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PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota federal and state authorities are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Benjermin Kelley (alias Benjamin Kelley) of the Sioux Falls and Madison areas, a non-compliant sex offender whose whereabouts have been unknown since 2008.

July 20, 2026, WASHINGTON — A top U.S. Food and Drug Administration official said Monday that a false positive report for the parasite cyclospora from a Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce sample does not change the basis for an ongoing agency investigation.

The most useless word in the English language has to be “inhabitable.” Dictionary.com gives it two contradictory definitions: 1. adj.

Prepare for an out-of-this-world adventure! The talented youth from Gregory are ready to dazzle audiences with their performance in the musical sensation, Space Pirates! Thanks to the generous support of Gregory Community Arts Council and Theatre 605 Tours, this cosmic journey is set to take flight. Join Casey on an adventure from a mundane museum tour to the chaotic realm of alien spaceships and pirates.

A lawsuit filed against the U.S. Marshals Service after the shooting death of a young man on the Yankton Indian Reservation in 2024 has been dismissed and the case has been closed. It represents the presumed end of a long saga that questioned the actions of federal officers on tribal land.

The Department of Health has released new income guidelines for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program effective July 1, 2026. WIC is a supplemental nutrition program, funded by the U.S.

“Gus” was found in 2021 on a Harding County ranch. This story was updated July 14 with the auction result.

BILLINGS, Mont., July 17, 2026 – R-CALF USA submitted formal comments on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed revisions to its grazing regulations. The proposal marks the first significant changes to BLM grazing policy in decades. While calling the proposal a long-needed step in the right direction, the organization recommended additional changes to improve the manner in which grazing is administered by the BLM, strengthen livestock production, and restore grazing capacity across the West.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) opened an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to determine if Brazil is engaging in certain practices that are unreasonable and burden or restrict U.S. commerce.

As we celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States this year, the Gregory Times-Advocate is featuring a column periodically to recount key events and people that led to our country’s independence.