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Eastern South Dakota will soon set the stage for a romantic comedy film

Shooting for "The Pact", an independent film, begins Aug. 3 in the Brookings and Sioux Falls areas.

Watch for hidden fees in real estate deals

A coalition of consumer groups and real estate industry organizations is sounding an alarm.

Schools making progress under No Child Left Behind

The latest report card shows South Dakota schools making steady progress.

Thune introduces bill to control budget

South Dakota Senator John Thune has introduced a bill that would change the way Congress writes budgets.

Arlington Days are underway

Arlington Days are going on and the town will be hoppin'.

City Commission to Consider Changes to Liquor Laws.

Off sale alcohol on Sunday on the City agenda.

SD rack plant to shutter

A company that makes industrial storage
racks is closing its Brookings factory.

Embezzlement Sentence

A Bath man has been sentenced to 30 days in
jail for embezzling about $6,200 from the town's volunteer fire
department.

Man sentenced for furnishing alcohol

A Pierre man who has been given a 30-day
suspended jail sentence for giving alcohol to a minor, who was
later killed in an alcohol-related crash.

Court upholds airport award

The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled that
owners of land taken for an airport expansion at Spearfish were
properly compensated for 206 acres and can come back if future
regulations diminish the value of another 309 acres.

McGovern to speak at Neb. Democratic Party meeting

Former Democratic presidential candidate
George McGovern will be in Nebraska this weekend to speak at the
state Democratic Party convention.

Man sentenced in artifacts case

A Wessington Springs man will be on
probation for two years and forfeit 5,166 fossil items and pieces
of archaeological resources dug up along the Missouri River.

STURGIS, S.D.

Vendors in downtown Sturgis are gearing up
for this year's Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Senate rejects $3 billion Indian trust settlement

The U.S. Senate has rejected a $3.4 billion
government settlement with American Indians that had been added to
a much larger war-funding bill.

New indictments in alleged bribery at SD landfill

New indictments have been handed down
over a bribery case involving the Rapid City landfill.

Mobilization ceremony set for 50 SD soldiers

A mobilization ceremony has been scheduled
for Friday for about 50 Aberdeen-based soldiers heading to
Afghanistan.

Minn. man pleads guilty to escape from SD jailers

A Minnesota man who fled Beadle County
jailers in April and was on the run for five days has pleaded
guilty to escape.

Brown student killed while riding bike in SD

A Missouri woman killed in South Dakota
while on a cross-country charity bike ride was a student at Brown
University.

Wyo. man killed in rollover in western SD

A Wyoming man has been killed in a rollover
crash five miles south of Lead, in western South Dakota.

Mitchell hit with record rain

A downpour that fell on Mitchell on
Wednesday night dumped about 4 inches of rain in about an hour,
overwhelming city storm drains.

Court upholds ballot explanation

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.

Appeals court upholds SD man's conviction

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals on
Thursday upheld the child abuse and assault conviction of a Faith
man.

Woman dies in I-90 crash

The South Dakota Highway Patrol says an
Arlington woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday
afternoon on Interstate 90 near Sioux Falls.

Mitchell hit with record rain

A downpour that fell on Mitchell on
Wednesday night dumped about 4 inches of rain in about an hour,
overwhelming city storm drains.

Brown student killed while riding bike in SD

A Missouri woman killed in South Dakota
this week while on a cross-country bike ride was a student at Brown
University.

Model Ts hit the Black Hills

Ford Model T enthusiasts are touring the
Black Hills this week,
The Midwest chapter of the Ford Model T club has 250 registered
cars and more than 600 club members.

Authorities: Death, arson may be linked

Authorities say a man found dead in
Iowa on Tuesday may have a connection to an arson in Sioux Falls.

Man sentenced for theft

convicted sex offender and former
American Legion worker in Mitchell has been sentenced to four years

Men sentenced for bank fraud

Five men have been sentenced to prison in
a bank fraud case that originated in North Dakota.

RAPID CITY, S.D.

Tents, sandbag bunkers and Humvees have
been dotting the landscape of Ellsworth Air Force Base this week as
part of a training exercise.

EMS summit planned for July 31 in Pierre

Health care providers, community leaders and
others interested in emergency medical services will gather in
Pierre later this month to discuss ways to grow and strengthen the
work force.

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