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Groton Daily Independent
Friday, May 17, 2018 ~ Vol. 25 - No. 3088 ~ 19 of 55
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Information from: Yankton Press and Dakotan, http://www.yankton.net/
South Dakota Board of Regents launches search for new leader
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Board of Regents has launched the search for a new executive director and CEO.
Current leader Michael Rush is resigning at the end of the month. He said in April that he and the board that oversees the public higher education system “came to a mutual decision” about his departure.
The board on Thursday said it was inviting nominations and applications for Rush’s successor. The board also announced a constituent panel to help review candidates.
Fire damages truck repair business in Box Elder; no one hurt
BOX ELDER, S.D. (AP) — Fire has damaged a truck repair business in Box Elder.
Firefighters responded to Excel Truck and Trailer Repair shortly before 2 a.m. Thursday. They kept the fire confined to the business’s main structure.
Damage was labeled as moderate. No one was hurt. There was no immediate word on the cause of the fire.
Bill to double size of national cemetery awaits Trump’s OK
STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — A bill to double the size of the Black Hills National Cemetery in western South Dakota is headed for President Donald Trump’s approval after the U.S. House passed the legislation.
About 200 acres of land currently held by the Bureau of Land Management will be transferred to the national cemetery that’s overseen by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The additional land is northwest of the current cemetery along Interstate 90 near Sturgis.
The Senate passed the measure last December. The Rapid City Journal reports the House did so on Wednesday.
About 28,600 veterans and their loved ones are buried at the cemetery that opened in 1948. The cem- etery includes veterans from South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska and Montana.
Mitchell police have suspect in custody in armed robbery
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — Authorities have a suspect in custody in an armed robbery at a laundry business in Mitchell.
Police Sgt. Dean Knippling tells The Daily Republic that a suspect was arrested about seven hours after the holdup at Plaza Cleaners about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The suspect was arrested for an unrelated reason and wasn’t immediately charged in the robbery.
Authorities say a male with a handgun held up Plaza Cleaners early Wednesday, then also tried to rob a person near another business as he fled the scene. No one was hurt in either incident. Schools in the area were locked down during the search for the suspect.
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Information from: The Daily Republic, http://www.mitchellrepublic.com
Police: Man arrested after firing shots at Trump golf club By FREIDA FRISARO, Associated Press
DORAL, Fla. (AP) — A man shouting about Donald Trump entered the president’s south Florida golf course early Friday, draped a flag over a lobby counter and exchanged fire with police before being ar- rested, police said.
One officer received an unspecified injury, officials said.
Police were notified of an “active shooter” in the Trump-owned club about 1:30 a.m., Doral Police Chief