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Walmart to Pay $50 Million in Federal Opioid Settlement Over Invalid Prescriptions, DEA Says
Northeast Radio SD News – National News - The U.S. Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced Friday that Walmart Inc. will pay $50 million to resolve federal allegations that its pharmacies illegally filled thousands of invalid opioid and controlled‑substance prescriptions, violating the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).

Steve Jurrens
Aug 282 min read


South Dakota Flags Ordered to Half-Staff Through Sept. 1 in Honor of Dolly Parton
Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - President Donald J. Trump has ordered all United States flags to be flown at half‑staff through sunset on September 1, 2026, in honor of the memory of Dolly Parton.

Steve Jurrens
Aug 261 min read


South Dakota Federal Prosecutors Seek $4.6M in Medicare Fraud Case Against Texas Company
Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota has filed a federal civil complaint seeking $4,591,003 from a Texas corporation and its North Carolina owner for an alleged scheme to defraud Medicare.

Steve Jurrens
Aug 172 min read


Thune Says Senate Democrats’ Farm Bill Block Creates Uncertainty for South Dakota Farmers and Ranchers
Northeast Radio SD News – National South Dakota News - U.S. Sen. John Thune (R‑S.D.) criticized Senate Democrats on Thursday after they declined to advance the 2026 farm bill out of the Senate Agriculture Committee, a move he said creates additional uncertainty for South Dakota’s farmers and ranchers.

Steve Jurrens
Aug 62 min read


Four Twin Cities Men Plead Guilty in $2.2 Million Minnesota Medicaid Fraud Scheme Using AI-Generated Records
Northeast Radio SD News – Twin Cities, MN - Four Twin Cities men have pleaded guilty to defrauding Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) program out of approximately $2.2 million, a scheme federal prosecutors say was concealed using artificial intelligence to fabricate records.

Steve Jurrens
Jul 262 min read


11 Indicted in Texas Human Smuggling Case After 7 Migrants Found Dead in Shipping Container
Northeast Radio SD News – National News - Del Rio, TX - Eleven people have been indicted in federal court for their alleged roles in a human smuggling operation that resulted in seven migrants being found dead inside a sealed shipping container in May, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Steve Jurrens
Jul 253 min read


Driver Identified After Bison Carcasses Spill Shuts Down I-94 Lane in West Fargo
Northeast Radio SD News – Fargo/West Fargo, ND – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the driver responsible for a large and unusual debris spill on Interstate 94 has now been identified, following a Sunday incident that shut down the only open eastbound lane in a busy construction zone.

Steve Jurrens
Jul 141 min read


DOJ, FTC Urge States to Investigate Gas Price Manipulation Amid High Fuel Costs
Northeast Radio SD News – National News - The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission are calling on State Attorneys General nationwide to intensify investigations into antitrust and consumer‑protection violations that may be contributing to high gasoline prices.

Steve Jurrens
Jul 62 min read


Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records show
This photo provided by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration shows pills containing fentanyl which were seized by the DEA in New Mexico, on April 28, 2025. (DEA via AP) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Even as it battled the deadliest drug epidemic in American history, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico between 2023 and 2025, according to three current and former DEA agents and government reco

AP News
Jun 277 min read


DOJ Seizes Nearly 400 Illegal World Cup Streaming Domains in Global Piracy Crackdown
Northeast Radio SD News – National News - The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday the seizure of nearly 400 internet domains that were illegally broadcasting matches from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in violation of U.S. copyright law.

Steve Jurrens
Jun 262 min read


High Taxes Driving Millionaires to Low-Tax States, Creighton Economist Warns
Northeast Radio SD News – Special Report - In the newly released June 2026 Economic Trends report from the Creighton Institute for Economic Inquiry, Dr. Ernie Goss, Ph.D., takes aim at rising tax burdens on wealthy Americans, warning that aggressive taxation is fueling a significant domestic migration shift toward low-tax states.

Steve Jurrens
Jun 254 min read


Rounds, Hyde-Smith Introduce 2026 Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act Targeting Second-Trimester Procedures
Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - Marking the fourth anniversary of the landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) introduced new legislation today aimed at federally prohibiting a specific second-trimester abortion method.

Steve Jurrens
Jun 253 min read


Two Fugitives Wanted for Human Trafficking in South Dakota Captured in Texas After Eight Years on the Run
Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - A pair of fugitives who spent more than eight years evading authorities on human trafficking charges in South Dakota were arrested this week in Texas, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.

Steve Jurrens
Jun 31 min read


Texas Children’s Hospital to Pay Over $10 Million, Establish Detransition Clinic Under DOJ Settlement
Northeast Radio SD News – National News - The U.S. Department of Justice has announced a landmark resolution with Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH), marking the first enforcement action in the Department’s national investigation into alleged violations of federal law involving medical procedures performed on minors.

Steve Jurrens
May 162 min read


DOJ Operation Iron Pursuit Results: Over 350 Arrested, 200 Child Victims Located Nationwide
Northeast Radio SD News – National News - The Department of Justice announced the results of Operation Iron Pursuit, a month-long nationwide crackdown targeting child sex predators and working to rescue young victims. Conducted from April 1 through April 30 during National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the federal operation led to the location of more than 200 child victims and the arrest of over 350 child sexual abuse offenders nationwide.

Steve Jurrens
May 153 min read


Purdue Pharma Sentenced to Pay Over $5 Billion in Criminal Penalties for Role in Opioid Epidemic
Northeast Radio SD News – National News - Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP was sentenced in federal court Tuesday and ordered to pay more than $5 billion in criminal penalties for its role in fueling the nationwide opioid crisis.

Steve Jurrens
Apr 282 min read


Rounds Introduces “Life at Conception Act” to Extend Constitutional Protections
Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) has introduced the Life at Conception Act, a piece of legislation aimed at legally recognizing a right to life by extending 14th Amendment protections to unborn children.

Steve Jurrens
Jan 232 min read


The Facts on the Vaccines the CDC No Longer Recommends for All Kids
In sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer recommends universal vaccination against six diseases. In justifying the move, health officials made misleading claims about vaccine safety while downplaying or omitting benefits.

Steve Jurrens
Jan 1515 min read


South Dakota Congressional Delegation Backs U.S. Military Action in Venezuela
Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - South Dakota’s federal and state leadership have signaled unified support for the United States’ military strike in Venezuela and the subsequent capture of President Nicolás Maduro early Saturday morning.

Steve Jurrens
Jan 41 min read


Disney to Pay $10 Million Settlement Over Children’s Privacy Violations on YouTube.
Northeast Radio SD News - South Dakota - The Justice Department announced Tuesday that a federal court has entered a stipulated order resolving a case against Disney Worldwide Services Inc. and Disney Entertainment Operations LLC regarding allegations of privacy violations involving children’s online data.

Steve Jurrens
Dec 30, 20252 min read



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