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2025 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Final Vehicle Counts
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025 Contact: Jeff Brosz, Transportation Specialist, 605-773-5439 2025 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Final Vehicle Counts STURGIS, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) provides daily...

Attorney General Brenna Bird Joins Coalition to Help Restore America’s Energy Independence and Lower Energy Prices
DES MOINES--Attorney General Brenna Bird joined a coalition of 28 attorneys general asking the Environmental Protection Agency to eliminate the harmful Biden-Harris greenhouse-gas emissions standards for power plants. The Biden-era rule...

Amy Stockberger Joins Inman Connect Speaker Lineup to Share Indie Brokerage Secrets
SIOUX FALLS, SD, UNITED STATES, July 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Amy Stockberger, Founder and CEO of Amy Stockberger Real Estate and the powerhouse behind the Lifetime Home Support™ model, has been announced as a featured speaker at Inman...

2025 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Vehicle Count – Through Day Seven
For Immediate Release: Friday, Aug. 8, 2025 Contact: Jesse Nelson, Rapid City Region Traffic Engineer, 605-394-1622 STURGIS, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will provide daily traffic counts at nine locations for...

Pipe Replacement Scheduled on S.D. Highway 34 East of Sturgis
For Immediate Release: Friday, Aug. 15, 2025 Contact: Jason Baker, Project Engineer, 605-209-3388 STURGIS, S.D. – Beginning on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, crews will begin a pipe replacement project on S.D. Highway 34, located approximately 25 miles...

2025 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Vehicle Count – Through Day Six
For Immediate Release: Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025 Contact: Jesse Nelson, Rapid City Region Traffic Engineer, 605-394-1622 STURGIS, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will provide daily traffic counts at nine locations for...

2025 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Vehicle Count – Through Day Five
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025 Contact: Jesse Nelson, Rapid City Region Traffic Engineer, 605-394-1622 STURGIS, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will provide daily traffic counts at nine locations for...

2025 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Vehicle Count – Through Day Four
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025 Contact: Jesse Nelson, Rapid City Region Traffic Engineer, 605-394-1622 STURGIS, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will provide daily traffic counts at nine locations for...

2025 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Vehicle Count – Through Day Three
For Immediate Release: Monday, Aug. 4, 2025 Contact: Jesse Nelson, Rapid City Region Traffic Engineer, 605-394-1622 STURGIS, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will provide daily traffic counts at nine locations for...

Moose, Deer & Elk from CWD Areas Must be Processed Before Entry into Vermont
Hunters traveling outside Vermont to hunt moose, deer, or elk need to follow a regulation designed to protect Vermont's deer and moose from chronic wasting disease, according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. Moose were added to the...

Moose, Deer & Elk from CWD Areas Must be Processed Before Entry into Vermont
Hunters traveling outside Vermont to hunt moose, deer, or elk need to follow a regulation designed to protect Vermont's deer and moose from chronic wasting disease, according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. Moose were added to the...

Gevo Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Achieves Positive Net Income in the Second Quarter and Positive Adjusted EBITDA1 for the Second Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 Positive Net Income Attributable to Gevo of $2.1 million in the Second Quarter Positive Adjusted EBITDA1 of...

Black Hills Corp. Reaffirms 2025 Earnings Guidance and Reports 2025 Second-Quarter Results
Reaffirms 2025 earnings guidance range of $4.00 to $4.20 per share Established Emergency Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) program Received approval for new rates at Kansas Gas providing $10.8 million of new annual revenues Received CPCN for...

Chip Seal and Fog Seal Projects Scheduled in Yankton Area
For Immediate Release: Monday, Aug. 11, 2025 Contact: Greg Rothschadl, Yankton Area Engineer, 605-668-2929 Chip Seal and Fog Seal Projects Scheduled in Yankton Area YANKTON, S.D. – On Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, crews will begin a chip seal and fog...

Paving Project Scheduled to Begin on U.S. Highway 85 Near Belle Fourche
For Immediate Release: Monday, Aug. 11, 2025 Contact: Chris Bliss, Project Engineer, 605-892-2872 BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. – On Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, crews will begin a milling and paving project on southbound U.S. Highway 85 in Belle Fourche. The...

NSF invests $29.2 million in EPSCoR Research Infrastructure collaborations for transformative impact across 11 jurisdictions
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced six major awards through its EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC), investing $29.2 million across 11 jurisdictions to strengthen research...

NSF invests $29.2 million in EPSCoR Research Infrastructure collaborations for transformative impact across 11 jurisdictions
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced six major awards through its EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC), investing $29.2 million across 11 jurisdictions to strengthen research...

NI Holdings, Inc. Reports Results for Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2025
FARGO, N.D., Aug. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NI Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: NODK) announced today results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. Summary of Second Quarter 2025 Results – Continuing Operations (All comparisons vs. continuing operations...

Attorney General Bird Defends Iowa’s Agriculture Industry Against Radical Net Zero Standards
DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led 22 other states in a letter asking for answers regarding harmful net-zero standards. Science Based Targets (“SBTi”), which partners with both the United Nations and a group of anti-growth...

Road Closure Scheduled for U.S. Highway 385 from Sheridan Lake Road to Be Still Road Near Hill City
For Immediate Release: Friday, Aug. 8, 2025 Contact: Tim Wicks, Custer Area Engineering Supervisor, 605-673-4948 HILL CITY – Beginning on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, U.S. Highway 385 from Sheridan Lake Road to Be Still Road will be closed to through...