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Johnson wants comments on farm bill Jul 29 2010 5:22AM
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson said
he's taking comments from South Dakotans on how the current farm
bill is working in preparation for congressional work on writing a
new one.
He's created an online survey that asks a number of questions.
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| Greetings South Dakota Stations! Jul 29 2010 5:15AM
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 29 2010 2:13AM
The South Dakota Education Department says
six high schools were left off the list for meeting adequate yearly
progress goals under the federal No Child Left Behind law because
of a computer error.
The department issued its report on school prog
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| SD Lottery Jul 28 2010 10:24PM
These South Dakota lotteries were drawn
Wednesday:
Dakota Cash
06-13-19-23-32
(six, thirteen, nineteen, twenty-three, thirty-two)
Hot Lotto
03-10-19-22-28, Hot Ball: 2
(three, ten, nineteen, twenty-two, twenty-eight; Hot Ball
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| Winning numbers drawn in 'Dakota Cash' game Jul 28 2010 9:42PM
The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's
drawing of the South Dakota Lottery's "Dakota Cash" game were:
06-13-19-23-32
(six, thirteen, nineteen, twenty-three, thirty-two)
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved
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| 6 SD schools mistakenly left off progress list Jul 28 2010 4:55PM
The South Dakota Education Department says
six high schools were left off the list for meeting adequate yearly
progress goals under the federal No Child Left Behind law because
of a computer error.
The department issued its report on school prog
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 28 2010 4:34PM
Democratic governor candidate Scott
Heidepriem (HY'-duh-prim) is already concerned about the impact of
an Iowa casino just a few miles from Sioux Falls. Heidepriem says
as governor-elect he would form a task force to study construction
of a competing
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| Volin, SD, man dies from injuries from collision Jul 28 2010 2:56PM
A Volin man has died of injuries suffered
earlier this week in a two-vehicle crash northeast of Yankton.
Alan Welsh of the South Dakota Highway Patrol says 65-year-old
Phillip Larson died Tuesday at an Iowa hospital.
The patrol says another
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| Thune: fall election critical for GOP Jul 28 2010 1:32PM
Sen. John Thune says he's not thinking
beyond the November election, even though he has no opponent and
received media mention in Washington this week as a possible GOP
candidate for president in 2012.
The South Dakota Republican says the GOP ne
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| Heidepriem sees threat from Iowa casino Jul 28 2010 12:36PM
Democratic governor candidate Scott
Heidepriem (HY'-duh-prim) says South Dakota needs to tackle what he
sees as the drain of state dollars into an Iowa casino being built
just a few miles from Sioux Falls.
Heidepriem says as governor-elect he wo
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| Woman in SD drug raid pleads to lesser charge Jul 28 2010 11:26AM
A Brandon woman who pleaded not guilty
to possessing drugs and supplying them to six minors has changed
her plea to guilty on a lesser charge.
Forty-seven-year-old Rhonda Stoddard admitted to possessing
methamphetamine.
Police raided Stodd
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 28 2010 11:12AM
A single-engine plane flying from Canada
to an air convention in Wisconsin made a safe emergency landing in
North Dakota after having problems with its landing gear.
Bill Cocke of Bowden, Alberta, and his two passengers detoured
to Bismarck on T
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 28 2010 10:51AM
Minnehaha County commissioners will
have to redo the 2011 budget after an accounting error of more than
$500,000.
County Administrator Ken McFarland says the error was made by
the auditor's office, and resulted in commissioners dealing with
the
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| Airmen return to Ellsworth Air Force Base in SD Jul 28 2010 7:56AM
More than 350 airmen are returning to
Ellsworth Air Force Base after a six-month deployment to Southwest
Asia.
The first group of about 190 28th Bomb Wing airmen returned to
the South Dakota base about 6 a.m. Mountain time Wednesday.
Maste
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| Sioux Falls qb commits to Griz Jul 28 2010 7:21AM
The quarterback for Washington High in
Sioux Falls has committed to playing football at the University of
Montana.
Matt Hermanson was recruited to play free safety for the
Grizzlies, said his dad, Washington High coach Brian Hermanson.
Mat
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| Sioux Falls qb commits to Griz Jul 28 2010 7:21AM
The quarterback for Washington High in
Sioux Falls has committed to playing football at the University of
Montana.
Matt Hermanson was recruited to play free safety for the
Grizzlies, said his dad, Washington High coach Brian Hermanson.
Mat
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| Pierre won't appeal gutter lawsuit ruling Jul 28 2010 7:07AM
Pierre city commissioners have begun the
process of reimbursing more than $55,000 in assessed curb and
gutter fees to about 45 property owners who won a lawsuit against
the city.
The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that the
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| Latest Montana sports: Jul 28 2010 2:41AM
The quarterback for Washington High in
Sioux Falls has committed to playing football at the University of
Montana.
Matt Hermanson was recruited to play free safety for the
Grizzlies, said his dad, Washington High coach Brian Hermanson.
Mat
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 28 2010 2:13AM
Construction has started on a $405
million power plant near Brookings. Officials expect to have the
Deer Creek Station operating in mid-2012 to help provide
electricity to 135 rural electric systems in nine states. The plant
will use gas and steam to
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| SD Lottery Jul 27 2010 10:31PM
These South Dakota lotteries were drawn
Tuesday:
Mega Millions
02-07-10-16-29, Mega Ball: 8
(two, seven, ten, sixteen, twenty-nine; Mega Ball: eight)
Megaplier
4
(four)
Powerball
Estimated jackpot: $67 million
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| Sunday liquor sales OK'd in Madison Jul 27 2010 5:02PM
Madison is the latest South Dakota city to
allow Sunday liquor sales.
City commissioners on Monday approved off-sale alcohol retailers
to sell on Sundays and Memorial Day. Off-sale license holders are
still prohibited from selling distilled spir
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 27 2010 4:34PM
Bismarck, N.D.-based Basin Electric Power
Cooperative on Tuesday began construction of a power plant in
eastern South Dakota.
The $405 million Deer Creek Station is near Brookings. Officials
expect to have it operating in mid-2012 to help provid
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| Sioux Falls qb commits to Griz Jul 27 2010 4:27PM
The quarterback for Washington High in
Sioux Falls has committed to playing football at the University of
Montana.
Matt Hermanson was recruited to play free safety for the
Grizzlies, said his dad, Washington High coach Brian Hermanson.
Mat
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| Work begins on new South Dakota power plant Jul 27 2010 4:06PM
Bismarck, N.D.-based Basin Electric Power
Cooperative on Wednesday began construction of a power plant in
eastern South Dakota.
The $405 million Deer Creek Station is near Brookings. Officials
expect to have it operating in mid-2012 to help prov
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| Work begins on new South Dakota power plant Jul 27 2010 4:06PM
Bismarck, N.D.-based Basin Electric Power
Cooperative on Tuesday began construction of a power plant in
eastern South Dakota.
The $405 million Deer Creek Station is near Brookings. Officials
expect to have it operating in mid-2012 to help provid
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| Work begins on new South Dakota power plant Jul 27 2010 4:06PM
Bismarck, N.D.-based Basin Electric Power
Cooperative on Tuesday began construction of a power plant in
eastern South Dakota.
The $405 million Deer Creek Station is near Brookings. Officials
expect to have it operating in mid-2012 to help provid
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| Work begins on new South Dakota power plant Jul 27 2010 4:06PM
Bismarck, N.D.-based Basin Electric Power
Cooperative on Wednesday began construction of a power plant in
eastern South Dakota.
The $405 million Deer Creek Station is near Brookings. Officials
expect to have it operating in mid-2012 to help prov
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| US seeks to garnish wages of man who freed mink Jul 27 2010 1:32PM
Prosecutors want to garnish the wages of an
animal rights activist who freed mink from Midwestern fur farms and
now makes money speaking about the case.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen Crocker has granted their
application to garnish up to 25 perc
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| Apparent SDSU dismissal under fire Jul 27 2010 12:57PM
A national organization representing
university faculty is questioning the apparent dismissal of Mike
Catangui (kuh-TANG'-ee) as a tenured professor and Extension insect
specialist at South Dakota State University.
The American Association of Un
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| School progress up slightly in South Dakota Jul 27 2010 10:51AM
The South Dakota Education Department says
95 percent of the state's public school districts made adequate
yearly progress under the federal No Child Left Behind law, up 1
percent from the previous year.
About 64,400 students in grades 3-8 and 1
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| South Dakota hailstone might be world record Jul 27 2010 8:24AM
The National Weather Service says a
hailstone that fell south of the South Dakota capital of Pierre
might be a world record.
Meteorologist Jim Scarlett says the chunk of ice landed near the
town of Vivian Friday night. He says members of the Nat
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 27 2010 6:46AM
The federal Agriculture Department says
about 61 percent of South Dakota's winter wheat crop has been
harvested, slightly behind the average. Spring wheat harvest is
getting under way.
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) A program encouraging South Dakotans
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| Cancer screening program being expanded Jul 27 2010 5:22AM
A program encouraging South Dakotans to be
screened for colorectal cancer is expanding statewide.
The state Health Department said the GetScreenedSD program began
with six pilot clinics and is now being expanded to nearly 200
clinics.
The
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| Greetings South Dakota Stations! Jul 27 2010 5:15AM
For story contributions or issues with the South Dakota wire,
call 605-332-3111 or 800-952-9911, e-mail apsiouxfalls(at)ap.org or
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| Allstar games in Aberdeen Jul 27 2010 5:15AM
Wrestling and girls' basketball will be
the featured events Tuesday at the high school all-star games that
are part of a coaching clinic in Aberdeen.
The South Dakota High School Coaches Association sponsors three
days of coaching clinics and al
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 27 2010 3:51AM
Authorities say two people were killed
and another was injured when a tornado touched down at a ranch in
the far northeast corner of Montana.
Sheridan County Coroner David Fulkerson confirmed the deaths and
the injury caused by Monday night's st
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 27 2010 2:13AM
A national report on children's health and
well-being ranks North Dakota 12th best in the nation. That's down
from No. 7 last year.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation released its 2010 Kids Count Data
Book late Monday on how the 50 states fared in 10
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 27 2010 2:13AM
A new report on the health and
well-being of American children ranks South Dakota 26th best
overall in the nation.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation released its 2010 Kids Count Data
Book late Monday on how the 50 states fared in 10 categories of
c
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| Kids Count report: SD ranks 26th Jul 26 2010 11:13PM
A new report on the health and
well-being of American children ranks South Dakota 26th best
overall in the nation.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation released its 2010 Kids Count Data
Book late Monday on how the 50 states fared in 10 categories of
c
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| SD crops progressing well thanks to weather Jul 26 2010 6:47PM
Pests like grasshoppers continue to
create problems for South Dakota farmers, especially in the western
end of the state, but the crops are making progress.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday that scattered
showers across the state h
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| HOLD FOR RELEASE UNTIL 11:01 p.m. CDT MONDAY, JULY 26. THIS STORY... Jul 26 2010 5:37PM
A new report on the health and
well-being of American children ranks South Dakota 26th best
overall in the nation.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation released its 2010 Kids Count Data
Book late Monday on how the 50 states fared in 10 categories of
c
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| Federal agency adds 90 days to Keystone XL process Jul 26 2010 4:55PM
Federal officials have delayed a
decision on a permit for a $7 billion oil pipeline from Canada to
the Gulf of Mexico.
The State Department said Monday it's adding 90 days to the
comment period for other federal agencies on whether TransCanada's
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| Federal agency adds 90 days to Keystone XL process Jul 26 2010 4:55PM
Federal officials have delayed a
decision on a permit for a $7 billion oil pipeline from Canada to
the Gulf of Mexico.
The State Department said Monday it's adding 90 days to the
comment period for other federal agencies on whether TransCanada's
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| Federal agency adds 90 days to Keystone XL process Jul 26 2010 4:55PM
Federal officials have delayed a
decision on a permit for a $7 billion oil pipeline from Canada to
the Gulf of Mexico.
The State Department said Monday it's adding 90 days to the
comment period for other federal agencies on whether TransCanada's
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 26 2010 4:27PM
A former Rosebud Sioux tribal councilman
who pleaded guilty to sex charges in a deal with prosecutors has
avoided jail time. Michael Valandra has been sentenced to two years
probation. Police say he tried to arrange a sexual encounter with a
minor ov
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 26 2010 3:45PM
Officials with the Bitterroot National
Forest say a fire in the Sapphire Mountains about 12 miles
northeast of Hamilton has burned between 500 and 1,000 acres.
Fire officials say more than 100 firefighters, including three
20-member Hot Shot Cre
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| Montana woman killed in SD plane crash ID'd Jul 26 2010 12:22PM
A Montana woman was killed in the crash
of a small plane on the runway at a South Dakota airport.
Police Lt. Boyd Dean says 55-year-old Shirley Van Zee of
Townsend, Mont., was a passenger in a single-engine plane that
crashed at about 8 a.m. Sat
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 26 2010 10:51AM
The city of Mitchell has scheduled a tree
cleanup on Tuesday, after a storm that packed 70 mph winds.
The late Friday storm downed numerous trees, with at least two
falling on homes. No injures were reported.
Residents and city crews cleane
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| Sioux Falls bridge project wraps up Jul 26 2010 9:34AM
A bridge project on one of the busiest
streets in South Dakota has wrapped up about a month ahead of
schedule.
The $8.4 million project in Sioux Falls replaced and raised the
50-year-old 41st Street bridge several feet as part of a
flood-contro
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| Storm damage hampers regional water system Jul 26 2010 8:10AM
Storm damage has created a setback for
construction on the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System.
Two 7-million-gallon reservoirs being built near Tea were
heavily damaged in a storm late Friday.
Executive director Troy Larson says the proj
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| Storm damage hampers regional water system Jul 26 2010 8:10AM
Storm damage has created a setback for
construction on the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System.
Two 7-million-gallon reservoirs being built near Tea were
heavily damaged in a storm late Friday.
Executive director Troy Larson says the proj
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| SD lake residents clean up dead fish Jul 26 2010 7:07AM
South Dakota wildlife officials
estimate that more than a ton of dead fish have been cleaned up at
Wall Lake west of Sioux Falls.
The state Department of Game, Fish and Parks says low oxygen in
the water is believed to be the cause of the fish d
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| Greetings South Dakota Stations! Jul 26 2010 5:15AM
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 26 2010 3:09AM
The Gavins Point Dam near Yankton is
getting a gentler slope on the bank of its downstream side. Dave
Becker, project manager at Gavins Point, says the bank is too steep
to easily maintain, and a gentler grade will help. The dam is more
than 50 years
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| Open air art event planned for Ingalls Homestead Jul 25 2010 6:26PM
Artists will gather near De Smet next month
to create their own masterpieces outdoors and sell their work.
The second annual Harvey Dunn Memorial Society Plein Air event
is planned for Friday, Aug. 13 through Sunday, Aug. 15 at the
Ingalls Homes
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 25 2010 4:13PM
The crash of a single-engine plane east of the
Lincoln County airport, which killed the pilot, has been attributed
to engine failure.
Lincoln County emergency management director Harold Timmerman
says Tate Baloun of Sioux Falls had been doing wo
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| SD college students provide African items for sale Jul 25 2010 3:45PM
The South Dakota Art Museum store in
Brookings is selling items brought back by South Dakota State
University students who went to West Africa in May.
Thirty students took part in the annual trip.
Items include wooden elephants and giraffes
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 25 2010 2:56PM
Engine failure is being blamed for a
single-engine plane crash that killed a pilot east of the Lincoln
County airport. Emergency management officials say Tate Baloun of
Sioux Falls had been working on the engine before taking the plane
up Friday nigh
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| Man pleads not guilty in deadly South Dakota crash Jul 25 2010 2:35PM
A man from Wounded Knee has pleaded not
guilty to three counts of involuntary manslaughter in federal
court.
An indictment accuses 46-year-old Russ Hollow Horn of driving
while under the influence of alcohol in a January traffic accident
that k
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| Ethanol byproduct enhancing flatbreads' nutrition Jul 25 2010 1:25PM
Food scientists want to enlist a corn
ethanol byproduct commonly used as cattle feed in the fight against
world hunger.
South Dakota State University researchers have been cooking up
high-protein, high-fiber versions of Asian flatbreads by
subs
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| Driver killed in rollover crash east of Burke, SD Jul 25 2010 12:50PM
A 57-year-old Gregory man has been killed in
a rollover crash east of Burke.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol says Loren Klinetobe lost
control of his pickup on U.S. Highway 18 about 4 p.m. Saturday. The
truck went off the road and rolled several
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| SD inmate apprehended hours after reported missing Jul 25 2010 11:40AM
A state prison inmate on work release has
been apprehended a few hours after prison authorities reported him
missing.
The South Dakota Department of Corrections says 23-year-old
William Many Wounds was picked up late Saturday in Rapid City.
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| Greetings South Dakota Stations! Jul 25 2010 5:15AM
For story contributions or issues with the South Dakota wire,
call 605-332-3111 or 800-952-9911, e-mail apsiouxfalls(at)ap.org or
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 25 2010 2:55AM
An investigation continues into
the deaths of two Iowa men attempting to unclog a South Dakota
sewer. The men, who worked for Sioux City, Iowa-based Speedy
Rooter, were overcome by fumes while working on the sewer July 10th
in North Sioux City. Inves
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| SD Lottery Jul 24 2010 10:24PM
These South Dakota lotteries were drawn
Saturday:
Dakota Cash
05-09-10-28-31
(five, nine, ten, twenty-eight, thirty-one)
Hot Lotto
04-12-13-14-23, Hot Ball: 13
(four, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, twenty-three; Hot Ball:
thirt
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| Winning numbers drawn in 'Dakota Cash' game Jul 24 2010 9:56PM
The winning numbers in Saturday evening's
drawing of the South Dakota Lottery's "Dakota Cash" game were:
05-09-10-28-31
(five, nine, ten, twenty-eight, thirty-one)
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
AP
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 24 2010 4:20PM
Officials say the number of juvenile
offenders under the care of the state Corrections Department
continues to decline.
The average daily count during the fiscal year ending June 30
was 830. Eight years ago it was 1,135.
Officials say that
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| Casper event canceled following death of student Jul 24 2010 3:45PM
A Habitat for Humanity home under
construction in Casper will be wrapped in a black ribbon in honor
of a student killed on a cross-country charity bike ride.
Paige Hicks of Chesterfield, Mo., was a student at Brown
University. She and other memb
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| $15M grant for Communication Service for the Deaf Jul 24 2010 3:03PM
Communication Service for the Deaf is
receiving a $15 million federal grant for training and broadband
support.
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin says the [[kxtopic:department-of-commerce:t[Department of Commerce]:t]]
grant will help enhance [[kxto
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 24 2010 2:42PM
Governor Mike Rounds says meeting soldiers
in the Middle East has answered some of his questions about the
importance of having U.S. troops there. Rounds says soldiers he's
talked to in Afghanistan have high morale and believe the U.S. is
winning the
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| Gov. Rounds meets with SD troops in Afghanistan Jul 24 2010 12:22PM
South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds says meeting
with soldiers in the Middle East has answered some of his questions
about the importance of having U.S. troops there.
Rounds met Saturday with members of Madison-based 211th National
Guard Engineering C
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 24 2010 11:54AM
Rescuers are continuing their search for
four people missing in Lake Michigan after a small plane on a
medical flight to the Mayo Clinic crashed yesterday.
A statement issued this morning says the Coast Guard and
Michigan state police searched t
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| Wind farm looking for South Dakota investors Jul 23 2010 2:21PM
A $23 million wind farm to be built
next to a larger 101-turbine project near White Lake is opening up
investment opportunities for South Dakota residents.
The seven-turbine South Dakota Wind Partners farm will be built,
operated and maintained
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| Wind farm looking for South Dakota investors Jul 23 2010 2:21PM
A $23 million wind farm to be built
next to a larger 101-turbine project near White Lake is opening up
investment opportunities for South Dakota residents.
The seven-turbine South Dakota Wind Partners farm will be built,
operated and maintained
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| After time in Iraq, Pawlenty heads to Afghanistan Jul 23 2010 2:00PM
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and four
other governors are getting an on-the-ground look at military
operations in Afghanistan after spending time in Iraq.
Pawlenty's office said Friday that Pawlenty was to meet with
Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. a
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 23 2010 1:45AM
A report says former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman
is seeking the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee,
but Coleman says he's focused on the 2010 elections.
Politico.com is reporting that he has been talking to associates
about running aga
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 22 2010 4:27PM
The South Dakota Supreme Court upheld
the attorney general's explanation of Constitutional Amendment K
that will be on the state's ballot in November.
The AFL-CIO went to circuit court to challenge the explanation
and have the proposal on secret
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| Minn. man pleads guilty to escape from SD jailers Jul 22 2010 4:27PM
A Minnesota man who fled Beadle County
jailers in April and was on the run for five days has pleaded
guilty to escape.
Michael Smith entered the plea Tuesday before Circuit Judge Jon
Erickson. Sentencing was set for a later.
Following sent
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| Minn. man pleads guilty to escape from SD jailers Jul 22 2010 4:27PM
A Minnesota man who fled Beadle County
jailers in April and was on the run for five days has pleaded
guilty to escape.
Michael Smith entered the plea Tuesday before Circuit Judge Jon
Erickson. Sentencing was set for a later.
Following sent
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 22 2010 4:13PM
Officials at Brown University say the
bicyclist killed in South Dakota this week during a cross-country
ride was involved in a charity effort to raise money for affordable
housing. Paige Hicks was hit by a semitrailer near Vetal on
Tuesday. The 21-ye
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