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Teenagers Accused in Burglary |
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Friday, May 09 2008 |
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(Sioux Falls, SD) -- Two teenagers are accused of stealing some $20,000 from a residence at the eastern edge of Sioux Falls last weekend.
Police Detective Sean Kooistra says a metal box containing the cash and a vehicle title was taken from a house in the 3300 block of South Lisa Drive last Saturday.
Kooistra says later that day, officers received word that two mutual acquaintances of the residents' daughter had been seen wearing new clothing and expensive sunglasses, and paying for a restaurant meal with a $50 bill.
Kooistra says Dustin James Taylor, 18, will be tried as an adult for first-degree burglary, resisting arrest and possession of marijuana, and a 17-year-old male could also be tried as an adult on the burglary charge.
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Friday, May 09 2008 |
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(St. Paul, MN) -- Negotiations on a possible increase in Minnesota's minimum wage have broken down, with Democrats and the Pawlenty administration deadlocked over the amount and also something called the "tip penalty."
It would allow employers to pay tipped workers a lower minimum wage than other employees, and Democrats say there's no way they'll agree to the governor's demand.
Labor and Industry Commissioner Steve Sviggum responds that the governor is concerned about job losses that would result from a significant increase in the minimum wage with no tip penalty.
It's still possible a minimum wage increase could factor in end-of-session negotiations.
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Friday, May 09 2008 |
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(Undated) -- Struggling food banks will get some much-needed donations on Saturday, if you leave them in your mailbox.
Saturday is the 16th annual "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive.
Non-perishable food items left in your mailbox will be picked up by mail carriers and donated to community food banks, pantries and shelters.
Last year, the drive collected more than 70 million pounds of food.
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Friday, May 09 2008 |
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(Sioux Falls, SD) -- Twenty-five-hundred people were left without power this week in Sioux Falls.
Jim Clark of Xcel Energy says the lights went out in the evening and power was restored less than two hours later.
The outage was caused by an underground cable fault in the southwest portion of the city.
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Fire Station May be Moved |
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Friday, May 09 2008 |
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(Rapid City, SD) -- Officials are planning to move the Rapid City Department of Fire and Emergency Services' Station Seven from its current location to a new building.
According to the department, response times could be improved in an area that is expected to continue to grow toward the northeast.
Captain Mark Kirchgesler says there is going to be more development in that area, so officials have to to look to the future.
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Clinton, then Obama in SD |
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Friday, May 09 2008 |
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(Sioux Falls, SD) -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton stopped in Sioux Falls on Thursday, speaking to around a thousand people in a hanger at the airport.
Now, observers say Barack Obama could also campaign in South Dakota before the June 3rd primary election.
Campaign officials say volunteers in Sioux Falls are working hard to get the vote of South Dakota Democrats.
One campaign representative says people in South Dakota are used to having the nomination decided by the time the primaries come around.
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