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South DakotaPIERREPublic to vote on South Dakota's smoking ban law
The state has decided not to appeal a judge's decision that allows South Dakota's new smoking ban law to be referred to a public vote in the 2010 election.The decision was announced Friday by Attorney General Marty Jackley and Secretary of State Chris Nelson.
SIOUX FALLSSouth Dakota red meat production falls in October
The U.S. Agriculture Department says commercial red meat production for South Dakota totaled 77.6 million pounds during October, down 22 percent from a year ago and down 1 percent from September's production.October pork production was down from a year ago, while sheep and lamb production were unchanged.
PIERREVictim positively ID'd in SD slaying
Authorities have positively identified a Mitchell teenager as the victim in a slaying this month that involved a body found in the trunk of a burned car.Attorney General Marty Jackley says DNA testing at the South Dakota Forensic Laboratory led to the identification of 16-year-old Jasmine Guevara.
SIOUX FALLSIncome limit raised for SD heat assistance
South Dakota has received more applications from residents seeking help to pay heating bills than it did last winter, and expanded eligibility guidelines could push demand even higher.Eligibility for the federally funded Low Income Energy Assistance Program and the amount of help paying heat bills is based on household size and income, heat source, and location in the state. The program makes payments directly to the utility company for natural gas, propane, electricity or fuel oil.
SIOUX FALLSGroup won't challenge smoking ban ruling in SD
The American Cancer Society says it will not appeal a judge's decision that clears the way for South Dakota's new smoking ban to be referred to a statewide public vote.Jennifer Stalley, the group's government relations director, says the society will instead begin its effort to support the smoke-free law when it goes to a public vote next November.
MITCHELLPossible motive surfaces in SD slaying
Court documents say the apparent slaying of a Mitchell teenager might have been sparked by romantic jealousy.Twenty-year-old Alexander Salgado and a 15-year-old girl are charged with murder in the case, which involves a body found in the trunk of a burned car on Nov. 10. Authorities believe the body is that of 16-year-old Jasmine Guevara, though the remains have not been positively identified.
BIG STONE CITYPart of SD town evacuated after chemical leak
Residents of this northeastern South Dakota town who were evacuated after an anhydrous ammonia leak returned to their homes Thursday morning unharmed.Grant County Sheriff Mike McKernan said the residents returned around 5 a.m. after authorities finished cleaning the wreckage from a traffic accident on U.S. Highway 12 near the South Dakota-Minnesota state line that led to the leak. The highway also was reopened to traffic Thursday morning.
SIOUX FALLSRaven Industries reports 13 percent 3Q profit drop
Raven Industries Inc., which makes reinforced plastic sheeting and products for precision farming and navigation, on Thursday reported a 13 percent drop in third-quarter profit but said higher operating margins helped offset lower sales.The diversified manufacturer, based in Sioux Falls, S.D., reported a profit of $7.3 million, or 40 cents per share, in the three months ended Oct. 31 compared to $8.4 million, or 46 cents per share, in the third quarter of 2008.
PIERREMan charged in 2008 Hughes County crash
A 22-year-old former Pierre man has been indicted in an October 2008 crash in northern Hughes County that killed a man and the unborn child of a woman.Ross Big Eagle is to be arraigned Jan. 8 on two counts of vehicular homicide and one count each of vehicular battery and driving under the influence. He could face more than 40 years in prison if convicted on all counts.
SIOUX FALLSPoet reduces cellulosic ethanol production costs
Poet LLC, the nation's top ethanol producer, says it is has reduced its cellulosic ethanol production cost during the past year from $4.13 per gallon to $2.35 per gallon.The Sioux Falls-based company plans to produce 25 million gallons of ethanol each year from plant waste typically left behind in farmers' fields at its corn ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa.
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