Fort Pierre Man Arrested After High Speed Chase Monday

A Fort Pierre man was arrested yesterday after leading authorities on a high speed chase through parts of three counties.  Jones County Sheriff John Weber says he was driving westbound on Interstate 90 and noted the man driving eastbound about 3:30 p.m. Monday.  He believed that man had a suspended license and was wanted on a warrant from Jerauld County.  Weber says he turned his patrol vehicle around to stop the man and that’s when he says the driver, 25-year-old Gregory Carroll, began evasive moves.  He says Carroll drove his pickup off the interstate; onto a service road and then trekked county roads; traveling east and north of Draper.  The chase then proceeded west again and south of Draper and Weber says it reached speeds up to and over 100 mph on pavement-and near that speed on gravel roads.  Carroll was eventually stopped on Highway 44 in Wood by a Mellette County Deputy before 5:00 p.m. yesterday.  Carroll faces charges in Jones County of Driving Under Suspension and Aggravated Eluding.  Weber says Carroll was jailed in Pierre and bond for the Jones County charges was set at $1,000 cash.   Weber also says Carroll has a $500 cash warrant for a Failure to Appear charge from Jerauld County.   Besides Jones County, the chase also included law agencies from Lyman, Mellette, and Stanley Counties and the Highway Patrol.  Other agencies that were alerted yesterday to be watching for Carroll included the Pierre and Winner Police Departments; Sheriff’s Offices in Hughes and Tripp Counties and Game, Fish and Parks officers. 

Senate Bill Proposes Benefits for Non-Tribal Members Who Attend Tribally Controlled Colleges

A bill that would authorize funding for certain tribal colleges in order to help defray costs to educate students who are not enrolled members of a federally recognized Indian tribe has been referred to a Senate committee.  Senate Bill 159 is supported by Representative Kevin Killer, a Pine Ridge Democrat who serves District 27-Bennett, Haakon, Jackson and Shannon counties.  Killer says the legislation would give tribally controlled colleges and community colleges financial assistance to defray the costs they incur in educating resident non beneficiary students.

Currently, Killer says state money is available for native and non-native students attending certain state colleges; but that is not the case for students who are not enrolled in a federally recognized tribe who attend tribally controlled colleges or community colleges.

Funding would be limited to a maximum of three thousand dollars each year for each full-time equivalent non-beneficiary student.  To qualify for funding under the proposed act, tribal colleges or community colleges would have to meet various requirements.  Senate Bill 159 was first read in the state Senate last Wednesday and was referred to the Senate’s Appropriations committee. 

Redrossa Italian Grille to Open February 9

One of Pierre’s newest restaurants will be opening next week.  The Redrossa Italian Grille at 808 West Sioux Avenue has set February 9^th as its debut date for the public.  There will be a soft opening for invited guests February 6-8.  General Manager Kelsey Anderson says those attending the soft opening will be asked for $5 donations and the funds raised will go to the South Dakota Historical Society Foundation.   A year ago, WR Restaurants Management LLC announced that the Redrossa Italian Grille would be built with the nearby ClubHouse Hotel and Suites, which is still under construction.  Anderson says the weather has cooperated with the restaurant project this winter and especially for laying out cemented areas around the building.

Over 225 people showed up for a hiring job fair that was held recently and Anderson says the business will employ over 70 people from servers to cooks, hosts, bartenders, dishwashers and others.  The restaurant will seat from 200 to 230 people and when an outdoor patio opens, that number will go up to 260.  Anderson says inside; the restaurant incorporates different textures, colors and themes in its dining rooms.  The bar has classic Italian tile, a tiled canopy over a large bar and a state of the art tap system.  There is also an open kitchen line and a patio will be open in the warmer months that will look into a landscaped courtyard.  The Pierre location of Redrossa Italian Grille, which serves pizza, pasta and Italian inspired entrees, will be the company's first location n South Dakota-according to Anderson. 

Another Redrossa Italian Grille opened last May in Bloomington, Minnesota behind the Mall of America.  The company’s other concept restaurant is a pizzeria.   Anderson says there has been plenty of interest in when the new eatery will open.

Anderson moved to Pierre from Sioux Falls last September to help with the early phases of construction and says the business will open to the public at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 9.

Local Kiwanis Club Holds Anniversary Event Monday and Looks Back at Long History

Monday brought the 90^th anniversary celebration for the Pierre-Fort Pierre Kiwanis Club.  The event was held in Fort Pierre during the noon hour.  The club was Pierre’s first service club and was chartered on January 19, 1922.  Some of those who helped organize the local Kiwanis Club were Howard Fuller-an attorney who became the club’s first President; along with publisher Tom Roberts; clinic manager George Kienholz; attorneys Tom McNames and Glen Martins; Dr. T.F. Riggs; realtor Guy Ericson, butcher Hugh Jaynes, druggist Fred Vilas and others.  According to club historian Jeff Mammenga, the Pierre Swimming Pool was one of the early public service activities organized by the Kiwanians and it was built over a two year period in the early 1920’s.  Other activities over the years that have had ties to the Kiwanis Club were the first “Days of ‘81” held in 1924-an event that has evolved into what is now known as “Oahe Days”.   The Club also helped lay-out what is now Steamboat Park.  Members constructed a round shelter on the east end of the park and set up a roasting pit near the shelter.  Other Kiwanis projects have included organizing scholarship funds and a band and glee club.  The club changed its name just this month to the Pierre-Fort Pierre Kiwanis Club.   Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers who work to change the world one child and one community at a time.  There are now 7,700 clubs in 80 nations around the globe.  The local Pierre/Fort Pierre group held its anniversary event at Perkins Monday.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Officials from South Dakota's public universities are meeting with state lawmakers to discuss the schools' spending plans. The Board of Regents, which oversees the six state universities, will present its budget recommendations Tuesday to the Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee. Gov. Dennis Daugaard's budget proposal would spend a total of nearly $800 million next year on higher education. About $167 million of that would come from state general tax funds, with the rest coming from federal and other sources. Members of the Board of Regents have said pay raises for faulty members should be the top priority in next year's budget for the state universities.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The South Dakota Legislature has given final approval to a measure urging the state's school districts to provide academic instruction on the Bible. The Senate voted 25-10 to pass the resolution despite arguments from critics that it could blur the line between religion and government. The non-binding resolution, which passed the House last week, has no force of law. Sen. Elizabeth Kraus of Rapid City says schools should teach about the Bible because it permeates western civilization's culture, laws and literature. She says such instruction can be done without violating the constitutional separation of church and state. But Sen. Tom Hansen of Huron says he opposes the measure because the state should regulate state affairs and churches should regulate church issues.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota drivers won't get points for speeding tickets now that a bill on traffic violations has failed to pass the House. The bill could have put back points for speeding tickets, a penalty that has been removed since 1986. Lawmakers argue the points attributed to the miles-per-hour range over the speed limit are arbitrary. The bill specifies, for instance, that driving six to 15 miles per hour over the limit would get one point. Speeding in a school or construction zone would get three. Rep. Betty Olson says she's against it. She says, "State fines are punishment enough. We don't need to put any more regulations on the people of South Dakota." The bill failed 30-39. Last week, the transportation committee passed it 11-2.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakotans would be allowed to keep guns locked in their private vehicles at work if a House bill is passed and signed into law. The House Judiciary Committee on Monday voted to send the bill to the House floor. The bill, which has support from the National Rifle Association, would give an employee the right to store firearms and ammunition in a locked vehicle parked on work property. Those in favor say workers should have their guns for protection while driving to or from work, and also have them available for hunting outside of work hours. Rep. Roger Hunt, the committee's chair, says he's against thebill, especially because guns shouldn't be present at gasoline-related workplaces. The committee voted 10-2.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota House committee has killed a proposal that would have changed the way the boundaries of legislative districts are redrawn every 10 years. The Legislature now meets in a special session every decade to draw new district boundaries to reflect population changes reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. The defeated proposal would have required the appointment of a seven-member commission representing both political parties to create new districts. The measure's main sponsor, Democratic Rep. Peggy Gibson of Huron, says the present system is flawed because incumbent lawmakers protect themselves and their party when they redraw the legislative districts. But the proposal was defeated mostly along party lines when Republican committee members said it violates a constitutional provision that requires the legislature to redraw the boundaries of legislative districts.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota House panel has rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that sought to divide all legislative districts into two separate House districts that would each elect its own representative. All districts but two now elect one member of the Senate and two members of the House who represent the entire district. The main sponsor of the proposal, Democratic Rep. Peggy Gibson of Huron, says each Senate district should be divided into separate House districts so representatives would live closer to their constituents. She says voters now are confused when they have to vote for two House members. The measure was defeated mostly along party lines when Republican lawmakers said they see no need to change the current system.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota House committee has postponed consideration of a proposal of a "hope card," which would expedite the process of checking to see if a protective order is on file. A hope card would measure about the size of a credit card and would include the respondent's identity and details such as the order's issue and expiration dates, the case number and the issuing court and county. The card would cost a few dollars, and each person covered by the order could receive one. They would not, however, replace valid protection orders, At least 4,500 South Dakotans file for a protective order each year. The House Judiciary committee will likely consider the bill on Wednesday after running out of time Monday.

FORT YATES, N.D. (AP) - The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the states of North Dakota and South Dakota have signed an agreement to work together to improve traffic safety. Tribal leaders and officials with the North Dakota Department of Transportation, the South Dakota Department of Public Safety signed the pact on Monday during a ceremony at Fort Yates. The agreement envisions culturally appropriate traditional media, social media and local outreach events promoting safe traffic practices and behaviors. Officials say a focus will be placed on efforts to increase seatbelt use and reduce the incidence of speeding and impaired driving. State officials will work with the tribe to complete and update a highway safety plan aimed at reducing fatal and serious injury crashes on the reservation.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Four people who are objecting to a $3.4 billion settlement over misspent Native American land royalties have received angry calls and letters after plaintiffs' attorneys published their phone numbers and addresses. The attorneys have spent nearly 16 years suing the U.S. government and the objections are the latest obstacle to closing the case. The attorneys on Jan. 20 sent an open letter to the approximately 500,000 settlement beneficiaries with the four objectors' contact information if they "want to ask them directly about their motives." One of the objectors, Carol Eve Good Bear, says she has gotten at least 15 phone calls over the last week. She says she feels threatened and intimidated, but does not plan to drop her appeal. The first appeal is expected to be heard Feb. 16.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Family members of a slain South Dakota prison guard killed in a failed escape attempt wept as a medical examiner described in detail the injuries the 63-year-old man endured. Minnehaha County Medical Examiner Kenneth Snell testified during the pre-sentencing hearing of 49-year-old Rodney Berget on Monday. Berget has pleaded guilty to killing Ronald Johnson on April 12 - Johnson's birthday. He has said he wants a judge, not a jury, to decide whether he should be sentenced to death. Prosecutors say Berget and 49-year-old Eric Robert bashed Johnson with a pipe and placed plastic wrap around his head before stealing his uniform in an unsuccessful escape attempt. Family members began to cry as autopsy photos were displayed and Snell testified that in his opinion, Johnson did not die right away.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A Rapid City woman accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy has pleaded not guilty to sex crime charges. Twenty-eight-year-old April Solles faces three counts of rape and two counts of sexual contact with a child under 16. She could face up to 75 years in prison if convicted. A judge on Monday refused to lower her $100,000 bond. The 1-year-old daughter of Solles was killed in December. Authorities have charged a 14-year-old boy with murder in the death. They haven't identified him because he's charged in juvenile court.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Bail has been set at $15,000 cash for a 39-year-old North Dakota man accused of driving to South Dakota to have sex with a 16-year-old girl. Quentin Doerr of Bismarck also is accused of sending the girl nude photos and receiving nude photos from her late last year or early this year. He has not yet entered pleas to felony charges of luring a minor by computer, possessing child pornography and promoting obscenity to a minor. South Central District Judge Gail Hagerty has prohibited Doerr from having contact with the girl from Redfield, S.D.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A Rapid City man accused in a hit-and-run death at least year's Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in western South Dakota has been sentenced to serve seven years in prison. Thirty-four-year-old Robert Pittman late last year pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the death of 44-year-old Brian Bye, of Lincoln, Neb. Authorities say Pittman plowed into the back of Bye's motorcycle on state Highway 79 near Bear Butte on Aug. 10 and fled. He was arrested two days later. KEVN-TV reports that Pittman also has been ordered to pay more than $4,500 in restitution to Bye's family.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A 20-year-old Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to a year in prison for passing a counterfeit $20 bill at a convenience store. The U.S. Attorney's office says Lance Majestic House tried to pass a bill he knew was a fake on July 13 at a Shop 'N' Cart in Sioux Falls. House pleaded guilty to one count of passing counterfeit U.S. currency in November, and he was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Sioux Falls him last week. House was turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshal.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - United Airlines will offer seasonal flights between Rapid City and Houston this summer. Rapid City airport officials say the nonstop round-trip daily flights are to begin June 7 and continue through Aug 27. Houston will become the eighth nonstop destination served by the Rapid City airport. United already offers Rapid City flights to Denver and Chicago year-round. The seasonal Houston flights will be operated as United Express by ExpressJet, using 50-seat planes. Rapid City Mayor Sam Kooiker says he hopes the flights eventually will be offered year-round.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The South Dakota Board of Education has approved a new welding and manufacturing technology program for Mitchell Technical Institute. The new program is seeking to begin training new welders and advanced manufacturing employees in the fall of 2012. The first class will have a capacity of 24 students who can earn associate of applied science degrees within 18 months.The effort is part of Gov. Dennis Daugaard's workforce initiative to address professional and skilled worker shortages across the state. The initiative brings together leaders in business, education, health and labor.

MOBRIDGE, S.D. (AP) - Three siblings from Mobridge have claimed a $40,553 lottery jackpot. South Dakota lottery officials say Robert and Arlo Maisch and their sister, Connie Lutz, had a pact to evenly divide any jackpot any of them won. The siblings are dividing the jackpot won in the Jan. 25 Dakota Cash drawing. Officials did not say which of the three bought the winning ticket. The Gas 'N Goodies store in Mobridge is getting a bonus of about $2,000 for selling the ticket. Dakota Cash is played only in South Dakota. The jackpot sits at $20,000 for the drawing on Wednesday. The odds of winning it are one in about 325,000.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's lottery will be exploring whether to use the Internet to sell tickets directly to players. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says the Legislature would have to approve the change. North Dakota Retail Association President Mike Rud says lottery ticket retailers aren't likely to support online sales.

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) - The Mule Deer Foundation is planning to study the effects of North Dakota's booming energy industry on themule deer population. Foundation Regional Director Marshall Johnson says officials believe the oil industry and the increased housing development have impacted the animals. Results of the study won't be known for years.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The number of sheep and lambs in North Dakota is at an all-time low. In its latest report, the Agriculture Department says sheep and lambs totaled 73,000 on January 1st, down from 78,000 the previous year. The department also says the number of goats in the state grew by 100 in the same period.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress' low approval ratings have sparked a rare instance of bipartisanship, as both parties are rushing to pass a bill that would make it clear that insider trading laws apply to lawmakers. The Senate voted 93-2 Monday to clear the way for consideration of amendments and - sponsors hope - final passage later this week.

ORLANDO Fla. (AP) - Newt Gingrich says he expects the GOP presidential race to last about six more months - unless chief rival Mitt Romney drops out. Polls show Romney is favored to win today's primary in Florida. But Gingrich, appearing undeterred by sagging poll numbers, has pledged to stay in the race despite the Florida results. The former House speaker visited a polling station in Orlando this Tuesday morning and shook hands with voters.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says Newt Gingrich shouldn't be urging him to drop out of the primaries. Santorum tells Fox News Channel that one candidate shouldn't tell another "to get out of the race and get out of the way." The former Pennsylvania senator was responding to remarks by Gingrich suggesting other conservatives need to unite around him to keep Mitt Romney from winning the party nomination. Santorum says he thinks he's the better, more conservative candidate himself - but that wouldn't justify asking Gingrich to quit.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain has been backing Newt Gingrich, but he says he'd also be comfortable supporting Mitt Romney if Romney were to win the Republican nomination. But Cain tells NBC's "Today" show that both Gingrich and Romney carry negatives that would be attacked by President Barack Obama's re-election campaign.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A new budget report predicts the government will run a $1.1 trillion deficit in the fiscal year that ends in September -- still high, but a slight dip from last year. The Congressional Budget Office report also says annual deficits will remain in the $1 trillion range for the next several years if Bush-era tax cuts slated to expire in December are extended. The CBO study also predicts modest economic growth of 2 percent this year and says the unemployment rate will remain above 8 percent this year.

CHICAGO (AP) - Officials are looking into the cause of yesterday's nuclear plant power failure in northern Illinois. The loss of electricity forced operators to release low-level radioactive steam from a reactor to cool it off. Officials believe they may have traced the shutdown at Exelon Nuclear's Byron Generating Station to a piece of equipment at a switchyard dozens of miles away.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut man only wishes this were a nightmare. A police chase ended early this morning in New Haven, with a car crashing into a house and coming to rest on top of a sleeping man. Thirty-four-year-old Michael Sweat was pinned under vehicle for about an hour while firefighters worked to free him. Authorities say he suffered burns but no life-threatening injuries.

NEW YORK (AP) - The president of California's Claremont McKenna College says a senior administrator has resigned after admitting that for years he had falsified SAT scores provided to publications like U.S. News & World Report. The information is used in school rankings. The New York Times says the college's president told staff and students Monday about the falsified scores.

SANAA, Yemen (AP) - U.S. airstrikes in Yemen have killed a man suspected of being involved in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole. Officials in Yemen say the airstrikes targeted leaders from Yemen's branch of al-Qaida. In all, they say, four suspected militants were killed in the attacks late yesterday. Tribal officials say the militants were holding a meeting at a school when the missiles hit.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Top Western and Arab diplomats are launching a major offensive at the U.N. They're trying to overcome Russia's opposition to a draft resolution demanding that Syrian President Bashar Assad relinquish power. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the British and French foreign ministers are traveling to New York for this afternoon's Security Council session on the situation in Syria. Russia, which can veto the resolution, has objected to the draft, which is backed by Western and some Arab powers.

GIGLIO, Italy (AP) - Italian emergency officials say they are calling off a search for missing people in the submerged part of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, due to the danger to rescue workers. Italy's Civil Protection agency says technical studies indicated that the deformed hull of the ship created too many safety concerns to continue the search. Seventeen bodies have been recovered, of which one has not yet been identified. Sixteen people are listed as missing.

BEIRUT (AP) - A senior Russian diplomat is warning that the draft of a U.N. resolution demanding that Syrian President Bashar Assad step down is a "path to civil war." The U.N. Security Council plans to meet today to discuss the draft as Syrian government troops continue to crush pockets of rebel soldiers around Damascus. Some 100 people were killed in yesterday's violence.

LONDON (AP) - Extradition to the U.S. for trial is a step closer for a retired businessman who allegedly plotted to sell missile components to Iran. Britain's High Court says Christopher Tappin cannot take his fight against extradition to Britain's Supreme Court. U.S. authorities say Tappin offered to sell Iranians specialized batteries in 2006.

MOSCOW (AP) - A top Russian diplomat has blasted a Western-Arab draft U.N. resolution on Syria as pushing the country on the "path to civil war." The draft demands that President Bashar Assad halt the crackdown and implement an Arab peace plan that calls for him to hand over power and allow creation of a unity government to pave the way for elections.

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government is offering settlers financial incentives and is opening the door to legalizing rogue settlements. The gestures appear to be aimed at winning over hardline elements in the ruling Likud Party, which is choosing a leader today.

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Authorities in Ukraine say cold temperatures this week have killed 30 people. Emergency officials say most of the victims were found frozen on the streets.Temperatures have plummeted to minus 10 degrees in the capital of Kiev and schools around the country are closed.
 

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Federal Reserve survey finds banks are seeing more small businesses in the U.S. apply for loans. That's according to the Fed's quarterly survey of loan officers for large banks. The percentage of banks reporting increased loan demand from companies with annual sales of less than $50 million rose to the highest level since 2005, the survey found. Economists see the increase in demand for loans as a good sign for future economic growth because it indicates that more companies are confident and may be looking to hire more and expand.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Treasury Department is seeking to borrow $444 billion in the current quarter through March. The latest estimate of borrowing plans for the January-March period would make this quarter the fifth highest in terms of government borrowing. Borrowing needs have surged as the government has had to fund record budget deficits.The borrowing this quarter is $97 billion lower than the government initially indicated it would need. Treasury says improved tax receipts and lower expected spending were among the reasons for the reduced figure. Senate Democrats were able to block a Republican move last week to halt the latest increase in the debt ceiling. The borrowing limit rose by $1.2 trillion to $16.4 trillion.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is expected to visit the Washington Auto Show on Tuesday. Obama sometimes calls his decision to rescue General Motors and Chrysler a tough choice that saved jobs in an important industry. The auto show will give him another forum to talk about GM and Chrysler, along with the administration's attention to manufacturers and efforts to boost fuel efficiency standards. The president's advisers view the auto bailout as a potentialpoint of contrast with Republican Mitt Romney, who opposed Obama's decision to pour billions of dollars into the companies.

NEW YORK (AP) - Exxon says its fourth-quarter earnings rose 2 percent as higher oil prices made up for a drop in production. The largest U.S. oil company has seen production from its oil fields decline as it invests heavily in U.S. natural gas fields. The shift so far hasn't paid off as natural gas prices have dropped. Exxon's net income totaled $9.4 billion, or $1.97 per share, in the fourth quarter, matching Wall Street expectations. That compared with $9.25 billion, or $1.85 per share, a year earlier. Revenue rose 15.6 percent to $121.6 billion.

NEW YORK (AP) - UPS says its fourth-quarter net income slid because of an accounting charge, but its adjusted results topped Wall Street's expectations. Excluding the charge, profit rose 21 percent. The world's largest package delivery company credited the increase to an improving U.S. package business that's making up for slower sales growth overseas. United Parcel Service Inc. also forecast Tuesday that its full-year results would mostly top analysts' forecasts.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) - Mattel Inc. says strong holiday demand for toys including Barbie, Hot Wheels and American Girl helped push its fourth-quarter net income up 14 percent. The holiday quarter is crucial for toy makers, who can make up to half of annual sales during the period. The No. 1 U.S. toy maker reported Tuesday that its net income rose to $370.6 million, or $1.07 per share, for the period ended Dec. 31. That's up from $325.2 million, or 89 cents per share, a year ago. This beat the $1 per share that analysts polled by FactSet expected.

NEW YORK (AP) - The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack, an auto parts chain founded more than 90 years ago, has agreed to be taken private by the investment firm The Gores Group for about $791 million. The $15 per share offer is a 24 percent premium to Pep Boys' closing price Friday of $12.08. News of the acquisition sent the Philadelphia company's shares up 24 percent Monday. Pep Boys has more than 700 locations in 35 states and Puerto Rico. It has faced competition from companies including AutoZone Inc., Advance Auto Parts Inc. and O'Reilly Automotive. Pep Boys stock has dropped about 25 percent over the last decade, while AutoZone's shares have grown more than five times and Advance Auto Parts' stock has jumped approximately 60 percent.

NEW YORK (AP) - College endowments made gains in the fiscal year that ended in June, but many are still struggling to make up ground they lost in 2008 and 2009. A report released Tuesday based on data gathered from 823 U.S. colleges and universities finds that their endowments returned an average of 19.2 percent for the 2011 fiscal year. That's up from 11.9 percent in fiscal year 2010. But 47 percent of the institutions have endowment market values below what they reported in 2008. Harvard University had the largest endowment of any U.S. university at $31.7 billion. Yale was second with $19.4 billion. The report is from the National Association of College and University Business Officers.

UNDATED (AP) - Churches are being offered an online video they could play during services on Super Bowl Sunday - or at game parties during Madonna's halftime show.The three-minute video features former Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy and his wife, Lauren, urging Christians to consider adopting orphans. The Dungys, who have adopted several children themselves, say doing so mirrors the adoption of believers into God's family. The video's sponsors - Bethany Christian Services, Lifesong for Orphans and Lifeline Children's Services - facilitate both domestic and foreign adoptions. Online: www.adoptionjourney.com

CYBERSPACE (AP) - A long-lost version of an Air Force One recording made right after President John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963 can now be heard by the general public. The tape was acquired by a historic documents dealer, who got it from the estate of a Kennedy aide. The Raab Collection has donated a digitized copy to the National Archives. The tape features discussions between the presidential plane and the ground as it traveled back from Dallas to the nation's capital. The new tape has around 40 minutes of material not in the official version -including discussions about what to do with the slain president's body. Online: Kennedy tape site: http://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/air-force-one-tape.html

DELTONA, Fla. (AP) - Taking the bus pays off for the victim of a car thief. Authorities in central Florida say a woman was forced to take the bus after her car was stolen. But she saw her car drive past while she was on the bus. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports the woman called 911. A responding deputy spotted the car and pulled it over. Aaron Hosack and Amber Jones now face multiple charges, including grand theft.

ESCANABA, Mich. (AP) - It's a fishing contest -- but with just one fish. Just a single fish was caught in a Michigan charity ice fishing tournament over the weekend. The event was sponsored by Big Brother Big Sisters of Delta County. A local paper (Daily Press of Escanaba) reports Jason Pepin caught the sole fish. It was a four and a-half ounce perch. Pepin wins the $3,000 first place prize. Organizers say people spotted other fish, but they just weren't biting.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon judge is using his force to order a 45-day jail sentence and mental health evaluation for a would-be Jedi who attacked toy store customers with light sabers last December. David Allen Canterbury told Judge Kenneth Walker that he is already seeking mental health treatment. Canterbury also apologized to his victims. The Oregonian reports that the 33-year-old Canterbury pleaded no contest Monday to assault and resisting arrest. Portland police say Canterbury had a Star Wars light saber in each hand as he swung at three customers last Dec. 14 at a Toys R Us store. He carried the light sabers outside the store and swung at police. Officers eventually wrestled him to the ground.Canterbury has been banned from the toy store.

CHICAGO (AP) - The composer of the "Rocky III" anthem "Eye of the Tiger" is suing Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich to stop him from using the song at campaign events. The federal lawsuit, filed Monday in Chicago by Rude Music Inc., contends Gingrich has used the song since 2009 to herald his arrival at rallies and public events. The lawsuit says Gingrich uses the song without the permission of Frank Sullivan, who with Jim Peterik, composed the song and copyrighted it in 1982. The lawsuit asks for an injunction to prevent Gingrich from using the song, as well as damages and attorneys' fees Attorneys for the Gingrich campaign couldn't be reached for comment late Monday.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas legislator is trying to give the dog breed that played Toto in "The Wizard of Oz" a leg up by making it a state symbol. Rep. Ed Trimmer's bill would designate the Cairn Terrier the official dog of the state - which also has an official tree and grass. Brenda Moore of Augusta, who works with the South Central Kansas Kennel Club, says the breed was chosen because of its role in the movie, and to avoid conflicts with dog breed owners. Trimmer tells The Wichita Eagle he knows Kansas faces serious issues and expects to "get barked at" by colleagues. He hopes the Legislature doesn't spend much time on the proposal. Trimmer says the issue was important to constituents and the terrier is an "appropriate choice."

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 31, the 31st day of 2012. There are 335 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On Jan. 31, 1961, NASA launched Ham the Chimp aboard a
Mercury-Redstone rocket from Cape Canaveral; Ham was recovered safely from the Atlantic Ocean following his 16 1/2-minute suborbital flight.

On this date:
In 1606, Guy Fawkes, convicted of treason for his part in the "Gunpowder Plot" against the English Parliament and King James I, was executed.
In 1797, composer Franz Schubert was born in Vienna.
In 1865, Gen. Robert E. Lee was named general-in-chief of all the Confederate armies.
In 1917, during World War I, Germany served notice it was beginning a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.
In 1929, revolutionary Leon Trotsky and his family were expelled from the Soviet Union.
In 1944, during World War II, U.S. forces began a successful invasion of Kwajalein Atoll and other parts of the Japanese-held Marshall Islands.
In 1945, Pvt. Eddie Slovik, 24, became the first U.S. soldier since the Civil War to be executed for desertion as he was shot by an American firing squad in France.
In 1950, President Harry S. Truman announced he had ordered development of the hydrogen bomb.
In 1958, the United States entered the Space Age with its first successful launch of a satellite into orbit, Explorer I.
In 1971, astronauts Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa blasted off aboard Apollo 14 on a mission to the moon.
In 1992, leaders of the U.N. Security Council's member states held an unprecedented summit, after which they issued a declaration on collective security, arms control and nuclear non-proliferation.
In 2000, an Alaska Airlines jet spiraled into the Pacific Ocean off Port Hueneme, Calif., killing all 88 people aboard.

Ten years ago: The Bush administration handed abortion opponents a symbolic victory, classifying a developing fetus as an "unborn child" as a way of extending prenatal care to low-income pregnant women under the State Children's Health Insurance Program. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said in a speech that the United States had to prepare for potential surprise attacks "vastly more deadly" than those on 9/11. Kentucky, cited by the NCAA for more than three dozen recruiting violations, was placed on three years' probation.
Five years ago: President George W. Bush, visiting Wall Street, delivered his "State of the Economy" speech in which he took aim at lavish salaries and bonuses for corporate executives. Delaware Sen. Joe Biden formally launched his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Nine blinking electronic devices planted around Boston threw a scare into the city in what turned out to be a marketing campaign for a late-night cable cartoon. Best-selling author and columnist Molly Ivins died in Austin, Texas, at age 62.
One year ago: A federal judge in Florida declared the Obama administration's health care overhaul unconstitutional, siding with 26 states that argued people cannot be required to buy health insurance. Egypt's military promised not to fire on peaceful protests and recognized "the legitimacy of the people's demands." Myanmar opened its first parliament in more than two decades, an event greeted with cautious optimism by opposition lawmakers despite the military's tight management of the event.

Today's Birthdays: Actress Carol Channing is 91. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Ernie Banks is 81. Composer Philip Glass is 75. Former Interior Secretary James Watt is 74. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is 74. Actor Stuart Margolin is 72. Actress Jessica Walter is 71. Former U.S. Rep. Dick Gephardt, D-Mo., is 71. Blues singer-musician Charlie Musselwhite is 68. Actor Glynn Turman is 66. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Nolan Ryan is 65. Singer-musician Harry Wayne Casey (KC and the Sunshine Band) is 61. Rock singer Johnny Rotten is 56. Actress Kelly Lynch is 53. Actor Anthony LaPaglia is 53. Singer-musician Lloyd Cole is 51. Rock musician Jeff Hanneman (Slayer) is 48. Rock musician Al Jaworski (Jesus Jones) is 46. Actress Minnie Driver is 42. Actress Portia de Rossi is 39. Actor-comedian Bobby Moynihan is 35. Actress Kerry Washington is 35. Singer Justin Timberlake is 31.

Thought for Today: "Mystics always hope that science will some day overtake them." - Booth Tarkington, American author-dramatist (1869-1946).

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Chicago 98 Washington 88

Philadelphia 74 Orlando 69

Miami 109 New Orleans 95

Milwaukee 103 Detroit 82

Minnesota 120 Houston 108

San Antonio 83 Memphis 73

Dallas 122 Phoenix 99

Utah 93 Portland 89

L-A Clippers 112 Oklahoma City 100

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

( 4) Missouri 67 Texas 66

TOP-25 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

( 3) UConn 61 ( 5) Duke 45

SOUTH DAKOTA SCOREBOARD

Women's College Basketball

South Dakota 60, Oral Roberts 57

S.Dakota St. 61, Oakland 51

High School Basketball

Boys

Avon 49, Menno 28

Corsica/Stickney 62, Bon Homme 50

Dakota Christian 68, Andes Central 33

Elk Point-Jefferson 61, Akron-Westfield, Iowa 23

Freeman 84, Scotland 37

Gettysburg 62, Wakpala 39

McCook Central/Montrose 71, Parkston 27

Miller 79, Aberdeen Roncalli 72

Rosholt 59, Lidgerwood, N.D. 48

Tri-Valley 51, West Central 40

Webster 60, Summit 56

Girls

Bon Homme 44, Gregory 35

Bridgewater-Emery 45, Dell Rapids St. Mary 44

Canistota 61, Irene-Wakonda 47

Castlewood 48, Wilmot 22

Dakota Christian 56, Andes Central 54

Deuel 45, Arlington 28

Florence/Henry 50, Great Plains Lutheran 42

Freeman 100, Marty Indian 40

Herreid/Selby Area 88, Tiospaye Topa 4

Hot Springs 43, Wall 40

Kadoka Area 45, New Underwood 36

Kimball/White Lake 78, Wolsey-Wessington 19

Langford 54, Groton Area 53, OT

Lyman 41, Colome 37

Warner 75, Waubay 13

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Tuesday:             Pierre at Mitchell Girls Basketball 7:30 pm 7:05 pm Pre-Game

Thursday:            Oral Roberts at SDSU Men's College Basketball 7:00 pm 6:30 pm Pre-Game

Friday:                 Pierre at Mitchell High School Wrestling 7:30 pm 7:10 pm Pre-Game

Saturday:             Southern Utah at SDSU Women's College Basketball 5:00 pm 4:30 pm Pre-

Monday:              Watertown at Pierre High School Wrestling 7:00 pm 6:40 pm Pre-Game

Tuesday:            Mitchell at Pierre Boys Basketball 7:30 pm 7:00 pm Pre-Game

Saturday:           Sioux Falls O'Gorman at Pierre Girls Basketball 7:30 pm 7:00 pm Pre-Game

Tuesday:           Chamberlain at Platte-Geddes Girls/Boys Basketball DH 6:30 pm 6:15 pm Pre-

Thursday:          Todd County at Chamberlain Girls Basketball 7:30 pm 7:15 pm Pre-Game

Saturday:           Highmore Classic Girls/Boys Basketball

                         Highmore-Harrold vs. Iroquois 3:30 pm 3:15 pm

                         Highmore-Harrold vs. Kadoka 5:00 pm

                         Chamberlain vs. Jones County 6:30 pm

                         Lower Brule vs. Jones County 8:00 pm

Tuesday:           Faulkton at Eureka-Bowdle Girls/Boys Basketball DH 6:30 pm 6:15 pm Pre-Game

Thursday:          Hoven Edmunds Central at Herreid Selby Boys Basketball 8:00 pm 7:45 pm Pre-Game

Tuesday:           Mobridge-Pollock at Standing Rock Boys Basketball 7:30 pm 7:20 pm Pre-Game

Friday:              Mobridge-Pollock at Chamberlain Girls/Boys Basketball DH 6:30 pm 6:20 pm Pre-Game

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IN SPORTS TODAY:

HOUSTON (AP) — Michael Beasley scored 34 points, Ricky Rubio had 18 points and 11 assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Rockets 120-108 on Monday night in Rick Adelman's return to Houston.  Kevin Love had 29 points for the Timberwolves, who blew open a close game with 42 points in the third for their highest scoring quarter this season. Minnesota shot a season-best 58 percent (43 of 74) from the field and eclipsed its previous high point total for the season by 14.  Kevin Martin scored 29 points after missing two games with inflammation in his right heel. The Rockets lost for only the second time in 11 games.  Adelman went 193-135 in four seasons with Houston, and turned down the team's offer to renew his contract after last season.

ROCHESTER, Mich. – South Dakota State reserves keyed a 15-3 run early in the second half to get the Jackrabbits over the hump in a 61-51 victory at Oakland in Summit League women’s basketball action Monday night.  SDSU made a season-high 12 three-pointers on 28 attempts. Overall, the Jackrabbits were 23-of-55 from the field, 41.8 percent. SDSU won despite attempting – and making -- only three free throw attempts in the game.  Jill Young paced the Jackrabbits with 15 points, followed by a career-high 12 from Rachel Walters and 10 by Ashley Eide. The league-leading Jackrabbits won for the sixth time in a row, improving to 15-7 overall and 10-1 in league play. Oakland dropped to 10-10 overall and 6-5 in The Summit League.

TULSA, Okla. - Senior Amber Hegge scored a game-high 24 points as the South Dakota women's basketball team held off a second-half rally by Oral Roberts in a 60-57 Summit League victory over the Golden Eagles Monday night in Tulsa, Okla.  Hegge finished 10-of-13 from the field and also added seven rebounds. Senior guard Annie Roche added 12 points and four assists, while junior guard Tempestt Wilson added 11 points. Junior guard Alexis Yackley added a game-high nine assists.  The win by the Coyotes – one of their biggest since making the move to Division I – ended a 21-game home winning streak against Summit League foes for Oral Roberts, the preseason Summit League favorite. It was Oral Roberts' first Summit League home loss since Jan. 9, 2010.  The Coyotes improved to 14-6 overall and 6-5 in the Summit League, while Oral Roberts fell to 14-8 and 8-3 in the conference.

INDIANAPOLIS - Both the SDSU and USD men's basketball teams will host contests in the 10th Annual SEARS BracketBusters Series.  The Jackrabbits (17-6) will host the Buffalo Bulls (12-6) from the MAAC in the first nationally televised game in Frost Arena history. Tip-off is set for noon with coverage to be provided by ESPNU.  Meanwhile, the Coyotes (7-14) will welcome the Texas State Bobcats (8-12) of the Southland Conference to the DakotaDome. Tip-off for the contest is scheduled for 7 p.m. This is the first meeting for either school against their respective opponent.

MINNEAPOLIS - Dustin Tetzlaff averaged 15.5 points and 10.0 rebounds to lead Northern State to a pair of wins over Minnesota Duluth and Bemidji State last weekend and earned him this week's Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week. The junior notched his fourth double-double of the season in Friday night’s win with 14 points and 11 rebounds, five of which came on the offensive end of the court. He also had 17 points and nine boards with an assist, a block and a steal in Saturday’s win over Bemidji State. Tetzlaff went a combined 11 of 16 from the floor on the weekend, a 74-point turnaround from the team’s previous meetings with UMD and BSU in December. This marks the second time this season Tetzlaff has been named NSIC Player of the Week.

LINCOLN, Neb. - Brandon Richardson became the Huskers' first-ever Big Ten weekly award winner in basketball, as he was the Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on Monday.   Richardson had a career night at Iowa last Thursday, scoring 25 points on 9-of-10 shooting and adding six rebounds and five assists in the Huskers' 79-73 win in Iowa City.  Richardson, who shared the honor with Michigan State's Draymond Green, became the first Husker to win a conference player-of-the-week award since Aleks Maric on Feb. 4, 2008.

UNDATED (AP) - The Pierre Governors boys basketball team fell two spots and is ranked number 4 this week in the Class AA rankings of the State High School Basketball polls from the South Dakota Sportswriters Association.  Mitchell continues to top the Class AA ranks while Dell Rapids and White River continue to hold on the top spot in the Class A and Class B ranks.  In the girls rankings, there is a new number 1 in Class B after Herreid-Selby lost their first game of the year over the weekend.  Summit has taken over number 1.  Mitchell continues to lead the Class AA ranks while Wagner holds down the top spot in Class B. 

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PIERRE, S.D. - The Pierre Governor boys basketball team returns to Riggs High Gym for their second matchup of the season with the top ranked Mitchell Kernals tonight.  The Governors handed the Kernals a 9 point setback the second game of the season last month and have an 11-3 record.  Mitchell has lost since that night and brings a 11-1 record into tonight's game.  A Governor win would give the Govs the tiebreaker over the Kernals in District seeding for the top seed in District 3AA.  A Kernals win would give Mitchell a 2 game lead over Pierre with only 5 games to play.  Tip off of the varsity contest tonight is scheduled for 7:30 pm.  Preliminary games are scheduled to begin at 4:00 pm.

PIERRE, S.D. - The Pierre Lady Governor basketball team looks to shake off a horrible shooting afternoon on Saturday in their 21 points loss to Sturgis tonight as they travel to the Corn Palace to face the top ranked Mitchell Kernals.  The Lady Govs bring a 3 and 11 record into the contest, but they have won 2 of their last 3 while the Kernals are 13-1 and unbeaten in ESD action.  The varsity game tips off at 7:30 pm tonight with the preliminary games scheduled to get underway at 4 pm.

FT. PIERRE, S.D. - The Stanley County Buffalo and Lady Buffalos basketball teams are in action tonight as both teams travel to Mission for a girls-boys doubleheader.  The Buffalos enter the game with a 5 and 8 record after a 9 point loss to Cheyenne Eagle Butte on Saturday.  The Lady Buffalos are 2 and 10 on the season and have lost their last 3 games.  Todd County is 11-5 so for this girls season while the boys team is 5-8 on the season. 

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Sioux Falls Stampede defenseman Joseph Lordo has committed to Penn State for the 2012-13 season. He becomes the ninth current Stampede player to commit to a Division I school. Lordo will be part of the Nittany Lions’ inaugural season as a Division I program. Lordo is in his second season with the Stampede. The St. Louis, Mo., native has 12 points in 34 games this season.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The fourth annual Great Plains Golf Expo is set for Feb. 25-26 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center.  More than 70 exhibitors will be on hand covering all aspects of golf: equipment, courses, getaways, wellness and more. There will be Best Putter, Long Drive and Closest to the Pin contests as well.  Admission is $7 at the door, $6 online, $5 in advance at Austad’s, and kids 12 and under are free. Proceeds benefit The First Tee of South Dakota.  Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 25 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 26.  For more information, contact Wade Merry at 338-7499 or visit GreatPlainsGolfExpo.com.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The New York Giants arrived in Indianapolis on Monday in preparation for Super Bowl 46 Sunday against the New England Patriots. Pats tight end Rob Gronkowski did not practice Monday because of his high left ankle sprain suffered the sprain during the third quarter of the Patriots' victory over the Ravens in the AFC Championship game.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The New York Giants and New England Patriots are about deal with the toughest part of Super Bowl week, the annual Super Bowl media day in Indianapolis. The league has issued around 2,000 credentials and is selling tickets to the public for the first time. The Giants landed in Indianapolis yesterday, a day after the Patriots reached town.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — NCAA President Mark Emmert has reiterated his support for a two-round, four-team BCS championship for college football. Emmert says there are ongoing discussions about what he described as a Final Four model, a scenario which would've matched LSU against Stanford and Alabama versus Oklahoma State last season with the winners advancing to the title game. He also notes the eventual decision for a playoff is in the hands of the BCS and not the NCAA.

PISACATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers is expected to introduce Kyle Flood as the new head football coach at a news conference later today. Flood had been on former coach Greg Schiano's staff since 2005 and was promoted to interim coach last week. Schiano left to become head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

UNDATED (AP) — The top two teams in the NBA's Eastern Conference were winners Monday night, but the best of the West was beaten in Los Angeles. Derrick Rose scored a season-high 35 points in Chicago's 98-88 win over Washington, while Miami beat New Orleans 109-95 behind LeBron James' 22 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. Oklahoma City had won four straight until Chris Paul's 26 points and 14 assists led the Los Angeles Clippers over the Thunder, 112-100.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kentucky is the No. 1 team in The Associated Press men's basketball poll for the second straight week after receiving 63 of 65 first-place votes. Syracuse claimed the other first-place votes and moved up a notch to second, followed by Ohio State, Missouri and North Carolina. Baylor, Duke, Kansas, Michigan State and unbeaten Murray State round out the top 10.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Fourth-ranked Missouri blew a 13-point lead in the second half Monday night before avoiding their third loss of the season. Michael Dixon hit the game-winning layup with 31 seconds left to give the Tigers a 67-66 win at Texas. Dixon had 21 points as the Tigers improved to 20-2 overall, 7-2 in the Big 12.

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers star Victor Martinez is recovering from microfracture surgery on his left knee to repair an offseason-conditioning injury. The club also announced that Martinez needs ACL reconstruction surgery on the same knee in six to eight weeks and is expected to miss the entire 2012 season. Martinez hit .330 with 103 RBIs in 2011, helping the Tigers win the division in his first season with Detroit.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have given manager Ron Washington a two-year contract extension after he led the team to consecutive American League pennants. Washington is 427-383 in five seasons and is the first manager in major league history to increase his team's win total in four straight years after his initial campaign with a club. He's now signed through 2014.