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Daugaard: Iowa casino might not hurt SD
Thursday, July 29. 2010
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Republican governor candidate Dennis Daugaard says it's still not known if South Dakota will be hurt by an Iowa casino being built just a few miles from Sioux Falls.
He says it's possible that people attracted to the area by the $120 million Lyon County Resort and Casino in northwest Iowa will make trips to Sioux Falls for shopping or alternate entertainment.
Daugaard's comments came after Democratic governor candidate Scott Heidepriem said if elected he would convene a task force to study options such as building a
competing casino.
Daugaard says he doesn't know if South Dakota residents would be enthused about another big casino, but that he would be open to considering the idea.
SD woman pleads not guilty in fatal crash
Thursday, July 29, 2010
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A Sioux Falls woman accused of driving in the wrong lane of an interstate in South Dakota and causing a crash that killed a man has pleaded not guilty to seven felony charges.
Twenty-eight-year-old Tammy Kvasnicka was indicted recently on the charges, which include third-offense drunken driving and vehicular homicide.
Authorities say Kvasnicka killed 27-year-old Michael Xayavong and seriously injured another man on July 11 when she drove the wrong way on Interstate 229 and collided with their vehicle.
Trial begins for SD church arson suspect
Thursday, July 29, 2010
YANKTON, S.D. (AP) - Trial for a teenage boy accused of setting a Yankton church on fire began this week but was delayed indefinitely when a subpoenaed witness failed to appear.
St. John's Lutheran Church sustained $2 million in damage in the April 2009 blaze the day before Palm Sunday. Members of the congregation numbering 1,250 worshipped at Mount Marty College during the year of rebuilding.
The boy, who was 14 at the time, has not been identified because he is a juvenile. His trial is not open to the public.
If he is found at trial to be a delinquent child, he could be imprisoned until he is 21, be fined or lose his driver's license.
Court orders new trial for former police chief
Thursday, July 29, 2010
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The South Dakota Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for Ken Huber, a former police chief convicted of killing his wife at their Highmore home.
The court said in an opinion issued Thursday that the judge erred by not allowing Huber's attorneys to call a witness to testify how the shooting could have been accidental.
Huber told investigators his pistol fired accidentally as he moved it from a bedroom dresser to a gun safe. Pam Huber was shot once in the forehead in October 2007 and died several days later in a hospital.
Huber was sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder.
Johnson wants comments on farm bill
Thursday, July 29, 2010
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - 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. Johnson says it's important to know what works and what doesn't work before writing another farm bill.
He's a member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee.
Regents' Warner to head national group
Thursday, July 29, 2010
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The executive director of the state Board Regents will lead an organization representing his counterparts from around the nation.
Jack Warner will become chair of the State Higher Education Executive Officers on October first.
Warner became executive director of the regents last year after serving for seven years as commissioner of the higher education system in Rhode Island.
130-year-old remains reburied in Deadwood
Thursday, July 29, 2010
DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) - A Roman Catholic priest, a Taoist master and a Lakota holy man joined forces to help rebury 130-year-old remains uncovered in Deadwood.
The remains were discovered in 2006 by workers dismantling a retaining wall in a Deadwood neighborhood. They were identified as being either an American Indian or Chinese man. The Chinese worked in Deadwood's gold-mining industry years ago.
The remains were reburied Wednesday in Mount Moriah Cemetery. There was a traditional Catholic prayer and scripture reading, followed by Chinese and Native American burial rituals.
Deadwood Historic Preservation Officer Kevin Kuchenbecker says he's not aware of such a ceremony ever happening before.
Error requires big fix to Minnehaha County budget
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - 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 wrong numbers in their last budget committee meeting.
The committee had narrowed the budget increase for fiscal 2011 to about $16,000, but $514,000 in expenses now have to be added to the budget. Commissioner Carol Twedt isn't happy about the mix-up. She says everyone makes mistakes, but "this is a big one."
The county must adopt a final budget by Sept. 28.
Woman in SD drug raid pleads to lesser charge
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - 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 Stoddard's home in February and said they found meth paraphernalia and bags with marijuana. The judge ordered Stoddard to undergo drug testing twice a week until she is sentenced on Sept. 30.
Stoddard once publicly advocated for a tougher driving under the influence law in South Dakota, after losing her husband to a drunk driver.
Cancer grant awarded to SD scientists
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization is providing a $600,000 grant in South Dakota to study whether the drug metformin can be used to fight breast cancer.
The grant to Sanford Research is part of $59 million in research grants going to scientists worldwide to find a cure for breast cancer.
Sanford scientists will study metformin's effectiveness as a cancer-fighting drug by itself or in combination with other drugs.
Aberdeen city attorney fined for misdemeanor
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) - Aberdeen's city attorney will pay the maximum fine for intentionally digging a trench in a township road.
Thirty-nine-year-old Adam Altman pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of causing injury to a public highway. Judge Scott Myren fined him $500. Altman could have faced up to 30 days in jail but Grant County State's Attorney Mark Reedstrom did not request jail time.
Reedstrom also did not ask for restitution for the road damage because Altman had made repairs. Altman said he cut the trench to drain water that was threatening his home.
Pierre won't appeal gutter lawsuit ruling
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - 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 fees assessed on some property owners in Pierre were unconstitutional because they exceeded any special benefits received by the property owners.
Mayor Laurie Gill says the city will not appeal the ruling. The City Commission on Tuesday night voted to dismiss about $27,000 in liens placed on the plaintiffs' property.
Gill also has asked city staff to consider how to reimburse another $27,500 property owners have paid in assessments. The commission will discuss the matter next Tuesday.
Cedar Rapids OKs backyard chickens
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Backyard chickens are coming to Cedar Rapids.
The City Council on Tuesday gave the final OK for residents to raise up to six hens on their property.
The ordinance says chickens must be in a fenced area at least 10 feet from property lines and 25 feet from any adjacent home, church, school or business. Odors can't be "perceptible" beyond the boundaries of the yard.
Councilman Chuck Swore says the council can repeal the ordinance if the things some fear may happen actually happen.
Resident Audrey Rahn noted that raccoons love chickens, and backyard chickens could mean more raccoons. She wondered if the city would need a bow hunt of raccoons.
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