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Center when the accident happened about 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
• Police say he was moving scaffolding equipment when it fell over the edge of the building with him attached to a harness. The falling equipment pulled him over the edge. A witness saw the man on the second floor and went to get help, but the man died from the injuries.
• Police say the frame of the equipment was somewhat on top of him when he was found.
• Authorities say Obenauer was employed by High Rise Enterprises Inc.
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Equipment dealer moves into new Aberdeen location
• ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) -- A North Dakota agricultural equipment dealer's Aberdeen location has relocated to a new, larger facility on the east side of town.
• Titan Machinery sells and services Case IH tractors, combines and other equipment.
• The Aberdeen American News reports (http://bit.ly/TrgjWc) that Titan's new building has a 56,000-square-foot main office and shop and a 20,000-square foot storage building. It features an indoor wash bay for equipment, a locker room, a kitchen, offices and storage for parts.
• Manager Jerry Hacker says the company reached its goal of being in the new facility before harvest began.
• The company employs 35. Hacker says Titan plans to hire more workers now that it is in its new building.
• West Fargo, N.D.-based Titan now has 98 stores in nine states, as well as 10 European dealerships.
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School president to be honored during service
• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology President Robert Wharton is being honored Monday during an afternoon memorial tribute service.
• Wharton died Wednesday of complications from earlier cancer treatments. He was 60 years old.
• Wharton had been the school's president since July 2008. Provost Duane Hrncir (HURN'-suhr) has been named acting president.
• The outdoor service is planned for 2 p.m. MDT on the quadrangle at the center of campus.
• Monday afternoon classes have been canceled.
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