Saturday,  June 9, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 331 • 17 of 36 •  Other Editions

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great run, lots of fun."
• Leber grew up in Vermillion, S.D., and starred in college at Kansas State. He was a third-round pick of the Chargers in 2002 and spent his first four seasons in San Diego before signing as a free agent with the Vikings.
• Leber spent five seasons in Minnesota and spent his final year with the Rams in 2011. He had 498 total tackles, 24 sacks and five interceptions in his career.
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Injured hiker rescued in Badlands National Park

• INTERIOR, S.D. (AP) -- Officials used a helicopter to rescue a Pennsylvania man who became injured while hiking in Badlands National Park in southwestern South Dakota.

• The park says 57-year-old Dave Johnson of Audubon, Pa., injured a leg and his back in a fall Thursday morning and waited hours before being discovered by other park visitors.
• Officials with Black Hills Life Flight and the South Dakota Air National Guard responded to help rescue Johnson and fly him to a Rapid City hospital for treatment. The Guard says it was the first live-rescue mission in the state involving the new UH-72 Lakota helicopter.

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