South Dakota

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Government Efficiency worth 200,000 Words?

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has proposed deleting about 200,000 words and 1,100 rules from the state's administrative rules to help streamline government.

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Flu-Numbers low; Peak still to come

The number of South Dakota influenza cases is 183 below what it was last year at this time and 1,865 below the 2009-2010 season.
There have been 34 confirmed cases of flu in South Dakota, all influenza A, during the past four weeks, according to Lon Kightlinger, state epidemiologist. The Department of Health began its influenza tracking period four weeks ago.

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http://ktar.com/23/1496874/1950s-locker ... ta-slaying



1950s locker room prank behind S. Dakota slaying

MADISON, S.D. (AP) — From the moment 73-year-old Carl Ericsson rang his old high school classmate's doorbell in January, verified the man's identity and then shot him dead, the question had been what prompted him to confront a man he hadn't even spoken to in years.



The startling answer, a prosecutor said Friday, was a 1950s locker room humiliation that festered in Ericsson's mind for a half-century.

"He said that a jockstrap was put on his head," Kenneth Meyer said. "It's the only thing he's ever mentioned in talking to law enforcement."


"I guess it was from something that happened over 50 years ago," Ericsson told a judge then. "It was apparently in my subconscious."

He was sentenced Friday to life in prison.

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(AP) --- South-Dakota Newspaper, Republican Party feud over Mailer

The publisher of a newspaper in southeastern South Dakota is at odds with the local Republican Party over an election mailer the publisher says caused confusion the day before the general election.

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(AP) --- Teenager faces additional Charges in Shooting

A 16-year-old Pierre boy faces additional charges connected to the fatal shooting of a classmate.

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Escaped Huron Inmate armed and dangerous

The Beadle County Sheriff's Department is asking people in the Huron area to lock their doors after an inmate escaped from the Beadle County Correctional Center.

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(AP) --- Murder-Suspect pleads Not Guilty to all Charges

[...] Fischer is accused of killing 47-year-old Tony Fischer Sr. and shooting Dominic Fischer, whose age has not been disclosed. The FBI says Dancing Bull Fischer allegedly used an assault rifle.

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(AP) --- SD Corrections Department names new Chief Warden

Bob Dooley, the warden at the state prison in Springfield, will become South Dakota's new director of prison operations in June.

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State-Sharpshooter kills Residential Lion

[...] It was the latest case of a mountain lion wandering into town and being killed by game officers or city police. Such removals occur periodically throughout the year under a GF&P policy to kill cats that come into town and might pose a threat to humans.

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Need Ammo? Prepare to pay up, and shop hard as Shell-Shortage intensifies

[...] Even shells for the ubiquitous .22-caliber rifle are high-priced and hard to find these days as western South Dakota target shooters and sporting-goods shops feel the effects of a nation-wide surge in ammunition demand.

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(AP) --- South-Dakota Wildlife-Officials clarify Dogs-and-Lions Bill
[...] Officials say the intent of the bill is to allow the use of leashed dogs in finding big game animals that are wounded or presumed dead.
http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-wildlife-o ... ions-bill/

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(AP) --- USDA releases Prospective Spring-Planting for SD
Producers in South Dakota intend to plant 250,000 less acres of corn in 2013.
That's according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's prospective planting guidelines released Tuesday.
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/usda-r ... f887a.html

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South-Dakota Child-Identification Program Event in Rapid City
[...] SDCHIP is part of MASONICHIP, an initiative of the Masons of North American that generates completed packages of various identifying items of children for parents or guardians. The types of identification that are collected include: dental impressions, DNA cheek swab, digital still photo, fingerprints and video imaged interview.
http://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=14313

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Burbank Man arrested on multiple-counts including aggravated Incest and Rape
[...] Charges stem from a call to service at a residence in Burbank on the evening of Sunday, May 3, 2013.
Night is presumed innocent until such time as proven guilty.
This case is being investigated by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office and the Division of Criminal Investigation.
http://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=14531

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2013 SD State-Soccer Midcontinent/Koh's Recreational Cup
[...] will be held on May 31 to June 2, 2013 in Rapid City, SD.
http://www.southdakotasoccer.com/events ... ventId=703