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Woman's body found in Rapid City

Story by: Gary Matthews. Copyright 2010.
Feb-8 3:08pm

RAPID CITY, S.D. - Rapid City Police announced Monday that they have identified the body of a woman found outside some businesses in the 300 block of First Street. Authorities are investigating the death of 47-year-old Lucasta Mary Fast Horse, whose body was reported a short...

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Wind and snow makes driving difficult in Central South Dakota

Story by: Gary Matthews. Copyright 2010.
Feb-8 3:05pm

Pierre, SD – South Dakota Department of Transportation officials advise that areas of low visibility and...

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Bid made on state coal tracts near Ashland

Story by: The Associated Press. Copyright 2010
Feb-8 2:59pm

BILLINGS, MT- Montana land officials will open at least one bid Monday from an entity that wants to lease more than a half-billion tons of coal near the Wyoming border. In December, the Montana Land Board said it would take offers on the state-owned Otter Creek coal tracts near Ashland. Bids were due by 5 p.m. Monday. The state wants at least $143 million up front and annual royalty payments that could approach $1 billion. St-Louis-based Arch Coal Inc. - the nation's second largest coal mining c...

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Thune announces funding to fight pine beetles

Story by: Kinsey Gustafson. Copyright 2010
Feb-8 1:57pm

STURGIS, S.D.- Today Senator John Thune applauded the announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture expects to commin $2 million to the Black Hills National Forest to fight the effects of the pine beetle infestation. Last year, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced he would be reallocating $40 million to fight the effects of pine beetle infestation in 17 national forests after Senator Thune and a bi-partisan group of seven other Senators sent a letter requesting additional resour...

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Gas prices are on the rise this week

Story by: Kinsey Gustafson 2010
Feb-8 1:50pm

STURGIS, S.D.- The average retail price of gasoline in South Dakota has risen 6.0 cents per gallon in the last week. That brings the average to about $2.64/g as of today. This compares to the national average that has only moved .4 cents per gallon in the last week. Prices today for gasoline in South Dakota are 68.4 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago. The national average has decreased 6.0 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 76.1 cents per gallon higher than thi...

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Fort Pierre getting new water

Story by: The Associated Press. Copyright 2010
Feb-8 7:57am

FORT PIERRE, S.D. - Rural water is to start flowing in Fort Pierre on Monday.Voters last November approved buying water from the West River-Lyman Jones Rural Water System. The City Council had approved the agreement last summer but it was referred to a public vote.Officials the past three months have been getting the proper permits.Supporters say the switch from well water will improve water quality. Opponents don't want higher water rates....

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Hunters in SD's Black Hills bag 30 mountain lions

Story by: The Associated Press. Copyright 2010
Feb-8 7:56am

RAPID CITY, S.D. - Black Hills hunters are closing in on the bag limit set for mountain lions in 2010.The Game, Fish and Parks Department says 30 lions - 19 females and 11 males - were taken as of Sunday. The most recent was a female taken Saturday southeast of Spearfish.The season began Jan. 1 and runs through March but will end early when 25 female lions or a combination of 40 male and female lions are killed....

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