), today announced the expansion of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Prelicensure) program to seven new states -- Arkansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin -- t  more