Pierre Man Enters Plea and Will be Sentenced in October

A Pierre man will be in court in October to be sentenced for his guilty plea to Sexual Contact with a Person Incapable of Consent.  22-year-old William Locke was indicted on alternate counts of Rape in the Third Degree earlier this year.  Authorities said that Locke had accomplished an inappropriate act with a person who was not able to consent on April 18.  Hughes County States Attorney Kelly Marnette says that in court Monday, Locke entered a guilty plea to the Sexual Contact with a Person Incapable of Consent charge and his sentencing date was set for October 4 at 2:00 p.m.

PFD Reports to Scene of Van Fire Thursday

The Pierre Volunteer Fire Department was called out yesterday afternoon to help extinguish a vehicle fire in southeast Pierre.  Deputy Fire Chief Ian Paul says firefighters were summoned around 3:30 p.m. to 1615 East Park-Lot 23 where a van was on fire.  Paul says the owners of the older model vehicle were trying to get it to run so it could be moved-when the carburetor leaked fuel into the engine compartment-sparking the fire.  Paul says the blaze was put out by a policeman who used a fire extinguisher on the flames. Firefighters stayed at the scene for a short time to make sure the fire was out and did not burn into any other parts of the vehicle.  The damage was contained to the engine compartment of the van.

Sheriff Asks for Continued Assistance in Preventing Vehicle Break-ins

A Fort Pierre teen was taken into custody for Criminal Entry of a Motor Vehicle in Fort Pierre.  Sheriff Brad Rathbun says a property owner who lives on East Park Avenue south of the Bad River had been having trouble with thefts from his vehicle and had been keeping an eye out for people lurking around the area in the evening hours.  Rathbun says the man reported that he ran down the teen after she was trying to get into his vehicle and he held her until authorities arrived.  Arrested on the criminal entry charge was 18 year old Amanda Tucker of Fort Pierre.  Rathbun says the spring and summer months have brought an increase in the number of unauthorized entries into cars and trucks around town.  He says fortunately, more people have been locking their vehicles and keeping their valuables out of sight.  However, he is encouraging residents to be on the watch for unauthorized activities around their property and their neighbor’s homes-to help keep crimes from occurring.

Rathbun says his office appreciates the assistance of the public in being vigilant for criminal activity and prevention methods like locking vehicles and property.

Pierre Neighborhood to be Without Water for a Time on Monday

Pierre residents living on a segment of Oneida Avenue will be experiencing a water shutoff for a time on Monday-according to the Pierre Water Department.  Water will be off on Oneida from Elizabeth Street to Third Street starting at 8:00 a.m. Monday.  Service will return later in the afternoon.  Residents living in that Pierre neighborhood are being asked to make preparations for their water needs on Monday, while service is down.  Those with questions can contact Water Superintendent Dane Brewer at 773-7448.

Website Says Eureka Woman to be Contestant on TV Show Survivor

The hit TV show Survivor will broadcast from Nicaragua this year. Survivorfever.net is reporting that 44 year old Holly Hoffman of Eureka, South Dakota will be a contestant on this years show. Hoffman is a swim coach and a pageant mom, as her daughter was Miss Teen South Dakota and her husband is state legislator Charlie Hoffman. The report from Survivorfever.net is still just speculation. The show will air on TV in September on Wednesday's at 8pm and CBS usually will announce the official cast list a couple weeks before the airing of the first show.  (Story from KOLY's Aaron Kurth)

KGFX Hometown Tour Coming to Onida!

Tune into the KGFX Hometown Tour-as Dorene Foster and Jeri Thomas broadcast from Onida Wednesday between 9:05 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.  We’ll originate the program from the Fireside Restaurant-a touch of excellence in Onida!  During the broadcast, we’ll talk to Sully County Extension Agent-Terry Hall.  We’ll get a harvest report from Midwest Cooperatives; we’ll talk about the 88^th annual Sully County Fair August 12 through the 15^th with Jean McComsey and the Beaba Bike Ride which is part of the fair-with Paula Barber.  Other guests to the program will include Sully County Sheriff Bill Stahl and the current President of the Women of the Nation Agricultural Aviation Association-Jean Barber.  The KGFX Hometown Tour in Onida is brought to you in part by: BankWest-Onida, Barber Farm Service, Don’s Food Center, Onida Electric, The Corner, Midwest Cooperatives, Brett’s Spray Service, Lamb’s Discount, the Onida Watchman and our host-The Fireside!

Join Us July 31 for the Great American Coin Toss!!

As part of next week’s Crazy Days-put on by the Pierre Downtown Association, 100.1-FM-The Eagle is giving you a chance to win $500 in cash and prizes.  The Great American Coin Toss takes place on Saturday, July 31.  Between now and then, pick up your official Eagle Coin at one of our participating merchants-including the Card and Candy, the Muse Experience, Pier 347, Muddy River Hobbies, the Longbranch, Prairie Pages Bookseller, Shel’s Gas Stop, Sonja’s Couture, Don’s Sinclair, Hidden Treasures, Main Street Market, Bubba Ray’s Grub n’ Pub and Cowboy Country Stores.  Then, bring your coin to the coin toss at 1:00 p.m. on Pierre Street-downtown.  At the toss-coins will be flipped until a lone coin holder matches the toss of our official coin tosser.   Coins are limited-so get yours at one of our sponsors-or if you have a coin from last year’s Eagle promotion, you can use that as well.  Visit our website for the complete listing of rules at www.dakotaradiogroup.com and join us for the Great American Coin Toss, July 31!

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HELENA, Mont. (AP) - 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.The Senate passed the almost $60 billion bill funding President Obama's troop surge in Afghanistan - but not before stripping out the settlement and $20 billion in other domestic spending approved by the House. The Senate's approval would have given the Obama administration the authority to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in 1996 by Elouise Cobell of Browning, Mont. Between 300,000 and 500,000 Native Americans claim the Interior Department mismanaged billions of dollars held in trust by the government. The House attached the settlement to the war-funding bill earlier this month. Thursday's vote marks the second time the settlement has failed to pass the Senate. It was originally included in the Democrats 'jobs-agenda bill that was caught in a filibuster last month.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Former Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern will be in Nebraska this weekend to speak at the state Democratic Party convention. McGovern, who turned 88 on Monday, served South Dakota in the U.S. House from 1957-1961 and in the U.S. Senate from 1963-1981.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - 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. The issue was whether possible future FFA restrictions tied to the runway expansion would affect the value of the land not condemned by Lawrence County. The court upheld a jury's award of $1.2 million for the 206 acres and said a judge was correct in ruling that possible lost value for the remaining land shouldn't be considered by the jury.

BATH, S.D. (AP) - A Bath man has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for embezzling about $6,200 from the town's volunteer fire department. Forty-four-year-old William Fluke pleaded guilty on Thursday to a charge of grand theft by embezzlement. Authorities say Fluke has repaid the stolen money. Authorities say Fluke was the fire department's treasurer.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - New indictments have been handed down over a bribery case involving the Rapid City landfill. The state attorney general's office and the Pennington County state's attorney announced Thursday that five men involved with the defunct Fish Garbage Service and a former landfill attendant face alternating charges of aggravated grand theft and grand theft, both by obtaining property or services without paying. The landfill attendant, Richard Meidinger, was also indicted on five counts of forgery and another count of aggravated grand theft. Court documents say the men obtained $100,000 in free trash services from the city landfill between 2003 and early this year. The men were indicted in March on different charges in the case. They've pleaded not guilty.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - 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. Elliot D. Hook was sentenced in federal court for his guilty plea to trafficking in archaeological resources. Prosecutors said the forfeited items include pottery, stone tools, knives, pendants and beads, as well as relics from military forts, trading posts or settlements. Hook was among five men charged in 2008 with illegal taking and trading of artifacts found on Indian land or public land.

HURON, S.D. (AP) - A Minnesota man who fled Beadle County jailers in April and was on the run for five days has pleaded guilty to escape. Michael Smith entered the plea Tuesday before Circuit Judge Jon Erickson. Sentencing was set for a later. Following sentencing, the 37-year-old Smith will be sent to Hastings, Minn., to serve 25 months for felony theft. Then, he'll return to South Dakota to serve his escape sentence. Smith had just waived extradition to Minnesota and was being escorted from the Beadle County courthouse to the jail on April 8 when he faked an issue with his footwear, kicked them off, then ran to the northwest. He was arrested five days later by a fugitive task force in East St. Paul, Minn. Two people have been charged with helping Smith make his getaway.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Missouri woman killed in South Dakota while on a cross-country charity bike ride was a student at Brown University. A university spokeswoman confirmed Thursday that 21-year-old Paige Hicks of Chesterfield, Mo., was a student at the Ivy League school. The university says Hicks was en route from Providence to Seattle as a trip leader for the Bike and Build Program, which raises money for affordable housing. A memorial service is expected at Brown. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says Hicks was struck and killed Tuesday near Vetal, S.D., by a tractor-trailer hauling a combine. Troopers say Hicks had stopped on a hill on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 18 and was checking messages on her cell phone.

LEAD, S.D. (AP) - A Wyoming man has been killed in a rollover crash five miles south of Lead, in western South Dakota. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says 55-year-old Steven Macziewski's truck crossed the center line of U.S. Highway 85 and slid into a ditch. The truck rolled down an embankment and hit a tree. Macziewski, of Newcastle, Wyo., was thrown from the truck and died at the scene. The crash was reported about 7:40 a.m. Thursday.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether wants to cut the city's budget by more than $5 million next year. Huether unveiled his proposed 2011 budget on Thursday. The $117.7 million budget would cut funding for police, libraries and snow removal, among other items, and allow for no additional full-time employees. If approved by the City Council in September, it would be the first year in more than a decade that the general fund did not increase from one year to the next. Huether called his budget fiscally responsible, saying the city should rein in spending the same way a business or a family does during tough times.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Wind Cave National Park in southwest South Dakota could be expanded after the Conservation Fund purchased 5,555 acres of adjacent ranch land on the park's behalf. Park spokesman Tom Farrell said the park won't take possession until Congress approves funding for it in a budget signed by the president. The Conservation Fund will hold the land in trust until then. Farrell said the additional land would allow more backcountry camping and hiking, educational programs at historic sites, and possible expansion of the park's bison herd. The Casey Ranch was sold Wednesday at public auction as part of a court-ordered settlement.

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) - A mobilization ceremony has been scheduled for Friday for about 50 Aberdeen-based soldiers heading to Afghanistan. The ceremony for the members of the Army Reserve's 452ndOrdinance Company is set for 1 p.m. at the Johnson Fine Arts Center at Northern State University in Aberdeen. From there, the soldiers will travel to Fort Dix, N.J., for training and then on to Afghanistan. The unit is expected to send another 50 members to Kuwait later this year. Both deployments will last for one year. Soldiers will be managing ammunitions stocks.

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) - A company that makes industrial storage racks is closing its Brookings factory. Excel Storage Products notified its employees in early July that the plant is ceasing production and will close. The company says some or all the 35 employees will see their last day of work on July 30. Tom Sella, director of human resources at Excel Storage Products corporate office in East Stroudsburg, Pa., refused comment. George Prest founded Prest Rack in Brookings more than three decades ago. He sold the company to Excel Storage Products in late2007. At that time, the business employed about 85 people.

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) - Vendors in downtown Sturgis are gearing up for this year's Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Crowds as high as 800,000 people are being expected because the rally this year is celebrating its 70th anniversary. Sturgis City Manager Dave Boone says reservations are up between 25 and 35 percent at some businesses. The official days are Aug. 9 through Aug. 15. More than 700 vendors will be selling their wares, and some say they want to take full advantage of early birds and latecomers. Boone says the city is adding more parking for motorcycles and is welcoming back Harley Davidson, which is moving from its previous years' site at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center.

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - A 92-year-old woman has decided not to fight the ticket she got after a fatal crash in May. Faith Mitzel of Oberon got a $20 ticket for driving on the wrong side of theroad after the crash that killed Sheri Leidholt of Devils Lake. Mitzel's lawyer says in a letter to the Benson County state's attorney that she will pay the fine.

GRAFTON, N.D. (AP) - The highway patrol says rain and poor visibility were factors in yesterday's fatal crash west of Grafton. An 84-year-old woman, Marcella Kalash of Lankin, collided with an oncoming pick-up truck while trying to pass another vehicle. She died at the scene. The driver of the pickup was treated at a Grand Forks hospital.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Police have identified the motorcyclist killed Wednesday night in Bismarck as 34-year-old Cody Jacobs. Jacobs died after a car collided with his cycle at State Street and Boulevard Avenue. The teenage girl driving the car wasn't seriously hurt.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota State Fair begins today in Minot and runs through July 31. This year's musical entertainment includes country duo Brooks and Dunn and the legendary rock band KISS

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A St. Paul hospital is being sued by the family of a man who died after falling off an operating table. The lawsuit says St. Joseph Hospital failed to provide adequate equipment when straps on the surgical table failed and Max DeVries hit his head on the floor. DeVries died about a month later after suffering a massive stroke.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Milk production is up slightly in Minnesota. Dairy farmers produced 780 million pounds of milk last month, up 2 percent from last year. Total production nationwide rose a moderate 3 percent for the 23 major milk-producing states.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says the state's ethanol industry generated more than $2.5 billion in economic activity in 2009 and supported more than 6,800 jobs. The department's annual report estimates production will increase to about 1 billion gallons this year with an economic impact of $3 billion.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Governor Tim Pawlenty is ordering all U.S. and Minnesota flags at federal and state buildings to be flown at half-staff today for a fallen soldier. Specialist Matthew Johnson was killed July 14 in Zabul Province of Afghanistan. A memorial service for Johnson is scheduled at Fort Snelling today.

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ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) - Ships working around BP's blown out oil well are seeking safe harbor as a tropical storm heads for the site. Tropical Storm Bonnie is expected to delay efforts to permanently choke off the oil well that had been spewing into the Gulf of Mexico until a new, tighter cap was installed. The cap will stay on and closed during the storm.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Ways and Means Committee chairman Charles Rangel faces multiple ethics violation charges. Another House panel, with an equal number of Democrats and Republicans, will determine if the violations can be proved by clear and convincing evidence. The New York Democrat says he looks forward to an airing of the charges.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he and his family are "not that far removed" from the recession pain of many Americans. He says just a few years ago, they had high credit card balances and a college fund for the children still ebbs and flows with the stock market. He tells ABC he can relate to the plight of Americans struggling to pay bills while saving for their kids' education and retirement.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod says she hasn't decided whether she'll accept an invitation to come back to the Agriculture Department after being forced to resign over racial remarks she made to an NAACP audience. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said he "jumped the gun" in sacking Sherrod, whose speech was taken out of context, and President Barack Obama phoned her to apologize.

WASHINGTON (AP) - About 2,000 families of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan are expected to join a Weekend of Remembrance activities in the nation's capital. Organizers say it will be the nation's largest gathering of families of fallen soldiers.

UNDATED (AP) - The Education Department will propose regulations today that could cut off federal aid to many for-profit college programs. The career programs would lose the federal money if too many of their students default on loans or don't earn enough after graduation to repay them.

NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities in New York believe a 14-year-old boy slit the throats of some of his family members, set their Staten Island home on fire and then cut his own throat. Authorities say the teen killed his 25-year-old mother, 7 and 10-year-old girls and a 2-year-old boy before killing himself. A razor was found under his body. C.J. Jones was described as a troubled teen with a history of setting fires.

BELL, Calif. (AP) - Three top administrators whose huge salaries sparked outrage in the Los Angeles County city of Bell have resigned. Combined, the officials' salaries totaled more than $1.6 million. Revelations about the pay sparked anger in the city of fewer than 40,000 residents, where an estimated 17 percent of the population lives in poverty.

NEW YORK (AP) - Police in suburban New York say a man donning a Darth Vader mask walked into a bank on Long Island yesterday, pulled out a gun and demanded money. The "Star Wars" character was caught on a surveillance camera. The robbery comes about a week after another robber, dubbed the "bouquet bandit," held up a Manhattan bank.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) - Thunderstorms are creating major problems for people in southern Wisconsin. Flooding shut down Milwaukee's airport, closed off roads and created a giant sink hole that swallowed up a Cadillac Escalade. Up to 7.5 inches of rain fell insome parts of Milwaukee yesterday.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A tea-party candidate from Florida is getting some help from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The organization plans a Saturday rally in Orlando to announce it's backing Marco Rubio for the U.S. Senate. The group has some $75 million to spend on political campaigns this fall.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - More than 150 hotel workers and labor union supporters have been arrested after demonstrating outside the Grand Hyatt San Francisco. They were taking part in a nationwide protest Thursday against Chicago-based Hyatt. The protesters want better wages and working conditions.

KINGFISHER, Okla. (AP) - Two of three people aboard a medical helicopter that crashed in central Oklahoma have been killed. The aircraft, from an Oklahoma City hospital, was headed to pick up a patient. The survivor had to airlifted.

CANONSBURG, Pa. (AP) - Some suburban Pittsburgh residents have packed a hotel ballroom to complain to the Environmental Protection Agency about water contamination. Residents of Hickory blame a natural gas drilling technique that injects water, sand and chemicals into rock formations. The industry says the process, called "fracking," is safe and necessary.

TUSTIN, Calif. (AP) - A gay soldier who came out during a television interview more than a year ago says he's been honorably discharged from the Army National Guard. Lt. Dan Choi says he was discharged under the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. The policy is currently under review by the Pentagon.

NEW YORK (AP) - According to a report by a gay rights group, MTV held a solid lead among 15 networks for its representation of gay characters last season. The CW led the broadcast networks. CBS was given a failing grade.

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WASHINGTON (AP) - A government watchdog has verified complaints by a federal inspector that Northwest Airlines wasn't following Federal Aviation Administration safety orders and wasn't being held
accountable by the agency. The report by the Transportation Department's Office of Inspector General also says the status of the airline's compliance with more than 1,000 safety order remains unknown. The report was completed in December and released Wednesday by the federal Office of Special Counsel, which handles whistle-blower complaints. Northwest merged with Delta Airlines last year and now flies as Delta. The report says the problem with complying with safety orders continued at least through the budget year ending Sept. 30, 2009.

NEW YORK (AP) - They haven't been enough to help a struggling housing market, but mortgage rates have hit another record. Freddie Mac says he average rate for 30-year fixed loans this week was 4.56 percent, down from 4.57 last week. That's the lowest since Freddie Mac began tracking rates nearly 40 years ago. But despite rates begin lower than at any time since the 1950s, refinancing activity remains moderate, and sales of previouslyoccupied homes dropped in June.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Community banks may soon be able tap a $30 billion government fund to help them increase lending to small businesses. A measure creating the fund overcame a Republican filibuster in the Senate Thursday evening. Democrats say banks should be able to use the money to leverage up to $300 billion in loans to small businesses, helping to loosen tight credit markets.

BERLIN (AP) - Europe faces another moment of truth in its simmering debt crisis. Regulators will release the results of "stress tests" on 91 banks across the continent today. The hope is that the operation will help shore up confidence. But experts fear any bad news could hurt markets again.

CHICAGO (AP) - McDonald's inexpensive food and new products are proving to be recession winners. The company says its net income climbed 12 percent in the second quarter as customers around the globe gobbled up its cheap food and new frappes and other coffee drinks. The earnings exceeded expectations.

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) - Apple says the white version of the iPhone 4 will not be available until later this year. Apple had originally said the phones would be available in late July. Apple Inc. says the white gadgets have been more difficult to manufacture than expected. It did not say when the white models will be available. The Cupertino, Calif., company says the black models, which went on sale in late June, are not affected.

NEW YORK (AP) - Verizon says it lost $198 million in the second quarter due to a buyout for 11,000 workers and reports revenue that is slightly lower than analysts had expected. The nation's second biggest phone company said Friday that it lost the equivalent of 7 cents per share, in the April to June period. That compares with net income of $1.48 billion, or 52 cents per share, in the same period last year.

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JACKSONVILLE, Texas (AP) - Happy 114th Eunice Sanborn. Or is it 115th? Sanborn is the nation's oldest person and the second oldest in the world. The Gerontology Research Group in Los Angeles lists Sanborn as being born on July 20, 1896, but she insists she was born a year earlier, in 1895. In any case, Sanborn had a birthday party earlier this week at the First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Texas. A local paper (Tyler Morning Telegraph) reports about 100 people helped the nation's most-senior, senior citizen celebrate.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) - There's a diamond in bride-to-be Jaclyn Valvoda's future. But it's a baseball diamond. She and Brandon Smith will be married on Roosevelt Field, in Mason City, Iowa, July 31. Smith played there while going to Mason City High. He the tells the Globe Gazette that he has so many memories as a player and a coach. But it was his fiancee's idea to have a baseball field wedding. On the big day, both the bride and groom will be escorted out to the pitcher's mound by their parents. Then they'll walk to home plate where the ceremony will take place. It's not likely anybody will be arguing with the ump's call.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - A restaurant manager charges three women skipped out on their dinner tab. But they left something behind, two of their purses. The manager of a Waffle House in Springfield, Missouri, says the trio didn't pay a $39 bill. He tells a local paper (Springfield News-Leader) one of the women returned and demanded the forgotten handbags. The woman left again, when the manager said she had to wait for the law. Police say those purses have the women's I-D's.

CARPINTERIA, Calif. (AP) - There was more than inspiration in one copy of the book "Chicken Soup for the Soul." Authorities in Santa Barbara County, California, charge a woman was secretly videotaped with a camera hidden in the book. Investigators say the bugged book was on the shelf in the woman's bedroom. Deputies busted Donald Lee Bedford and seized his computers. A sheriff's spokesman says the hidden camera had recorded the woman and herboyfriend in what's termed "various states of undress."

COL DU TOURMALET, France (AP) - Cycle racing legend Lance Armstrong doesn't need a roommate. But he was planning on one last night -- his ten-year-old son, Luke. Seven-time champ Armstrong won't win this year's Tour de France. He's well back in the pack. He's also a big enough name that he doesn't have to share a room with other racers. But Armstrong says his eldest son is working for the team. So, he is Armstrong's first roommate in seven years. Armstrong says he'll take the small bed, while son Luke gets the big one.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Zoo in Washington is getting some very important visitors -- four giant Japanese salamanders. The zoo is opening a breeding center for threatened amphibians. The salamanders can grow up to five feet long. It's the first attempt to breed them outside of Japan. The salamanders come from a zoo in Hiroshima, where local school kids named one Hiro. Researchers hope the National Zoo's breeding program will help them understand why a fungus is endangering many species of amphibians.

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Today is Friday, July 23, the 204th day of 2010. There are 161 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On July 23, 1885, Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States, died in Mount McGregor, N.Y. at age 63.

On this date:
In 1892, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia was born.
In 1914, Austria-Hungary issued a list of demands to Serbia following the killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serb assassin; the dispute led to World War I.
In 1945, French Marshal Henri Petain, who had headed the Vichy government during World War II, went on trial, charged with treason. (He was convicted and condemned to death, but the sentence was commuted; Petain died in prison on this date in 1951.)
In 1952, Egyptian military officers led by Gamal Abdel Nasser launched a successful coup against King Farouk I.
In 1958, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II named the first four women to peerage in the House of Lords.
In 1967, a week of deadly race-related rioting that claimed 43 lives erupted in Detroit.
In 1977, a jury in Washington, D.C. convicted 12 Hanafi Muslims of charges stemming from the hostage siege at three buildings the previous March.
In 1985, Commodore International Ltd. unveiled its Amiga 1000 personal computer during a press event at New York's Lincoln Center. Bandleader Kay Kyser, known for his "Kollege of Musical Knowledge," died in Chapel Hill, N.C. (sources differ on whether he was 79 or 80).
In 1986, Britain's Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey in London. (The couple divorced in 1996.)
In 1990, President George H.W. Bush announced his choice of Judge David Souter of New Hampshire to succeed retiring Justice William J. Brennan on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Ten years ago: President Bill Clinton rejoined the troubled Middle East talks at Camp David after hurrying back from a four-day trip to Asia. Leaders of the major industrial countries concluded their summit in Japan by announcing a campaign to slash the number of deaths worldwide from AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Lance Armstrong clinched his second straight victory in the Tour de France. Tiger Woods, at 24, became the youngest player to win the career Grand Slam with a record-breaking performance in the British Open. Karrie Webb, 25, won the U.S. Women's Open.
Five years ago: Multiple bomb blasts in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik killed at least 64 people. London police acknowledged that Jean Charles de Menezes, the man they'd shot and killed on a subway car in front of horrified commuters, had nothing to do with recent bombings of the city's transit system. Accordionist Myron Floren died in Los Angeles County at age 85.
One year ago: Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, was named in a search warrant as the target of a manslaughter probe into the singer's death. Authorities arrested 44 people in New Jersey in a corruption probe. Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox pitched the 18th perfect game in major league history, a 5-0 win over Tampa Bay.

Today's Birthdays: Actress Gloria DeHaven is 85. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is 74. Actor Ronny Cox is 72. Radio personality Don Imus is 70. Country singer Tony Joe White is 67. Rock singer David Essex is 63. Actor Larry Manetti is 63. Singer-songwriter John Hall is 62. Actress Belinda Montgomery is 60. Rock musician Blair Thornton (Bachman Turner Overdrive) is 60. Actress Edie McClurg is 59. Actor Woody Harrelson is 49. Rock musician Martin Gore (Depeche Mode) is 49. Actor Eriq Lasalle is 48. Rock musician Yuval Gabay is 47. Rock musician Slash is 45. Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman is 43. Rock musician Nick Menza is 42. Model-actress Stephanie Seymour is 42. Actress Charisma Carpenter is 40. Rhythm-and-blues singer Sam Watters is 40. Country singer Alison Krauss is 39. Rhythm-and-blues singer Dalvin DeGrate is 39. Rock musician Chad Gracey (Live) is 39. Actor-comedian Marlon
Wayans is 38. Country singer Shannon Brown is 37. Actor Omar Epps is 37. Retired MLB All-Star Nomar Garciaparra is 37. Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky is 37. Actress Stephanie March is 36. Country musician David Pichette (Emerson Drive) is 33.Rhythm-and-blues singer Michelle Williams is 30. Actor Daniel Radcliffe is 21.

Thought for Today: "To be proud and inaccessible is to be timid and weak." - Jean Baptiste Massillon, French clergyman (1663-1742).

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N-Y Yankees 10 Kansas City 4

Minnesota 5 Baltimore 0

Texas 3 L.A. Angels 2

Boston 8 Seattle 6, 13 Innings


NATIONAL LEAGUE

Florida 3 Colorado 2

Washington 7 Cincinnati 1

Atlanta 8 San Diego 0

Philadelphia 2 St. Louis 0, 11 Innings

Milwaukee 3 Pittsburgh 2

San Francisco 3 Arizona 0

L.A. Dodgers 2 N-Y Mets 0

SOUTH DAKOTA BASEBALL SCORES

Legion Baseball

State B Tournament

Lennox 16, Big Stone 6

Howard/Salem 7, Beresford 0

Big Stone 7, Belle Fourche 5

Region 1A

Watertown 11, Brookings 4

Brookings 5, Huron 1

Watertown 10, Aberdeen 9

Region 3A

Spearfish 6, Rapid City Post 320 5

Pierre 8, Spearfish 0

Rapid City Post 22 11, Sturgis 1

Pierre 16, Sturgis 6

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          DAKOTA RADIO GROUP SPORTS PLAY BY PLAY THIS WEEK   

Friday:            Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles 6:05 pm 5:35 pm Pre-Game

Saturday:        Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles 6:10 pm 5:35 pm Pre-Game

Sunday:          Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles 12:35 pm 11:35 am Pre-Game

Monday:         Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals 7:10 pm 6:40 pm Pre-Game

Tuesday:        Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals 7:10 pm 6:40 pm Pre-Game

Friday:            Pierre at Region 3A Legion Baseball Tournament TBA

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IN SPORTS TODAY:  

RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team won twice yesterday at the Region 3A baseball tournament in Rapid City.  Pierre got a complete game 6 hit shutout from Scott Cichos in their 8-0 win over Spearfish in the first elimination game in the double elimination tournament.  Then last night, Pierre scored 10 unanswered runs in a 16-6 8 inning win over Sturgis in their second elimination game in the tournament.  Kyle Hewlett had 6 hits in the two games and 4 RBI's in the Sturgis win to lead Pierre offensively.  The two wins set Pierre up for a championship game matchup against Rapid City Post 22 this afternoon at 5 p.m. central time.  If Pierre wins, they will play Post 22 once again tonight at 8 pm.  Pierre's win over Sturgis last night also qualified Post 8 for the State American Legion baseball tournament that begins Wednesday in Mitchell.  Tonight's championship game or games against Rapid City Post 22 can be heard on RIVER 92.7-FM beginning at 4:45 pm.  In other games yesterday from the Region 3A tournament, Spearfish defeated Rapid City Post 320 6-5 in an elimination game that was suspended Wednesday night.  Rapid City Post 22 is the lone unbeaten in the tournament after they defeated Sturgis 11-1 in 6 innings handing Sturgis their first loss of the tournament.

BALTIMORE (AP) - The Minnesota Twins' 5-0 win at Baltimore marks Carl Pavano's career-high seventh straight victory. He gave up five hits, struck out four and walked one last night in his fifth complete game of the season. The right-hander is 7-0 in nine starts since June 3.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Lynx have back-to-back losses. The San Antonio Silver Stars beat the Lynx 74-72 on Sophia Young's two free throws with about 4 seconds to play. Minnesota's Seimone Augustus led all scorers with 22 points. Chamique Holdsclaw scored 17 for San Antonio.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis has self-reported a secondary NCAA violation over coach Josh Pastner's attendance at a summer league game where Minnesota forward Trevor Mbakwe was playing. The junior is considering transferring to Memphis.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress says he doesn't know if Brett Favre will return for a 20th NFL season and he's not sure the quarterback knows yet, either. Childress believes Favre's surgically repaired ankle will not factor into the 40-year-old's decision.

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NEW YORK (AP) - Alex Rodriguez is one bash shy of becoming the seventh member of baseball's 600 home run club. The New York Yankees slugger blasted No. 599 in last night's 10-4 win over the visiting Kansas City Royals.

CHICAGO (AP) - The Bulls are getting a strong defender and rebounder to team up with newly signed Carlos Boozer and holdover Joakim Noah in their front court. A person familiar with the negotiations says veteran forward Kurt Thomas has agreed to a one-year contract with Chicago.

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) - Corey Pavin signed for a second straight 69 and is the clubhouse leader as second round play continues at the Senior British Open. Fellow Americans Dan Forsman and Larry Mize are just a shot back and tied with Ian Woosnam of Wales.

TORONTO (AP) - Second-round play started in the Canadian Open after a two-hour delay caused by rain. Brent Delahoussaye had a two-shot lead after tying the tournament record with an 8-under-par 62 in yesterday's opening round at St. George's in Toronto.

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) - South Korea's Na Yeon Choi carded a 2-under-par 70 in today's second round of the LPGA's Evian Masters in France, and is the clubhouse leader at minus-6. Norway's Suzann Pettersen is a shot back after a 70 of her own and is tied with South Korea's Sun-Ju Ahn, who managed a 1-over 73.

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