News Headlines for Akaska, South Dakota

Gun Sales Increase In South Dakota (Yankton Press & Dakotan)
SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Some South Dakota gun shop owners attribute recent increases in sales to worries that President-elect Barack Obama’s administration will tighten gun laws.

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South Dakota Sheep Shearing School Set For Dec. 3-5 (Yankton Press & Dakotan)
A sheep shearing school is set for Dec. 3-5 at South Dakota State University.

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NRCS conserves "Halloween Habitat" by helping bats in South Dakota (High Plains Journal)
Do you want to know something really scary? Some species of bats, the unofficial Halloween mascot, are in decline. The Natural Resources Conservation Service is doing something to help these frightfully helpful creatures in South Dakota.

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UFO Group Names South Dakota Director (KELO Sioux Falls)
A South Dakota director has been named for MUFON - the Mutual Unidentified Flying Object Network.

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Virginia Commonwealth beats South Dakota St. 72-56 (AP via Yahoo! News)
Eric Maynor scored 16 of his 29 points during a 24-7 second-half spurt, leading Virginia Commonwealth to a 72-56 win over South Dakota State Wednesday night.

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Virginia Commonwealth beats South Dakota St. 72-56 (San Francisco Chronicle)
Eric Maynor scored 16 of his 29 points during a 24-7 second-half spurt, leading Virginia Commonwealth to a 72-56 win over South Dakota State Wednesday night. Maynor added five assists for the Rams (2-0), and Kirill Pishchalnikov added six points and 10...

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Homestake lab head speaks in eastern South Dakota (Rapid City Journal)
LEAD -- People who live in eastern South Dakota can learn more this week about a major West River project — the proposed underground science lab in the Black Hills.

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WSHS grad elected to South Dakota Senate (West Salem Coulee News)
A West Salem native was elected to the South Dakota Senate last week.

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Virginia Commonwealth beats South Dakota St. 72-56 (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Eric Maynor scored 16 of his 29 points during a 24-7 second-half spurt, leading Virginia Commonwealth to a 72-56 win over South Dakota State Wednesday night. Maynor added five assists for the Rams (2-0), and Kirill Pishchalnikov added six points and 10 rebounds. The Rams rushed to a 25-9 lead with 10:25 left in the first half, hitting 10 of their first 14 shots. The Jackrabbits (1-2) ran off ...

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2 Hells Angels acquitted in South Dakota attempted murder trial (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The judge in the trial of two Hells Angels bikers in South Dakota will allow them to be released on $100,000 bail, despite a conspiracy charge pending against them.

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