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• HURON, S.D. (AP) -- A virtual reality driving simulator at the South Dakota State Fair in Huron is highlighting the dangers of texting while driving.
• The simulator from AT&T, the South Dakota Highway Patrol and the South Dakota Safety Council will be set up just outside the expo building's southeast corner on Thursday and Friday.
• The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Research say that teens text an average of 60 times a day. One text takes a driver's eyes off the road for an average of five seconds, which at 55 miles per hour means the driver is traveling the length of a football field completely blind.

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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Gov. Dennis Daugaard is urging South Dakota motorists to use care when traveling over the Labor Day weekend.
• The governor says 10 people were killed and 247 others were injured in crashes on South Dakota's roads during the past five Labor Day weekends. He says four of the fatalities were in crashes that involved alcohol.
• The governor says people should use a designated sober driver and make sure to never drink and drive. He says travelers should also use seat belts and comply with speed limits.
• Daugaard says most accidents are preventable if drivers make safe choices.
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• Events center ground-breaking ceremony Thursday
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The public is invited to attend a Thursday ground-breaking ceremony for Sioux Falls' new events center.
• The ceremony for the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center is scheduled for Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at the site of the new facility, adjacent to the Convention Center at 110 N. West Ave.
• There will be food, drinks and a live band playing immediately following the ceremony.
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