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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – Gov. Dennis Daugaard has asked that all flags be flown at half-staff in South Dakota on Friday in honor of former Secretary of State Alma Larson of Gregory.

Larson died Sunday.  She was 80.

CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) – Researchers who hope to keep children from dying in tractor accidents are using a state-of-the-art driving simulator to help determine when kids can safely operate farm equipment.

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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) – Fourteen counties in and around the Black Hills have agreed to push for legislation that gives counties the option to ban fireworks.

The Rapid City Journal reports that the Black Hills Association of County Commissioners passed a resolution that says counties with property in the National Forest, National Grassland or within the Black Hills Fire District should have the ability to ban fireworks.

The proposal now moves to the

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Authorities say a lightning strike blew a big hole in a Sioux Falls home.

Sioux Falls Fire Rescue says the lightning strike occurred at about 11:10 p.m. on Monday.  Four fire tr

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) – An Aberdeen man is offering a $2,500 reward for information that can help authorities find the driver of a vehicle who he says caused him to crash his motorcycle.

The American News reports 39-year-old C

WORTHING, S.D. (AP) – Organizers of the LifeLight Music Festival say about 300,000 Christian music fans attended this past weekend’s multi-stage event.

Festival Director Julie Klinger tells KELO television tha

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The South Dakota Highway Patrol says a man who was trying to calm his dog caused a crash when his car hit a pickup and forced it into a deep ditch.

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The South Dakota Unified Judicial System is sponsoring Children’s Justice Conference sessions this month in Rapid City and Sioux Falls.

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota wildlife officials are asking hunters and landowners to be on the lookout for dead dear.

The Game, Fish and Parks Department reports that this is the time of year when deer tend to die from hemorrhagic disease, which is also known as epizootic hemorrhagic disease or blue tongue. The disease is