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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) As part of a settlement, people who were subject to strip searches as juveniles at a detention center in Sioux Falls will get about $245 for each search. So far, 385 individuals have filed a claim for 745 strip searches conducted over a six-year period. The settlement comes out of a class action lawsuit against the county.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) A Rapid City man faces up to seven years in prison for stealing about $1,000 from the ticket booth at Crazy Horse Memorial. Court papers say 18-year-old Arlen Hatten worked at Crazy Horse and was familiar with the operation of the ticket booth when he pulled a handgun on the attendant as the booth was being closed for the night.

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) Crews running dryers at area elevators are working extended shifts to keep up with farmers battling to finish a late and soggy Soybean harvest. Grain originator Gary Van Vleet says employees at the South Dakota wheat Growers Grebner Terminal east of Aberdeen are working with the dryers and moving beans to give farmers more room to drop theirs. Wet weather this summer and fall delayed farmers from getting into their fields to harvest beans.

TIMBER LAKE, S.D. (AP) A government grant is helping the small northwest South Dakota town of Timber Lake upgrade from dial-up to broadband Internet access. The 2005 grant runs out this year, but the city plans to expand its service even though the $393,000 will soon be gone.

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