• EDGEMONT, S.D. (AP) -- A wildfire that scorched 14 square miles of southwest South Dakota is now fully contained as crews have been aided my recent rainfall.
• More than 400 firefighters fought the White Draw Fire near Edgemont, and firefighters who battled the blaze are being dispatched to other Western fires.
• Last Sunday, a C-130 air tanker crashed, killing four of the six crew members from a North Carolina National Guard unit.
• Lands burned were primarily on National Forest lands in a mix of grasslands and timber, although some ranchers were affected.

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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Revenue Department is providing a report on the Internet to identify those who are delinquent in paying state business taxes.
• The report was authorized by a law passed by this year's South Dakota Legislature. State business tax director Jan Talley says the website will help the state's efforts to collect delinquent taxes.
• Talley says tax revenue is the main source of funding for vital public services, and those who fail to pay those taxes put an extra burden on remaining taxpayers to support those services.
• The department will list people who owe state sales tax, use tax, tourism tax, contractor's excise tax, vehicle leasing tax and telecommunications gross receipts tax. The report will list the 100 taxpayers who owe the most, along with how much they owe.

• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- The largest Native American newspaper in the state is expanding its operation.
• The Native Sun News based out of Rapid City has announced that is has acquired an additional office suite for production of its paper.
• The newspaper, with a circulation of 5,500, is the largest weekly newspaper in the state.
• Native Sun News was founded in 2009 by longtime Oglala Lakota journalist Tim Giago.
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