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• Custer County Emergency Coordinator Mike Carter said there is no anticipated threat to the town of Custer, "other than a little smoke now and then."
• The Longhorn Complex on the reservation included a half-dozen fires Saturday covering a total of about 9,000 acres, or about 14 square miles. Two of the fires were "very active already" Saturday morning, Hermanson said.
• The reservation fires were sparked Thursday by lightning and are being fueled by both timber and grass. About 20 to 25 homes were initially evacuated, and all but a handful were allowed back in Friday night, Hermanson said.
• No homes were reported lost in either blaze. Incident commanders at both fires planned meetings Saturday evening to assess progress.

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• CUSTER, S.D. (AP) -- Authorities say an increase in relative humidity has decreased the intensity of a Black Hills wildfire, but the blaze has expanded.
• The Myrtle Fire near Pringle was reported Saturday to be more than 9,000 acres, or about 14 square miles. That's up from 7,500 acres Friday.
• The fire was 15 percent contained.
• Evacuation orders were given Friday to residents in 242 homes, after an initial request to 33 homes.
• Shelters are set up at Custer Middle School, and the Mueller Center in Hot Springs.
• The fire has shut down several roads and forced Wind Cave National Park to close. No structures have been lost.
• About 250 personnel are fighting the blaze, which started on Thursday afternoon.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A federal jury has convicted a South Dakota man on two counts of abusive sexual contact.
• The U.S. attorney's office says 54-year-old Marcos Davila, of Peever, engaged in sexual contact with two juveniles less than 14 years of age. Authorities say the first incident occurred in the winter of 2002, and the second occurred in the summer of 2011.
• Davila faces a maximum penalty of life in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 15.

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