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• The U.S. attorney's office says 39-year-old Tanya Walking Eagle, of Rosebud, submitted false claims to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe child care services program and worked with an employee there to embezzle or steal money.
• The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
• Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 8.
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• VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) -- The University of South Dakota Foundation has established two memorial funds in the name of former South Dakota Gov. Bill Janklow.
• The Janklow Archival Fund will support the processing of Janklow's public and personal papers, and the Janklow Scholarship Fund will support the studies of stu

dents dedicated to public service in South Dakota.
• Janklow died on Jan. 12, 2012, at the age of 72.
• Lindsey Janklow, the former governor's granddaughter and a USD sophomore, says a scholarship is a fitting way to remember her grandfather. The initial scholarship recipient will be selected for the 2012 fall semester.
• Janklow served as South Dakota's attorney general from 1975 to 1979. He was the state's longest serving governor from 1979 to 1987, and 1995 to 2003. He was elected to Congress in 2002.
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• OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A new survey of bankers suggests the economy is slowing down in rural areas of 10 Midwest and Western states because of drought conditions.
• The overall economic index dropped into negative territory at 47.9 in June from May's 56.7. Any score below 50 on the index, which ranges from 1 to 100, suggests contraction in the months ahead.
• The survey covers parts of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming. It focuses on communities with 1,300 residents, on average.
• Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says the drought is hard on farmers, livestock producers and ethanol plants in the region.
• The confidence index collapsed to 40.9 in June from May's strong 58.5. That suggests bankers aren't confident in the economy over the next six months.
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