Thursday,  August 23, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 040 • 22 of 32 •  Other Editions

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SD murder suspect to remain free before trial

• ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) -- A South Dakota man accused of killing his 2-year-old daughter has been released from jail while he awaits a late-October trial.
• Thirty-four-year-old Mario Contreras, of Waubay, has pleaded not guilty to several charges including second-degree murder in the Jan. 11 death of his daughter, Aleeyah Cook, of Sisseton.
• Federal Judge Charles Kornmann on Tuesday agreed to release Contreras from jail on several conditions, including that he live with his mother and not have unsupervised contact with children.
• Prosecutors say several doctors concur that the girl died after being violently shaken. Contreras' attorney says he is a former soldier who has no history of violence.

Sioux Falls leaders approve name for events center

• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The Sioux Falls City Council has approved naming the city's new events center the Denny Sanford Premier Center.
• Sanford Health, First Premier Bank and Premier Bankcard are paying nearly $21 million to secure the naming rights for the next 25 years.
• A groundbreaking ceremony for the $115 million facility is set for Aug. 30. It is scheduled to open in October 2014.

• The Argus Leader newspaper reports that the City Council also has taken an initial step toward hiring a company to sell naming rights to other parts of the center, from suite boxes to concourses.

10 Things to Know for Thursday

• The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT):
• 1. BEFORE RAPE-PREGNANCY UPROAR, AKIN HAD LOW PROFILE
• The Missouri congressman and his wife home-schooled their six children; in the House, he's always been an outsider.

• 2. INMATES AND THEIR KEEPERS ACCUSED IN DRUG RING
• Indictment says guards smuggled in cellphones that prisoners used to coordinate

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