BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By C.R. Hoffman, Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs The Secretary of the Air Force has approved the second and third basing locations for the B-21 Raider, the Air Force's newest bomber. Those bases are Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, in that order. Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota was previously selected as the first base to receive t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Francisco Sanchez Jr.,associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded South Dakota private nonprofit organizations of the Oct. 15 deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by severe storms, straight-line winds and flood  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department has selected 17 federally recognized Tribes to participate in the continued expansion of the Tribal Access Program for National Crime Information (TAP), a program that provides Tribal governments with means to access, enter, and exchange data with national crime information systems, including those maintained by the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division. This anno  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Siouxland Surgery Center LLP, doing business as Dunes Surgical Hospital (Dunes), United Surgical Partners International Inc. (USPI) and USP Siouxland Inc. have agreed to pay approximately $12.76 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations relating to improper financial relationships between Dunes and two physician groups. Dunes is a surgical hospital located in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota. Since   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 17 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers spearheaded a 24-State coalition in filing a comment that asks the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain a federal legal block on California's Advanced Clean Fleets regulation. The regulation attempts to impose an electric truck mandate on fleet owners, operators, and manufacturers--including trucking companies that drive one truck for as little as o  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 17 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain a federal legal block on California's Advanced Clean Fleets regulation. That regulation illegally attempts to impose an electric-truck mandate on fleet owners, operators, and manufacturers -- including trucking companies that drive one truck for as little as one day p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: SIOUX FALLS, S.D. In the month since President Biden's major disaster declaration for South Dakota, federal agencies have approved $10,570,374 in grants and loans to assist in recovery as of September 15, 2024. To date, a total of 1,162 people in Davison, Lincoln, Turner, and Union counties have applied with FEMA for assistance. FEMA has approved $6,927,074 th  more

ELLSWORTH AFB, South Dakota, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Ellsworth Air Force Base (28th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Dylan Maher, 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs The 28th Bomb Wing hosted an immersive and informational tour to 22 foreign defense attaches and their spouses during the Fall 2024 Defense Attache Immersion Program Sept. 9. Foreign defense attaches and defense security cooperation staff assigned to the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency were greeted by the   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a comment letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain a federal legal block on California's Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation. The regulation, which stems from a 2020 executive order signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom, attempts to force an electric-truck mandate on fleet owners, operato  more

WHITEMAN AFB, Missouri, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Whiteman Air Force Base (509th Bomb Wing) issued the following news release: By Capt. Tyler Whiting, 509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall III has approved Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri to be the second base to receive the B-21 Raider, the Air Force's newest stealth bomber. This decision was made after a thorough evaluation process, which included operational analysis, site surveys, and consideration   more