Weekend Rapid City gun show draws large crowd
• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- A gun show in Rapid City over the weekend drew a larger-than-normal crowd, and organizers say the renewed debate over gun control since the Dec. 14 school shooting in Newtown, Conn., is a big reason.
• More than 1,400 people attended the Rapid City Rifle Club's winter gun show on Saturday, when a typical crowd numbers about 900.
• Gun show manager Lee Rohrer tells KEVN-TV that a hot item was types of ammunition that he says some people are afraid might be banned.
• Chad Riddle was one of those shoppers. He tells the Rapid City Journal he fears that gun magazines that hold 10 or more rounds will soon be outlawed.
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Fire heavily damages restaurant near Hill City
• HILL CITY, S.D. (AP) -- Fire has heavily damaged a business just east of the southwestern South Dakota town of Hill City.
• Damage to the Big Horn Crossing restaurant and bar from the Sunday night blaze is estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Pennington County Fire Administrator Dennis Gorton says there are no known injuries.
• The cause of the fire is still being investigated.
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SD students invited to apply for science camp
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota high school seniors have an opportunity to apply to a national science education program that will take place this summer in West Virginia.
• The National Youth Science Camp is a residential science education program. Two seniors from each of the 50 states will receive full scholarships to attend the camp sponsored by the National Youth Science Foundation.
• The camp is scheduled for June 26 to July 20. The students will have the chance to complete hands-on research projects and exchange ideas with scientists and other professionals during the camp.
• Applications are available at www.nysc.org and must be submitted to South Dakota's state selection coordinator by Feb. 15.
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