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hit once.
• The Kearney Hub says (http://bit.ly/Nb74Wb ) both men made deals with prosecutors. Both pleaded no contest to unlawful discharge of a firearm and to attempted first-degree assault on an officer. Strizheus also pleaded no contest to operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest. Voznyuk pleaded no contest to a weapons charge.
• Strizheus was given 15 to 30 years in prison. Voznyuk was given 15 to 45 years.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Warm temperatures in South Dakota spurred row crops to progress at a rapid rate last week.
• The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its weekly crop and weather report

that some areas of the state saw temperatures reach into the 110s, which is uncommon for late August. Precipitation was limited throughout the state. There were 6.8 days of fieldwork.
• Topsoil moisture was rated at 67 percent very short, 24 percent short and 9 percent adequate.
• About 94 percent of corn has reached the dough stage and 80 percent the dented stage.
• Cattle conditions held steady at 69 percent good to excellent range, 25 percent fair and 6 percent poor to very poor
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• BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- The North Dakota Army National Guard has joined federal, state and tribal leaders to dedicate the Guard's newest Lakota helicopters.
• Two Lakota helicopters were dedicated during a ceremony Tuesday at the United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck. A Native American spiritual leader blessed the two helicopters, which were given the names Eagle and Turtle.
• The UH-72A Lakota helicopter is the Army's newest light utility helicopter and will replace the UH-1H Iroquois and OH-58 Kiowa helicopters.
• North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple said the Lakota will be a valuable asset to the state and will help expand the Guard's capabilities to defend and respond to natural disasters and emergencies.
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