KGFX Hometown Tour Coming to Onida!

Tune into the KGFX Hometown Tour-as Dorene Foster and Jeri Thomas broadcast from Onida TODAY 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, librarian Jackie Aspelin 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 this 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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BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) - Bismarck, N.D.-based Basin Electric Power Cooperative on Tuesday began construction of a power plant in eastern South Dakota. The $405 million Deer Creek Station is near Brookings. Officials expect to have it operating in mid-2012 to help provide electricity to 135 rural electric systems in nine states. The plant will use gas and steam to produce electricity and will have a capacity of about 300 megawatts, or roughly enough energy to power 300,000 homes. The project the past three years cleared all state and federal regulatory hurdles, and on June 29 the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources issued a construction permit. Project coordinator Gavin McCollam says the plant will have about 30 full-time employees. At the peak of construction, about 350 workers will be at the site.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The South Dakota Education Department says 95 percent of the state's public school districts made adequate yearly progress under the federal No Child Left Behind law, up 1 percent from the previous year. About 64,400 students in grades 3-8 and 11 were tested to measure progress. Student proficiency grew to 76 percent in both reading and math, up from 75 percent. School districts or individual schools that do not make adequate progress for two consecutive years are considered in "school improvement." The 2010 report shows 98 schools, or about 15 percent, on that list. Nine schools made it off the list. The Education Department says 99 percent of core content classes taught in the state were led by teachers deemed "highly qualified" under federal law. That has risen from 89 percent since the first year of measurement, in 2003.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A national organization representing university faculty is questioning the apparent dismissal of Mike Catangui as a tenured professor and Extension insect specialist at South Dakota State University. The American Association of University Professors said it appears Catangui was let go without a hearing. SDSU's president said he can't comment because it's a personnel issue. Catangui said he's served South Dakota to the best of his ability for nearly 20 years but declined further comment. Former SDSU Extension entomologist Ben Kantack says Catangui was unfairly targeted for refusing to go along with regional recommendations on when farmers should spray to control soybean aphids.

MADISON, S.D. (AP) - Madison is the latest South Dakota city to allow Sunday liquor sales. City commissioners on Monday approved off-sale alcohol retailers to sell on Sundays and Memorial Day. Off-sale license holders are still prohibited from selling distilled spirits or wine between 2-7 a.m. and at any time on Christmas Day. Liquor sales on Sundays will begin in three weeks, after the new ordinance is published.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A woman who worked as a nurse at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center was sentenced to three years of probation for stealing oxycodone pills. Twenty-four-year-old Sarah Halley Kusick of Sommerset pleaded guilty in May to health care fraud. She was accused of keeping oxycodone pills that she falsely reported were intended for patient use.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A former official in the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's Housing Authority faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for theft. Federal prosecutors said Ladarana Mees pleaded guilty in South Dakota to theft or bribery involving programs receiving federal funds. The 54-year-old Bismarck, N.D., man was accused of converting to his own use and the use of others property valued at $19,650 that was under the control of the tribe's Housing Authority. He will be sentenced in October.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Prosecutors want to garnish the wages of an animal rights activist who freed mink from Midwestern fur farms. U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen Crocker has granted their application to garnish up to 25 percent of the wages of Peter Daniel Young. The order is directed at Philadelphia-based Evil Twin Booking, which books Young to give speeches about his case. Prosecutors say Young owes $253,000 to mink farmers. He and an accomplice broke onto mink farms in Wisconsin, South Dakota and Iowa in 1997 and freed the animals. Young says he gives most of his speeches for free and has only made "if anything, a negligible amount" from them.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - More than 350 airmen are returning to Ellsworth Air Force Base after a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia. The first group of about 190 28th Bomb Wing airmen returned to the South Dakota base about 6 a.m. Mountain time Wednesday. Master Sgt. Loren Bonser said a second group of a similar size was to arrive late Wednesday. Bonser said the airmen are with several squadrons under the bomb wing and performed various duties in support of military missions in Southwest Asia.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Minnehaha County commissioners will have to redo the 2011 budget after an accounting error of more than $500,000. County Administrator Ken McFarland says the error was made by the auditor's office, and resulted in commissioners dealing with the wrong numbers in their last budget committee meeting. The committee had narrowed the budget increase for fiscal 2011 to about $16,000, but $514,000 in expenses now have to be added to the budget. Commissioner Carol Twedt isn't happy about the mix-up. She says everyone makes mistakes, but "this is a big one." The county must adopt a final budget by Sept. 28.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization is providing a $600,000 grant in South Dakota to study whether the drug metformin can be used to fight breast cancer. The grant to Sanford Research is part of $59 million in research grants going to scientists worldwide to find a cure for breast cancer. Sanford scientists will study metformin's effectiveness as a cancer-fighting drug by itself or in combination with other drugs.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Thousands of caves and abandoned mines on federal land in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas and South Dakota will be off limits to explorers for the next year. The U.S. Forest Service's Rocky Mountain region announced Tuesday that it is barring entry to caves to help prevent humans from inadvertently spreading a disease that's fatal to bats. White-nose syndrome has killed nearly a million bats in the eastern and southern United States and is spreading west. The Rocky Mountain region consists of 22 million acres of forest and grassland in the five states. Wonderland Cave at Sturgis, S.D., is the only concessionaire cave affected by the order. However, it will be allowed to remain open because it limits public access.

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DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) - A judge has sentenced a Dickinson man to 8 1/2 years in prison for shooting another man who allegedly refused to leave his apartment a year ago. Michael Reisenauer apologized to the relatives of Kyle Goodbird before Southwest District Judge Patrick Weir sentenced him on a negligent homicide conviction.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A pump from a North Dakota State University dairy barn broke, causing a manure spill. A dairy barn worker discovered the spill Monday, and university officials initiated a cleanup effort. The pump was moving manure from the barn into a designated lagoon when it broke down. The state health department is investigating.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Senator Kent Conrad says scammers claiming to work for him are calling residents and asking for donations to help children of military members. Conrad says he learned about the scam from a West Fargo resident and has contacted the state attorney general's office.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A new report says North Dakota's crime rate fell just more than one percent in 2009, despite a continued rise in aggravated assaults and an almost fourfold jump in homicides. The crime rate last year was the nation's fourth lowest, behind New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minneapolis police say they've made an arrest in a weekend shooting that killed one man and wounded two others outside a gas station. The man was being held yesterday on suspicion of murder. The shooting happened early Sunday in front of the Old Colony gas station. Gilbert Noland Jordan of Brooklyn Center died at a hospital.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A former labor union official from Albert Lea has pleaded guilty to embezzling $35,000 from his union. Cory Carroll was secretary-treasurer of the Regional and Shortline General Committee of Adjustment. It's part of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. A sentencing date has not been scheduled.

MILACA, Minn. (AP) - Two men are jailed in the death of a 19-year-old who had been missing since earlier this month. The partly burned body of William Nickaboine was found last Friday in a wooded area of Onamia. Joshua Simon Boyd has been charged with second-degree murder, and Aaron James Beaulieu with aiding and abetting second-degree murder.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) - St. Cloud authorities are offering a $2,500 reward for information in a car arson case. Someone set fire to cars parked in an alley early yesterday, damaging two vehicles. The arson appears to be random. No injuries were reported.

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will spend much of his day on party business, speaking at two fundraisers in New York for the Democratic National Committee. But on the way there, he'll stop at a sandwich shop in Edison, N.J., to talk about small business, and tape an interview on the TV show "The View."

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has accepted the pared-down Senate version of legislation to fund the troop surge in Afghanistan. Democratic leaders had to rely on Republican support to pass the almost $59 billion measure to fund Obama's additional 30,000 troops in Afghanistan and other non-war programs. Twelve Republicans and 102 Democrats opposed it.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans have blocked a measure that would impose restrictions on political activity by special interest groups. There were 57 votes in favor, three short of the 60 the bill needed to advance. Republicans say the legislation would violate free speech rights.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is investigating whether something fishy went on with a test about new rules dealing with FBI surveillance and opening cases without evidence of a crime. Hundreds of agents took the open-book test. Some took it together, which was against the rules. Others finished unusually quickly.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A computer hacker believed responsible for creating the malicious computer code that infected as many as 12 million computers has been nabbed by international authorities. The computers included those used by major corporations and banks. FBI officials tell the AP the suspect is a 23-year-old detained by international authorities in Slovenia.

TEHACHAPI, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters are getting a grip on a blaze in California's Mojave Desert, but it's already taken a serious toll. The wildfire near Tehachapi has consumed more than 30 homes and threatens another 150 structures. Some 400 firefighters have it about 25 percent contained.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Coast Guard has contracted two private firms to deal with an oil spill from an abandoned well south of New Orleans that was rammed Tuesday by a barge. About 6,000 feet of containment boom is in place to corral a mile-long slick.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) - Southern Michigan is getting its own taste of what people in the Gulf are dealing with as crews clean up almost 900,000 gallons of oil from the Kalamazoo River. It leaked from a 30-inch pipeline into a creek that flows into the river. Birds and fish have been coated.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma will get its first woman governor in November. Republican Congresswoman Mary Fallin and Democratic Lt. Gov. Jari Askins won their respective primaries yesterday. Such faceoffs are rare. New Mexico's race for governor will also feature two women, but only Nebraska and Hawaii have had such races before.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Incumbent Senate Republican Tom Coburn has defeated two challengers from his own party in a primary election in Oklahoma. He'd been challenged by a perennial candidate and a retired teacher. Coburn, a physician, says he will not seek a third if he wins this fall.

FREMONT, Neb. (AP) - Council members in a small Nebraska town have voted to suspend a voter-approved ban on hiring and renting property to illegal immigrants. The ban, in Fremont, was to have taken effect on Thursday. The council also voted to hire a law firm to fight challenges to the law.

BOSTON (AP) - Apparently tired of incoming pot shots, Sen. John Kerry has told Massachusetts tax officials that he will pay taxes to the state on his new $7 million yacht. It's based in tax-free Rhode Island. Kerry will now have to pay a one-time sales tax of $437,000 and an annual excise of $70,000.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon authorities say there has been "significant progress" made in the search for an 7-year-old boy missing for 53 days. Kyron Horman vanished June 4 after attending a science fair at a Portland school.

CHINO HILLS, Calif. (AP) -Two boys, a 10-year-old and a 12-year-old, have been shot to death in a ravine near a Southern California ranch. No details have been released, but a spokesman for the San Bernardino County sheriff says it's believed only the boys were involved.

DALLAS (AP) - A Dallas man convicted of starving three children locked in a hotel bathroom for nearly a year has been sentenced to 99 years in prison. Jurors heard testimony from one child that he preferred wetting his hospital bed rather than entering a restroom.

NEW YORK (AP) - The fatal 50-bullet police shooting of an unarmed man on his wedding day is going to cost New York City $7 million. That's how much the city agreed to pay to settle a civil lawsuit. The settlement filed in federal court pays $3.25 million to the estate of Sean Bell, who was killed while leaving his bachelor party. One wounded friend will get $3 million and another will get $900,000.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's capital has one of the highest HIV infection rates in the country, and Washington officials have launched a citywide effort to promote the use of female condoms. The hope is that making them available can help stop the spread of HIV in the city. Community groups are handing out 500,000 of the condoms, and doing demonstrations on how to properly use them.

SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) - If your tastes run toward indoor sports, how about -- competitive lockpicking? Or, as it's called, "locksport?" Enthusiasts who enjoy the thrill of beating all sorts of locks compete to see who can pick one the fastest, or while it's inside a sack. They insist they never use their skills illegally.

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BEIJING (AP) - The International Monetary Fund, in a mildly worded assessment, says China's yuan is undervalued, and is praising Beijing's response to the global crisis. The comments came in a review by the Washington-based fund of Chinese economic policy, the first in three years. Such reviews usually are annual but the process was postponed due to disagreements with Beijing. The IMF said several members of its board "agreed that the exchange rate is undervalued," but gave no details. The 24-member board includes the United States, China, several other individual governments and members that represent groups of economies.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Boeing Co. says its second-quarter profit fell 21 percent, as revenue fell in both its commercial airplane and defense units. Boeing also says that the first delivery of its new 747-8 may slip into early next year. It has already said the same thing about its new 787. It had previously hoped to deliver both planes by the end of this year, and Boeing says that is still its goal. Profit for the quarter fell to $787 million, from $998 million a year earlier. Revenue fell more than 9 percent to $15.6 billion.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Las Vegas Sands narrowed its second-quarter loss as revenue soared. The Las Vegas casino developer says it lost $4.7 million, or a penny per share. That's far better than last year's loss of $222.2 million, or 34 cents per share. Excluding one-time items, the casino company's adjusted profit was $129.3 million or 17 cents per share. Revenue soared nearly 51 percent to $1.59 billion. Wall Street analysts expected the company to post an adjusted profit of 9 cents per share with revenue of $1.59 billion.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Eastman Kodak says its loss narrowed to $168 million in the second quarter thanks to strong inkjet printer sales, but adjusted earnings fell short of Wall Street expectations as overall sales slid 11 percent. The photography and printing company said Wednesday it lost the equivalent of 63 cents a share in the April-June period. That compared with a loss of $189 million, or 70 cents per share, a year earlier.

TOKYO (AP) - Panasonic has unveiled the first 3-D camcorder for families. It looks much like a regular digital camcorder, but with a slightly bigger 3-D "conversion" lens. The camcorder with lens starts at about $2,000. It goes on sale in Japan Aug. 20, and will reach overseas markets later this year.

NEW YORK (AP) - Insurer WellPoint says its second-quarter profit rose 4 percent due to favorable reserve development, even as commercial enrollment continued to tumble in a tough economy. The Indianapolis insurer says it earned $722.4 million, or $1.71 per share, in the three months ended June 30. Excluding investment gains, earnings per share were $1.67. Per-share results are helped by fewer shares outstanding. Revenue fell 6.2 percent to $14.46 billion. Analyst polled by Thomson Reuters forecast a profit of $1.55 pershare on revenue of $14.61 billion.

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) - The Walt Disney Co. is buying online social-gaming company Playdom for $563 million. That's the latest sign the company is becoming a formidable player in the video-game industry. Disney said it's buying Playdom to strengthen its digital-gaming portfolio. The purchase will help bring Disney's characters, stories and brands to customers in new ways, through Facebook and MySpace. Playdom, which is based in Mountain View, Calif., has about 42 million monthly active users, who play games such as "Social City" and "Sorority Life."

LOS ANGELES (AP) - ABC programming chief Stephen McPherson has abruptly resigned from the network after a six-year tenure in which the network aired such provocative series as "Desperate
Housewives" and "Lost," but ended last season in third place among the big four networks. The Disney-ABC Television Group says McPherson submitted his resignation as ABC Entertainment Group president and the company accepted. His replacement will be announced soon, according to the statement, in which McPherson was quoted as thanking the people with whom he'd worked.

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TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) - Is Grandma a pot head? Postal inspectors were suspicious of a package addressed to "Grandma Henderson" in Talladega, Alabama, from "Grandpa Henderson" in San Diego. The inspectors called in the county drug task force. Authorities say a drug-sniffing dog confirmed their suspicions. The officers waited for someone to pickup grandma's package. Task force commander Jason Murray says three men came for the parcel and were stopped after leaving. Authorities say that package to "Grandma" had more than six pounds of pot inside. The three men are now charged with trafficking.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington, D.C. isn't the District of Cannabis yet. The D.C. Council passed a medical marijuana law in May. Congress had 30 legislative days to review the law, which has now expired. While it may be legal for patients to smoke pot -- they can't get it. The city still needs to create regs for licensing growers and stores to sell medicinal marijuana. Officials expect that to take at least until the end of the year.

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) - When it comes to midway snacking -- stick it! There seems no end to the variety of food on a stick folks can find at the Wisconsin State Fair. Fancy a chili cheese dog on a stick? How about some deep-fried apple pie on a stick? There's cream cheese with bacon. And deep-fried ravioli. Last year's favorite is returning: chocolate-covered bacon. Fair organizers say there are almost 70 food-on-a-stick options this year. The Wisconsin State Fair runs from August 5-to-15.

ST. MARYS, Pa. (AP) - Returnable beer bottles aren't being returned. So, a Pennsylvania brewery may stop selling the 16-ounce brewskis. The 138-year-old Straub Brewery is one of the last in the nation to offer the returnable bottles. But officials say their losses are mounting because too many customers toss their empties instead of returning them. Straub and Straub Light are currently sold in the returnable bottles. The brewery also sells those beers and others in 12-ounce nonreturnable bottles and cans, and kegs of various sizes.

NEW YORK (AP) - Don't let the bedbugs bite! That could be the job of the Big Apple's new bedbug czar. An advisory board is recommending that New York City create a new post to fight the mini-bloodsucking pests. The expert panel has given its recommendation to Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the City Council. Officials plan to discuss the bedbug report today. Bedbugs have spread throughout the city in recent years. The czar would be Fun City's top bug expert and would control all efforts to fight the pests.

SOUTHEAST, N.Y. (AP) - Police say they can thank a kid for dropping a dime on her drunk-driving mom. New York state troopers report a 12-year-old girl called 911 while her mother was driving to say she was drunk. According to State Police, Jamie Hicks was stopped near Brewster with her two children in the car. Troopers charge Hicks had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit. It's a felony in New York State to drive drunk with minors in a vehicle. Hicks was released on $2,000 bond and is due back in court next month.

BOSTON (AP) - A Pittsburgh woman has been arrested on allegations she defrauded advertisers and exhibitors out of thousands of dollars with a fake bridal show in Boston. Authorities say Karen Tucker and an uncharged co-conspirator convinced a booking agency they would hold a home and bridal show in March. Prosecutors say Tucker and her partner charged exhibitors upfront and used most of the money for personal expenses. Prosecutors say Tucker claimed to have thousands of attendees lined up, but really only a few had registered. Authorities say Tucker also conducted similar scams elsewhere.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) - There were no cold feet for a Michigan couple who got married in the shoe aisle of a central Michigan department store. Drew Ellis and Lisa Satayut exchanged vows Saturday at the TJ Maxx in Mt. Pleasant, about 70 miles northwest of Flint. A widened aisle, vine covered arch, and white chairs with red bows highlighted the traditional ceremony that included string music, display-dodging cameramen - and curious shoppers who stopped bargain hunting long enough to watch. The Morning Sun of Mount Pleasant says Satayut dreamed of marrying Ellis, a sports writer for the newspaper, in the store's size 8 shoe aisle.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - A lawyer says a trove of old glass negatives bought in California for $45 has been authenticated as the work of iconic photographer Ansel Adams, worth at least $200 million. Attorney Arnold Peter says a team of experts has concluded the 65 negatives are from the early work of Adams. It was believed the work had been destroyed in a fire decades ago. The negatives were bought 10 years ago at a garage sale in Fresno by painter Rick Norsigian, who noticed they resembled Adams' famed photographs of Yosemite National Park, and hired Peter to assemble a team of experts.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A sheriff's official says Mel Gibson has met with detectives to hear his accusations that his ex-girlfriend tried to extort money from him. Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore says the interview was on Sunday. He says detectives only spoke to Gibson about his accusations against Oksana Grigorieva. The sheriff's department also is investigating Grigorieva's accusations that Gibson abused her during a confrontation in January. No one's been arrested and no charges have been filed.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Remember postcards? You used to mail when while on vacation before there was Facebook or Twitter or texting? Wendie Malick wants you to buy a postcard and send it to your representative in Washington to urge the government to stop rounding up wild horses in the West. She says the horses are an "iconic symbol of our heritage." She says "the beauty and magnificence of these last remaining herds" is worth hanging on to. Malick was in Washington speaking at a Humane Society rally.

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Today is Wednesday, July 28, the 209th day of 2010. There are 156 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On July 28, 1945, a U.S. Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York's Empire State Building, killing 14 people.

On this date:
In 1540, King Henry VIII's chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, was executed, the same day Henry married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard.
In 1609, the English ship Sea Venture, commanded by Admiral Sir George Somers, ran ashore on Bermuda, where the passengers and crew founded a colony.
In 1821, Peru declared its independence from Spain.
In 1914, World War I began as Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
In 1932, federal troops forcibly dispersed the so-called "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans who had gathered in Washington to demand money they weren't scheduled to receive until 1945.
In 1945, the U.S. Senate ratified the United Nations Charter by a vote of 89-2.
In 1960, Henry Cabot Lodge, Richard Nixon's choice to be running mate, was nominated for vice president by the Republican national convention in Chicago.
In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced he was increasing the number of American troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000 "almost immediately."
In 1990, political newcomer and upset winner Alberto Fujimori was sworn in for his first term as president of Peru.
In 2002, nine coal miners trapped in the flooded QuecreeK Mine in Somerset, Pa., were rescued after 77 hours underground.

Ten years ago: Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was sworn in for an unprecedented third term of office, infuriating demonstrators who set government buildings ablaze.
Five years ago: NASA said space shuttle Discovery had escaped any serious damage from the potentially deadly piece of foam that broke off from the fuel tank during liftoff and looked safe to fly home in a week. The Irish Republican Army renounced the use of violence against British rule in Northern Ireland and said it would disarm. Lightning struck a group of Boy Scouts taking shelter from a storm in Sequoia National Park in California, killing an assistant troop leader and a teenage Scout.
One year ago: The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice, over nearly solid Republican opposition. Anti-abortion activist Scott Roeder pleaded not guilty in Wichita, Kan. to killing late-term abortion provider George Tiller. (Roeder was later convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.)

Today's Birthdays: Movie director Andrew V. McLaglen is 90. Actor Darryl Hickman is 79. Ballet dancer-choreographer Jacques d'Amboise is 76. Art critic Robert Hughes is 72. The former president of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, is 72. Musical conductor Riccardo Muti is 69. Former Senator and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Bradley is 67. "Garfield" creator Jim Davis is 65. Singer Jonathan Edwards is 64. Actress Linda Kelsey is 64. TV producer Dick Ebersol is 63. Actress Sally Struthers is 62. Actress Georgia Engel is 62. Rock musician Simon Kirke (Bad Company) is 61. Rock musician Steve Morse (Deep Purple) is 56. CBS newsman Scott Pelley is 53. Alt-country-rock musician Marc Perlman is 49. Actor Michael Hayden is 47. Actress Lori Loughlin is 46. Jazz musician-producer Delfeayo Marsalis is 45. Former hockey player turned general manager Garth Snow is 41. Actress Elizabeth Berkley is 38. Singer Afroman is 36. Country musician Todd Anderson (Heartland) is 35. Rock singer Jacoby Shaddix (Papa Roach) is 34. Country singer Carly Goodwin is 29. Actor Dustin Milligan is 25. Actor Nolan Gerard Funk is 24. Rapper Soulja Boy is 20.

Thought for Today: "It is impossible to write ancient history because we lack source materials, and impossible to write modern history because we have far too many." - Charles Peguy, French poet and writer (1873-1914).

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Toronto 8 Baltimore 2

Tampa Bay 3 Detroit 2

Texas 3 Oakland 1, 10 Innings

Minnesota 11 Kansas City 2

Chi White Sox 11 Seattle 0

Boston 4 L.A. Angels 2


NATIONAL LEAGUE

Philadelphia 9 Arizona 5

Washington 3 Atlanta 0

N-Y Mets 8 St. Louis 2

Houston 6 Chi Cubs 1

Cincinnati 12 Milwaukee 4

Pittsburgh 4 Colorado 2

L.A. Dodgers 2 San Diego 0

San Francisco 6 Florida 4


WNBA BASKETBALL

Atlanta 105 Tulsa 89

Indiana 78 Chicago 74

New York 77 San Antonio 72

Connecticut 88 Washington 78

Los Angeles 71 Minnesota 58

Seattle 91 Phoenix 85

Rod Fisher, Brian Oakland, Darren Boyle, Andy Shoe, & Pat Morrison give you their opinion on local, state, and national sports.

          DAKOTA RADIO GROUP SPORTS PLAY BY PLAY THIS WEEK   

Wednesday:   Pierre vs. Watertown State Legion Baseball Tournament 10:00 am 9:45 am Pre-Game

Thursday:       Pierre vs. TBA State Legion Baseball Tournament 10 am or 5 pm

Friday:            Pierre vs. TBA State Legion Baseball Tournament TBA

Saturday:       Pierre vs. TBA State Legion Baseball Tournament TBA

Sunday:         Pierre vs. TBA State Legion Baseball Tournament TBA

Find out what is on the minds of the Dakota Radio Group Sports guys.  Take a look at the DRG Sports Blog and add your thoughts.  Just log onto www.dakotaradiogroup.com and blog away!!!!

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MITCHELL, S.D. – The State American Legion Championship tournament begins play today at Cadwell Park in Mitchell.  The Pierre Post 8 American Legion squad opens up play today at 10 a.m. against Watertown, a team that swept the season series between the two teams when it swept a doubleheader in Watertown on July 2^nd.  The second game of the day has Aberdeen taking on Sioux Falls East.  Tonight, defending state champion Rapid City Post 22 will take on Sioux Falls West and the final game of the first day has Class B state champion Alexandria taking on the host team from Mitchell.  The double elimination tournament will determine it’s champion on Sunday.  All of the Pierre games from the State American Legion Baseball tournament will be carried on RIVER 92.7-FM.  The link to the state tournament is: http://www.mitchellbaseball.net/2010 State Legion/legion_state_2010.htm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Minnesota Twins are going for a three-game sweep at Kansas City. They battered the Royals 11-2 last night, a day after Minnesota's 19-1 victory. Rookie Danny Valencia drove in three runs last night, and Carl Pavano won his eighth straight decision.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Lynx fall to 7-15 with a loss at home against Los Angeles. The Sparks beat the Lynx 71-58. Lindsay Whalen and Monica Wright each scored 12 points to lead Minnesota. Seimone Augustus was limited to six points.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The quarterback for Washington High in Sioux Falls has committed to playing football at the University of Montana. Matt Hermanson was recruited to play free safety for the Grizzlies, said his dad, Washington High coach Brian Hermanson. Matt Hermanson helped the Warriors to a Class 11AA state title as a junior. Hermanson also had scholarship offers from North Dakota, North Dakota State, South Dakota and South Dakota State.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Jonny Flynn has undergone surgery on his left hip. Flynn first was injured in the second-to-last game of last season. He missed the final game of the season and aggravated the injury while working out with the team before summer league play.  The team says he underwent surgery in Colorado on Tuesday, but did not have a specific timetable for his return to the court. The Timberwolves signed veteran Luke Ridnour last week to a four-year deal. They traded Flynn's backup, Ramon Sessions, to Cleveland on Monday along with Ryan Hollins for point guards Delonte West and Sebastian Telfair. The team plans to waive West, but Telfair may now have a spot for the immediate future while Flynn recovers from the surgery.

PIERRE, S.D. - Pierre Riggs High School is once again holding a General Sports and Fall Sports Meeting to be held at Riggs High School’s Main Gym @ 6:30 pm on Monday evening.  The main purpose of the General Meeting is to get the paper work involved with the various sports filled out and completed in a timely fashion. We also will be available to answer any questions concerning the paper work as well.  After the General Meeting the Fall Sports will conduct their sport specific meetings as well.  Both the General Meeting and the sports specific Fall Sport Meeting need to be attended by both the athlete and a parent if at all possible!

PIERRE, S.D. – The first annual National Hot Rod Association South Dakota Drag Racing State Championships will be contested at Oahe Speedway on Saturday.  NHRA announced the formation of the state championships.  The competition will include Super Pro, Pro ET, Bike, Sportsman and Junior Drag Racing League classes.  Although the race is billed as the South Dakota Drag Racing State Championships, all competitors regardless of residence are invited to attend and compete.  Gates at the Speedway open Saturday at 8 a.m. with qualifying and time trials starting at 1 p.m. and eliminations begin at 5 pm.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Former San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Vikings owner Red McCombs is a key investor backing the new U.S. Grand Prix Formula One race to be run in Texas starting in 2012. The wealthy car dealer was introduced yesterday at a news conference to unveil the track site.

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CINCINNATI (AP) - Terrell Owens is expected to attend the opening of the Cincinnati Bengals' training camp tomorrow after agreeing to a contract with the team. The 36-year-old wide receiver has 1,006 catches for 14,951 yards and 144 touchdowns since breaking into the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers in 1996. He grabbed 55 passes for 829 yards and five TDs for Buffalo last season before becoming a free agent.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The New England Patriots say they've placed wide receiver Wes Welker on the active/physically unable to perform list. The Pats say Welker has made a strong recovery from knee surgery in February and could come off the list at any time.

COLUMBUS, OHIO (AP) - Former Raiders All-Pro safety Jack Tatum has died at the age of 61, according to a friend and former Ohio State teammate. John Hicks says the man nicknamed "The Assassin" for his bone-jarring tackles died of a heart attack Tuesday in Oakland. Tatum is best known for his hit that paralyzed Darryl Stingley in an NFL preseason game in 1978.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington Nationals say they were just being cautious by scratching Stephen Strasburg from last night's start against Atlanta. Strasburg was replaced by Miguel Batista after having trouble getting loose in the bullpen. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo says Strasburg has been diagnosed with inflammation in his pitching shoulder, adding that an MRI and X-ray show no structural damage.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Federal investigators have subpoenaed documents from a 2004 arbitration case in which a Dallas-based company tried to prove Lance Armstrong used performance enhancing drugs. Attorney Jeffrey Tillotson handled the case for SCA Promotions Inc. and says his office will send the documents to federal prosecutors in Los Angeles who are investigating cheating in professional cycling. The records include depositions from former Tour de France winner Greg LeMond, former Armstrong teammate Frankie Andreu and his wife, and testimony from Armstrong and his business associates.

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