South Dakota News Digest
Here's a look at AP's general news coverage in South Dakota. Questions about coverage plans go to News Editor Doug Glass at 612-332-2727 or [email protected]. Jeff Baenen is on the desk.
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TOP STORY:
FLAVORED-VAPING BAN
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. __ Lawmakers in South Dakota are considering banning most flavored vaping products in a move to curb vaping among teens. A bill filed in the House on Thursday would limit vaping flavors to menthol, mint, and tobacco. By Stephen Groves. UPCOMING: 400 words.
AROUND THE STATE:
EXCHANGE-CONSTRUCTION BEND-AND-STRETCH
RAPID CITY, S.D. — It’s called bend-and-stretch, a sequence of exercises that all Mortenson and Scull construction crews participate in before starting their day working on the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center arena project. “It is how we start our day, every single day,” said Max Hey, senior safety engineer for M.A. Mortenson Company, of Minneapolis,. The company is partnering with Jim Scull Construction of Rapid City on the $130-million project. Hey said many construction firms nationwide have adopted the practice as a way to prevent soft-tissue injuries among workers. Hey said Mortenson began its bend-and-stretch program several years ago after working with consultants in the sports medicine world. By Jim Holland, Rapid City Journal. SENT IN ADVANCE: 296 words, photos.
EXCHANGE-TEEN'S CRASH RECOVERY
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Mhiretab "Tab" Tsegaye doesn't remember the night of Nov. 5. He doesn't remember hopping into Barry Grieve's Jeep after watching a volleyball game at Lincoln High School. Nor does he remember the drizzle that turned to ice on roads and bridges around Sioux Falls after the sun set. As Grieve and Tsegaye crossed the ice-covered I-229 bridge just north of the 26th Street exit on their way home from the game, Grieve lost control of the Jeep. The vehicle left the roadway, rolled and hit a tree. Grieve, 15, was pronounced dead on scene, while Tsegaye was sent to the hospital in critical condition. The 16-year-old woke up from a medically-induced coma 16 days later. He went through several surgeries to address head trauma, a broken jaw and other injuries. Tsegaye was released from the hospital almost two months after the crash. He returned to school at the start of the new year. By Makenzie Huber, Argus Leader. SENT IN ADVANCE: 991 words, photos.
IN BRIEF:
SNOW STORM-UPPER MIDWEST, WINTER WEATHER
SPORTS:
TIMBERWOLVES-PACERS
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers and Minnesota Timberwolves square off Friday, for the second time this week. Indiana has won three straight. Minnesota is trying to avoid a season sweep after losing at home Wednesday. UPCOMING: 650 words, with photos. Game time is 6 p.m. CT.
BIG TEN THIS WEEK
Rutgers hosts Minnesota in one of the top games in the Big Ten this weekend. The Scarlet Knights have won seven of their last eight games and are off to their best start since 1982-83. By Eric Olson. 500 words, photos.
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MINNESOTA-FUTURE SCHEDULES
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