Panel spares South Dakota air base, senator relieved (RedNova)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A military panel on Friday voted to keep open South Dakota's Ellsworth Air Base, a decision that overturned a Pentagon recommendation and spared the state's Republican senator a major political defeat. The decision to preserve the base for the Cold War-era B-1 bomber was a victory for Sen.
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Tri-State Neighbor (Tri-State Neighbor)

Fifteen years ago, renewable fuel was a little-known subject in the state of South Dakota.
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South Dakota Base Saved by Commission (Washington Post)

A commission reviewing proposed closures of U.S. military bases today rejected the Pentagon's recommendation to shut down Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, handing a political victory to a freshman Republican senator who had cited his clout with the Bush administration in unseating the...
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SDSU Web site provides drought information (Iowa Farmer)

BROOKINGS, S.D. - South Dakota State University’s updated Drought Information Web site gives the latest science-based information for producers and families.
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South Dakota's Ellsworth AFB to stay open (Minnesota Public Radio)

The federal base-closing commission voted on Friday to keep Ellsworth Air Force Base open. The Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) rejected the Pentagon's recommendation to close South Dakota's second-largest employer. South Dakota's congressional delegation aggressively lobbied the independent commission. They claimed the Pentagon's estimates of billions of dollars in savings were too
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Former Aberdonians featured in Brookings (Aberdeen American News)

From staff reports The works of two former Aberdonians, Mark and J. "Sam" McGinnis, are featured in an exhibit on display at the South Dakota Art Museum in Brookings.
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Election survey participation low (Rapid City Journal)

PIERRE (AP) — The majority of political candidates in South Dakota are shunning the National Political Awareness Test surveys sent from the nonpartisan Project Vote Smart, according to the group.
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The tennis 'insider' (Sioux City Journal)

LOS ANGELES -- The only celebrities Pat O'Brien remembers seeing while growing up in South Dakota were the Harlem Globetrotters. Now, he's TV's "The Insider," a know-it-all reporter who hangs with the names above the title every day.
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South Dakota works to secure families for foster kids of all ages (Rapid City Journal)

State officials say they want the same for teens as young children that are placed through adoption.
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Panel Saves South Dakota Base (CBS News)

The federal base-closing commission has voted to keep open Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, rejecting a Pentagon plan to shut it.
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'Beige Book' comments on Upper Midwest (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Consumer spending, commercial real estate and construction, manufacturing, mining and energy activity increased. Tourism, home building and home sales activity decreased. Agricultural activity decreased, too, with drought conditions across most of the district. More than half of South Dakota's sorghum, sunflower and alfalfa crops were rated poor or very poor. On the jobs front, overall hiring
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Twice Each Year, North Dakota Game and Fish Department... [Derived Headline] (RedNova)

Twice each year, North Dakota Game and Fish Department staff gather at agency headquarters in Bismarck. One meeting takes place in August before most hunting seasons open, while the other is held in early December after most popular seasons close.
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ABC's reality TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition has a crew in South Dakota (KSFY)

ABC's reality TV show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" has a crew in South Dakota, and it's a Toronto family who's in for a big surprise. If you've seen the 2-time Emmy winning show, you know it's an emotional story.
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SD man sees Japanese barley tea as next trendy beverage... (KXMB CBS12 Bismarck)

A South Dakota businessman wants to see if barley tea a popular potable in Japan for centuries could catch on with Americans. Pitchers of iced barley tea are a summertime staple in Japanese homes. Tim Walter of Willow Lake thinks barley
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Panel spares South Dakota air base, senator relieved (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

A military panel on Friday voted to keep open South Dakota's Ellsworth Air Base, a decision that overturned a Pentagon recommendation and spared the state's Republican senator a major political defeat.
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Nussle on Abortion (WOI Radio Group)

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Nussle said he would sign South Dakota style legislation banning virtually all abortions if such a bill reached his desk as governor. An aide confirmed a report of the congressman's remarks after a campaign appearance in Boone.
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S.D. Grower Sees U.S. Barley Tea Market (Los Angeles Times)

WILLOW LAKE, S.D. -- A South Dakota businessman wants to see if barley tea, a popular potable in Japan for centuries, could catch on with Americans. Pitchers of iced barley tea are a summertime staple in Japanese homes.
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Jubilation in South Dakota over vote to save Ellsworth A-F-B (KRON 4 Bay Area)

RAPID CITY, S.D. One South Dakotan calls it "about the most fantastic day" for the state in many years. The Rapid City area is celebrating a federal panel's recommendation that Ellsworth Air Force Base not be closed.
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Dry western North Dakota finally gets some rain (Farm & Ranch Guide)

SOUTH HEART, N.D. - It's been a while, but western North Dakota finally has gotten some good rains. “Well, we have been getting some rain lately,” Bob Kuylen reported on Aug. 25. “Last week in three nights of thunder storms we got 1.25 inches of precip - and this week we have maybe .20".
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U.S. panel votes to spare S. Dakota air base (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

A review board deciding the fate of U.S. military facilities voted on Friday to keep South Dakota's Ellsworth Air Force Base open, giving a major political victory to the state's Republican senator.
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SDSU Web site provides drought information (Iowa Farmer)

BROOKINGS, S.D. - South Dakota State University’s updated Drought Information Web site gives the latest science-based information for producers and families.
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Japan Tea Seen As Next Trendy Beverage (Beverage World)

WILLOW LAKE, S.D.: A South Dakota businessman wants to see if barley tea, a popular potable in Japan for centuries, could catch on with Americans. Pitchers of iced barley tea are a summertime staple in Japanese homes.
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WASHINGTON--A federal commission has voted to keep open Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, rejecting Pentagon (The Herald-Sun)

A federal commission has voted to keep open Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, rejecting Pentagon plan to close it.
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Good News For South Dakota Means Bad News For LRAFB (KARK Little Rock)

There`s a sigh of relief for one major US Air Force base in South Dakota today during day three of BRAC deliberations. The commission has rejected another Pentagon recommendation and voted unanimously to keep Ellsworth Air Force Base open.
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Japan Tea Seen As Next Trendy Beverage (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.)

WILLOW LAKE, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota businessman wants to see if barley tea, a popular potable in Japan for centuries, could catch on with Americans.Pitchers of iced barley tea are a summertime staple in Japanese homes.
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South Dakota agribusinessman envisions Japanese barley tea as America's next trendy beverage (WBZ.com)

WILLOW LAKE, S.D. (AP) A South Dakota businessman wants to see if barley tea, a popular potable in Japan for centuries, could catch on with Americans.
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South Dakota Base Saved by Commission (Washington Post)

A commission reviewing proposed closures of U.S. military bases today rejected the Pentagon's recommendation to shut down Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, handing a political victory to a freshman Republican senator who had cited his clout with the Bush administration in unseating the Senate's top Democrat last year.
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STEP scores show some progress (Mobridge Tribune)

The South Dakota State Test of Educational Progress (STEP) scores have been released for 2006 and the scores show that Mobridge students are making progress in some areas, but have dropped in others.
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Processing certificates make deer meat donations easier (Sioux City Journal)

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota hunters who want to give game to the needy will have an easier time this year thanks to a new program. Deer hunters will be eligible for a $30 certificate to help pay the costs of processing a donated antlerless deer.
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South Dakota works to secure families for foster kids of all ages (Rapid City Journal)

State officials say they want the same for teens as young children that are placed through adoption.
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Panel votes to keep South Dakota air base (MSNBC)

The base closing commission voted Friday to keep open Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota — rejecting the Pentagon’s plan to close it.
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Panel Saves South Dakota Base (CBS News)

The federal base-closing commission has voted to keep open Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, rejecting a Pentagon plan to shut it.
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South Dakotans Await BRAC Decision (KELOLAND)

Officials and civic leaders working to keep Ellsworth Air Force Base continue to wait anxiously to find out whether a federal commission will overrule the Pentagon and save the base that's a crucial part of western South Dakota's economy.
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South Dakota 77, Minn.-Crookston 0 (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

CROOKSTON, Minn. - Wes Beschorner threw four touchdown passes and the University of South Dakota set a school record with 667 yards total offense in a 77-0 win over Minnesota-Crookston Thursday night.
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North Dakota prepares for first Division I-AA opponent since 1985 (KSHB-TV Kansas City)

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota's football team is preparing for a taste of Division I-AA, but it will be more like a big bite. The Sioux play Saturday at Northern Iowa, the Division I-AA runner-up last year and the No. 4-ranked team in its class this year.
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North Dakota preps for I-AA opponent (SportingNews.com)

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- North Dakota's football team is preparing for a taste of Division I-AA, but it ...
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Dry western North Dakota finally gets some rain (Farm & Ranch Guide)

SOUTH HEART, N.D. - It's been a while, but western North Dakota finally has gotten some good rains. “Well, we have been getting some rain lately,” Bob Kuylen reported on Aug. 25. “Last week in three nights of thunder storms we got 1.25 inches of precip - and this week we have maybe .20".
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South Dakota man's lawsuit accuses Mormon elder of sexual abuse (KVOA Tucson)

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. A South Dakota man is suing the Mormon church on grounds one of its missionaries sexually abused him in the 1960s.
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Tri-State Neighbor (Tri-State Neighbor)

Fifteen years ago, renewable fuel was a little-known subject in the state of South Dakota.
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12th Annual Search under Way for North Dakota's Top Youth Volunteers (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

BISMARCK, N.D.----Sept. 5, 2006--Over the past 11 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to nearly 400 middle level and high school students across North Dakota for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their communities through many other volunteer activities.
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DAKOTA COUNTY (Pioneer Press)

DAKOTA COUNTY • Aldo Sicoli has been selected as assistant superintendent for community relations, school operations and program services for the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191. He replaces Tom Lisec, who retired in June after 26 years with the school district.
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12th Annual Search under Way for South Dakota's Top Youth Volunteers (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

PIERRE, S.D.----Sept. 5, 2006--Over the past 11 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to nearly 500 middle level and high school students across South Dakota for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their communities through many other volunteer activities.
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South Dakota man's lawsuit accuses Mormon elder of sexual abuse (KVOA Tucson)

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. A South Dakota man is suing the Mormon church on grounds one of its missionaries sexually abused him in the 1960s.
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Koperek the DAC player of the week (Rapid City Journal)

DICKINSON - South Dakota Tech's Agnieszka Koperek was recently named the Dakota Athletic Conference volleyball player of the week. Koperek, a junior from Blechatow, Poland, won the award for the week of Sept. 4-10, in which the Hardrockers compiled a record of 4-1.
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SDSU gets funds for climate study (Rapid City Journal)

BROOKINGS (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded South Dakota State University more than $850,000 for a three-year study of climate change and wetlands in the prairie pothole region of the northern Great Plains.
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Stockgrowers host candidates (Rapid City Journal)

SPEARFISH (AP) - The major-party candidates for South Dakota governor and the U.S. House have been invited to answer questions during the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association's annual convention Sept. 14 and 15 in Spearfish.
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STEP scores show some progress (Mobridge Tribune)

The South Dakota State Test of Educational Progress (STEP) scores have been released for 2006 and the scores show that Mobridge students are making progress in some areas, but have dropped in others.
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State aids deer meat donation (Rapid City Journal)

PIERRE (AP) - South Dakota hunters who want to give game to the needy will have an easier time this year because of a new program. Deer hunters will be eligible for a $30 certificate to help pay the costs of processing a donated antlerless deer.
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South Dakota works to secure families for foster kids of all ages (Rapid City Journal)

State officials say they want the same for teens as young children that are placed through adoption.
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Oklahoma has executed 83 with same law as South Dakota (Sioux City Journal)

Oklahoma has executed 83 people since 1990 using three drugs, despite having a law that has the same two-drug requirement as South Dakota.
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Sherwin Linton celebrates 50 years (Huron Plainsman)

BY ROGER KASA Although Sherwin Linton has been entertaining for 50 years, he has no immediate plans to retire. Linton, who is a native of the Watertown area, is currently performing at the South Dakota State Fair which, he says, “is my favorite place to perform.”
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Candidates at Fair: GOP challenger wants to stop bureaucracy regarding tribes (Huron Plainsman)

BY ROGER LARSEN If he becomes South Dakota’s sole congressman, Bruce Whalen would push for tax relief and accountability, immigration reform and alternative sources of energy.
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Fair Numbers Looking Up (KSFY)

The South Dakota State Fair has meant loss for some in the last couple years, battling schedules, promotions, and even length. "We had 8, 10, and 12 days and even 2 weekends. Now, we've moved it down to 5 days and the vendors love it," says State Fair Manager Susan Hayward.
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Misstep by post office leads to misspelling on postmark (WALB News 10)

Cairo- It pays to double check your spelling. That's a lesson the United States Post office learned the hard way on its newest stamp. Collectors swarmed at the beginning of August to buy the motorcycle stamps and commemorative postmark that debuted in Sturgis, South Dakota.
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Fertilizer savings a rare benefit to drought conditions... (KXMB CBS12 Bismarck)

Though few farmers would welcome drought conditions, a soil expert says they could at least save growers some money next year. Jim Gerwing is a South Dakota State University Extension soil fertility specialist. He says dry conditions in ma
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‘This is your museum’ (Brookings Daily Register)

Mac R. Harris, 60, museum director of South Dakota's State Agricultural Heritage Museum on the South Dakota State University campus, wants people statewide to realize that the museum is theirs, regardless of where they live.
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South Dakota man says he'll surrender on boating charges (The Des Moines Register)

Justin Allen Nearman is accused of driving a boat in a fatal hit-and-run accident on West Okoboji Lake on Aug. 12. Michael Brosnahan, 51, of Perry was killed and Brosnahan's 50-year-old wife, Jill, was seriously injured. Four others on the boat were not hurt.
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Misstep by post office leads to misspelling on postmark (WALB News 10)

Cairo- It pays to double check your spelling. That's a lesson the United States Post office learned the hard way on its newest stamp. Collectors swarmed at the beginning of August to buy the motorcycle stamps and commemorative postmark that debuted in Sturgis, South Dakota.
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Three South Dakota schools awarded for health programs (News Target)

Each school received $5, 000 and a banner in recognition of their health education practices, which include encouraging physical exercise and proper nutrition. Related articles on this topic are also available on the NewsTarget Network, including: Diabetics who engage in regular physical exercise are...
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South Dakota 77, Minn.-Crookston 0 (AberdeenNews.com)

CROOKSTON, Minn. - Wes Beschorner threw four touchdown passes and the University of South Dakota set a school record with 667 yards total offense in a 77-0 win over Minnesota-Crookston Thursday night.
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South Dakotans keep nervous watch on BRAC deliberations (KSFY)

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - Officials and civic leaders working to keep Ellsworth Air Force Base continue to wait anxiously to find out whether a federal commission will overrule the Pentagon andsave the base that's a crucial part of western South Dakota's economy.
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South Dakota Sex Offender Online Database (KELOLAND)

Most states require sex offenders to register their name and address as a matter of public record. And several others put that information on the internet under the national sex offender registry. But South Dakota is lagging behind in this on-line technology.
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KELOLAND.COM: News for Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa (KELOLAND)

Welcome to keloland.com story links. Below you will find links to sites mentioned in our news stories. By default the past 30 days worth of stories are listed, but you can search by section, keyword or date range to find the link you are looking for.
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South Dakotans keep nervous watch on BRAC deliberations (AberdeenNews.com)

RAPID CITY, S.D. - Officials and civic leaders working to keep Ellsworth Air Force Base open waited anxiously for a second day Thursday to find out whether a federal commission will overrule the Pentagon and save the base that's a crucial part of western South Dakota's economy.
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NORTH DAKOTA/SOUTH DAKOTA (Grand Forks Herald)

A Grand Forks man was slightly injured when he was hit by a vehicle a little past midnight Sunday, police reported. Justin Johnson was walking southbound across DeMers Avenue at the intersection with Third Street when an eastbound vehicle driven by Richard Mix of East Grand Forks struck him. An Altru ambulance took the victim to the hospital where he was treated and released with minor injuries.
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Oklahoma has executed 83 with same law as South Dakota (Sioux City Journal)

Oklahoma has executed 83 people since 1990 using three drugs, despite having a law that has the same two-drug requirement as South Dakota.
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Challengers rip Rounds’ open-government record (Rapid City Journal)

HURON — All three challengers for the South Dakota governor’s job gave the state a worse grade for open government than did incumbent Gov. Mike Rounds at a weekend discussion with state newspaper leaders.
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STEP scores show some progress (Mobridge Tribune)

The South Dakota State Test of Educational Progress (STEP) scores have been released for 2006 and the scores show that Mobridge students are making progress in some areas, but have dropped in others.
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South Dakota works to secure families for foster kids of all ages (Rapid City Journal)

State officials say they want the same for teens as young children that are placed through adoption.
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Miss South Dakota Pumps Ethanol (KSFY)

Just over two months ago, Miss South Dakota 2006 was crowned. Not long after, Callee Bauman began a quest to raise awareness of one of South Dakota's most important economic tools, using her new position to represent her home state on a national stage.
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South Dakota Groups Want Tobacco Tax Boost (CSNews Online)

Three groups are collecting petition signatures to put higher tobacco taxes on South Dakota's 2006 general election ballot. If voters approve, the tax on a pack of cigarettes would increase from the current 53 cents to $1.53, according to an Associated Press report.
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Car Showdown Ends in a Tie (KSFY)

Over the past few days KSFY has been following a contest at the South Dakota State Fair in Huron where the prize is a brand new car. All the winner had to do was keep one hand on the car longer than anyone else, and they would win a two year lease on a 2007 Chevy Cobalt from Prostrollo's of Huron.
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South Dakota community speaks with experience about specialty hospitals (Great Falls Tribune)

Rapid City had a physician-owned specialty hospital start up in its community. For what happened there, see Monday’s Tribune.
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Commission approves decision on four-lane speed change (AberdeenNews.com)

PIERRE, S.D. - Speed limits are going up on several highways in rural areas of South Dakota, possibly as soon as Oct. 10. The state Transportation Commission decided 8-1 Thursday to raise the permissible speed to 70 mph on five stretches of divided four-lane highways.
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Board of Animal Health okays importation of dairy cattle (Farm And Ranch Guide)

BISMARCK, N.D. - A large South Dakota-based dairy operation has been given the go-ahead to import about 1,600 head of cattle into North Dakota without additional testing for tuberculosis.
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North Dakota Pelicans Probably Headed to Canada (Environmental News Network)

Thousands of American white pelicans that abandoned the Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge in central North Dakota after their chicks mysteriously died appear to have headed across the border to Canada, in southern Manitoba.
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Area: Departments receive grants (AberdeenNews.com)

The state of South Dakota has received $1,773,636 from the 2005 Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program, and three local communities are benefiting from it.
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North Dakota's Belmore looking to be more consistent (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Quarterback Chris Belmore was voted the most improved player on last year's University of North Dakota football team. This year, he wants to get even better.
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South Dakota man charged in fatal boating accident (The Des Moines Register)

Justin Allen Nearman, 29, of Sioux Falls, S.D., was charged Tuesday with two counts of operating a motor boat while intoxicated resulting in the death of one person and the injury of another, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety.
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North Dakota's Belmore looking to be more consistent (Grand Forks Herald)

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Quarterback Chris Belmore was voted the most improved player on last year's University of North Dakota football team. This year, he wants to get even better.
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North Dakota's Belmore looking to be more consistent (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Quarterback Chris Belmore was voted the most improved player on last year's University of North Dakota football team. This year, he wants to get even better.
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North Dakota pelicans probably headed north (Grand Forks Herald)

BISMARCK, N.D. - Thousands of American white pelicans that abandoned the Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge in central North Dakota after their chicks mysteriously died appear to have headed across the border to Canada, in southern Manitoba.
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KELOLAND.COM: News for Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa (KELOLAND)

Speed Limits On Lake Okoboji? Authorities had been searching for a suspect in the crash for over a week and a half. And now that someone has been charged lake residents we talked with today say there's a sense of relief, but fear something tragic like this could happen again.
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North Dakota pelicans probably headed north (Grand Forks Herald)

BISMARCK, N.D. - Thousands of American white pelicans that abandoned the Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge in central North Dakota after their chicks mysteriously died appear to have headed across the border to Canada, in southern Manitoba.
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KELOLAND.COM: News for Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa (KELOLAND)

Speed Limits On Lake Okoboji? Authorities had been searching for a suspect in the crash for over a week and a half. And now that someone has been charged lake residents KELOLAND News spoke with say there's a sense of relief, but fear something tragic like this could happen again.
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Turning a red state bright orange (Salon.com)

At a South Dakota barbecue, a colorful young woman proved why America's red-blue divide is mostly a bunch of B.S.
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BRAC chief's comments signal South Dakota B-1 base to remain (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley)

WASHINGTON Comments from the head of the Base Closure and Realignment Commission cast doubt on prospects of more B-One-B bombers being moved to Texas.
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South Dakota's Martha Stewart Heads To New York City (KELOLAND)

Martha Stewart will leave her Stanley County home and visit New York City next month. She and about 150 other women named Martha Stewart have been invited to attend a taping of the "Martha Stewart Living" television show.
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South Dakota man charged in fatal boating accident (The Des Moines Register)

Justin Allen Nearman, 29, of Sioux Falls, S.D., was charged Tuesday with two counts of operating a motor boat while intoxicated resulting in the death of one person and the injury of another, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety.
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South Dakota works to secure families for foster kids of all ages (Rapid City Journal)

State officials say they want the same for teens as young children that are placed through adoption.
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Turning a red state bright orange (Salon.com)

At a South Dakota barbecue, a colorful young woman proved why America's red-blue divide is mostly a bunch of B.S.
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South Dakota's Martha Stewart Heads To New York City (KELOLAND)

Martha Stewart will leave her Stanley County home and visit New York City next month. She and about 150 other women named Martha Stewart have been invited to attend a taping of the "Martha Stewart Living" television show.
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Dakota Zoo says goodbye to tigers (KXMB CBS12 Bismarck)

Bengal tigers that have grown up at Bismarck's Dakota Zoo are leaving soon. Murga and Pria came to the zoo as cubs about six months ago, on loan from The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species in South Carolina. They weighed about 18 po
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'Football Fever' on the way (AberdeenNews.com)

In the coming months, the whole state of South Dakota will become engrossed with football fever. Whether it be for high school or college games, people can't get enough grid-iron action.
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BRAC chief's comments signal South Dakota B-1 base to remain (KVIA)

WASHINGTON Comments from the head of the Base Closure and Realignment Commission cast doubt on prospects of more B-One-B bombers being moved to Texas.
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Alcohol-Related Traffic Deaths Down In South Dakota (KELOLAND)

Labor Day Weekend is the last chance for summertime fun. And as the holiday nears, the highway patrol will be monitoring people behind the wheel. Drinking and driving is always an issue for law enforcement, and authorities say they are making progress in getting drunk drivers off the roads.
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South Dakota man charged in fatal boating accident (The Des Moines Register)

Justin Allen Nearman, 29, of Sioux Falls, S.D., was charged Tuesday with two counts of operating a motor boat while intoxicated resulting in the death of one person and the injury of another, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety.
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Hawk, Coyote, Dakota wow powwow crowds (News-Register)

GRAND RONDE - Shane Red Hawk, a member of the Lakota Tribe of South Dakota, stood out in the crowd at the Grand Ronde Tribe's Tribal Contest Powwow over the weekend.
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Judge rules in South Dakota redistricting case (Native Times)

A federal court in South Dakota has issued a final ruling ordering the redrawing of legislative districts in South Dakota.
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BRAC chief's comments signal South Dakota B-1 base to remain (KVIA)

WASHINGTON Comments from the head of the Base Closure and Realignment Commission cast doubt on prospects of more B-One-B bombers being moved to Texas.
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Alcohol-Related Traffic Deaths Down In South Dakota (KELOLAND)

Labor Day Weekend is the last chance for summertime fun. And as the holiday nears, the highway patrol will be monitoring people behind the wheel. Drinking and driving is always an issue for law enforcement, and authorities say they are making progress in getting drunk drivers off the roads.
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South Dakota man charged in fatal boating accident (The Des Moines Register)

Justin Allen Nearman, 29, of Sioux Falls, S.D., was charged Tuesday with two counts of operating a motor boat while intoxicated resulting in the death of one person and the injury of another, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety.
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Hawk, Coyote, Dakota wow powwow crowds (News-Register)

GRAND RONDE - Shane Red Hawk, a member of the Lakota Tribe of South Dakota, stood out in the crowd at the Grand Ronde Tribe's Tribal Contest Powwow over the weekend.
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Judge rules in South Dakota redistricting case (Native Times)

A federal court in South Dakota has issued a final ruling ordering the redrawing of legislative districts in South Dakota.
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Legionnaire's warning issued after eighth case (AberdeenNews.com)

SIOUX FALLS - The discovery last week of an eighth case of Legionnaire's disease in Rapid City prompted South Dakota health officials to alert every state health department in the nation.
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Komen foundation begins S.D. affiliate (AberdeenNews.com)

The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation announced the establishment of its new South Dakota affiliate. A press release says the Foundation is a global leader in the fight against breast cancer. Its goal is to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease.
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North, South Dakota State also receive invitation (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)

A day after IPFW was invited to join the Mid-Continent Conference, the same offer was extended to North Dakota State and South Dakota State during Thursday news conferences.
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Health official discusses West Nile outbreak (AberdeenNews.com)

ABERDEEN, S.D. - Last week and this week are the peak West Nile transmission periods in South Dakota, state epidemiologist Lon Kightlinger said Monday in Aberdeen, which has had 12 of the 79 confirmed human West Nile cases so far this year.
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Plague found in South Dakota prairie dog colony (Billings Gazette)

RAPID CITY, S.D. -- Sylvatic plague has been found in a huge prairie dog colony on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, the second such case in South Dakota in a year.
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Crop watcher: Hot temperatures, wind take toll on crops in central South Dakota (Tri-State Neighbor)

WILLOW LAKE, S.D. - Hot temperatures and wind are beginning to take their toll on crops in sandy soil. The Willow Lake, S.D., area has seen about 0.25 inches of rain in the last two weeks. Rain showers have been spotty in the area.
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Crop watcher: Southwestern South Dakotans happy to see rain (Tri-State Neighbor)

ORAL, S.D. - Southwestern South Dakota crop watcher Carl Sanders was happy to see rainfall over the last two weeks. At his Oral, S.D., farm, they received 2 inches of precipitation. Hot temperatures continued for much of the time since the last report.
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See the real Little House on the prairie in South Dakota (Canada.com)

DE SMET, S.D. (AP) - Margaret Knowles and her sister Karen Erickson might not be typical visitors to the little town of De Smet on the South Dakota prairie, the setting for five of Laura Ingalls Wilder's novels for children about life on the American frontier.
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Future of Unattended Child Laws in South Dakota (KELOLAND)

After a second baby died while left unattended in a car in KELOLAND, people are wondering if anything is in the works to keep parents from leaving their children unattended in cars. Currently South Dakota doesn't have anything on the books.
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Crop watcher: Adequate moisture will finish crop in northern South Dakota (Tri-State Neighbor)

WILMOT, S.D. - Most of the Wilmot, S.D., area has adequate moisture to finish the corn crop. Northern South Dakota crop watcher Aaron Frerichs reported 0.8 inches of rainfall in the last two weeks and a few hot days. However, recent cool temperatures and the rain have kept most crops from stressing.
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Crop watcher: Southeastern South Dakota crops need moisture (Tri-State Neighbor)

CENTERVILLE, S.D. - With just 0.45 inches of rain in the last two weeks, the Centerville, S.D., area is in need of moisture. "The hot, dry weather has been tough on the crops the past couple weeks," said southeastern South Dakota crop watchers Bill and Scott Hansen.
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Legionnaire's warning issued after eighth case (AberdeenNews.com)

SIOUX FALLS - The discovery last week of an eighth case of Legionnaire's disease in Rapid City prompted South Dakota health officials to alert every state health department in the nation.
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Aberdeen: Local men Beadle members (AberdeenNews.com)

Two Aberdeen men, Gary Harms and Arthur Buntin, were two of 11 people installed as members of the South Dakota Beadle Club during its annual meeting July 19 in Pierre. Harms is superintendent of schools in Aberdeen.
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Dry conditions affecting crops (AberdeenNews.com)

SIOUX FALLS - Mild weather last week allowed South Dakota farmers to push ahead with the small-grain harvest, but the lack of rain in some areas is starting to affect the quality of corn and soybeans, the Agricultural Statistics Service said.
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Komen foundation begins S.D. affiliate (AberdeenNews.com)

The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation announced the establishment of its new South Dakota affiliate. A press release says the Foundation is a global leader in the fight against breast cancer. Its goal is to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease.
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Master Gardeners to give programs at Dakotafest 2005 (Rapid City Journal)

MITCHELL South Dakota Master Gardeners will present programs at Dakotafest 2005 on Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 17-18, in the Family Living Tent. Both programs run from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. CDT.
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West Nile Virus Claims Spink County, S.D., Man (RedNova)

Aug. 20--South Dakota's first West Nile death was reported Friday by the state Department of Health, along with news that another 31 state residents have the virus. The department would only say that the person who died is from Spink County and is between ages 80 and 89.
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Robert D. Novak: Sen. John Thune may become another victim of BRAC (The Union Leader and NewHampshire Sunday News)

THE BASE Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) will have finished its work by week’s end, and Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota probably will be closed forever.
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Dry conditions starting to affect corn and beans (AberdeenNews.com)

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Mild weather last week allowed South Dakota farmers to push ahead with the small-grain harvest, but the lack of rain in some areas is starting to affect the quality of corn and soybeans, the Agricultural Statistics Service said.
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Reasons stated for lion season (AberdeenNews.com)

PIERRE, S.D. - The state Game, Fish and Parks Commission on Monday specified its reasons for a hunting season on mountain lions in South Dakota.
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Crop watcher: Hot temperatures, wind take toll on crops in central South Dakota (Tri-State Neighbor)

WILLOW LAKE, S.D. - Hot temperatures and wind are beginning to take their toll on crops in sandy soil. The Willow Lake, S.D., area has seen about 0.25 inches of rain in the last two weeks. Rain showers have been spotty in the area.
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Crop watcher: Southwestern South Dakotans happy to see rain (Tri-State Neighbor)

ORAL, S.D. - Southwestern South Dakota crop watcher Carl Sanders was happy to see rainfall over the last two weeks. At his Oral, S.D., farm, they received 2 inches of precipitation. Hot temperatures continued for much of the time since the last report.
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Crop watcher: Adequate moisture will finish crop in northern South Dakota (Tri-State Neighbor)

WILMOT, S.D. - Most of the Wilmot, S.D., area has adequate moisture to finish the corn crop. Northern South Dakota crop watcher Aaron Frerichs reported 0.8 inches of rainfall in the last two weeks and a few hot days. However, recent cool temperatures and the rain have kept most crops from stressing.
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Crop watcher: Southeastern South Dakota crops need moisture (Tri-State Neighbor)

CENTERVILLE, S.D. - With just 0.45 inches of rain in the last two weeks, the Centerville, S.D., area is in need of moisture. "The hot, dry weather has been tough on the crops the past couple weeks," said southeastern South Dakota crop watchers Bill and Scott Hansen.
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Highway Patrol plans Operation Safe for Labor Day holiday (AberdeenNews.com)

PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Highway Patrol says it will be out in full force to reduce alcohol-related deaths and injuries through the Labor Day holiday weekend.
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South Dakota Winery Takes Five Awards (KELOLAND)

A Black Hills winery came home from an international wine competition recently with five medals. Prairie Berry Winery in Hill City won gold medals for its Chokecherry Medley fruit wine and its Razzy Apple blush.
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Legionnaire's warning issued after eighth case (AberdeenNews.com)

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The discovery last week of an eighth case of Legionnaire's disease in Rapid City prompted South Dakota health officials to alert every state health department in the nation.
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