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  • Actor Corey Haim dies

    Actor Corey Haim, who appeared in a number of movies during the 1980s, died early Wednesday of a possible drug overdose after being taken to a hospital, Los Angeles police said.

  • Man pleads guilty after security scare

    A New Jersey man who breached security to give his girlfriend a kiss, causing scores of flight delays, pleaded guilty Tuesday to defiant trespass, his lawyer said.

  • Graduates rally for embattled school

    Graduates of the nation's most vilified high school descended upon campus Tuesday evening to support the school's fired teachers. They also had a message for President Obama: Don't bash our school.

  • Archdiocese defends decision to deny children over lesbian parents

    The archdiocese of Denver, Colorado, is defending its decision not to re-enroll two children in a Catholic school in Boulder next year because their parents are lesbians.

  • Reps top Senators, 64-57

    Along the way, about $5,000 was raised for Kids Voting South Dakota, a nonprofit supporting civic engagement by students.“We’ve got a good turnout, we’re got a good game going, ...

  • Bad River lives up to name

    FORT PIERRE — When Les Sherwood went to bed Monday night, he could see the Bad River was low in its banks outside his home’s windows.When he woke up Tuesday morning, the river was full. By...

  • City of Pierre makes plans for power, revitalization

    PIERRE — Power, Progress, Pierre Street.That’s the idea behind the city’s newest comprehensive plan designed to lay out what Pierre will do in 2010.And, what it will be like in the f...

  • Lawmakers seeking ag assessment answers

    PIERRE — The South Dakota Senate set the stage Tuesday to get answers from county directors of equalization in the next few days.Senators want explanations about large increases in assessed valu...

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