Friday,  March 15, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 239 • 27 of 49 •  Other Editions

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Leader newspaper that workers are trying to slow down the river flow upstream, but that it wouldn't start to slow until Friday morning.
• Sideras said the boy's condition wasn't immediately known, but emergency workers could be seen carrying the boy away from the river wrapped in a blanket.
• The surrounding park, a city tourist attraction where people often picnic and wedding pictures are taken, was roped off with police tape as emergency crews worked.
• The city is named after the river's cascading waterfalls in the park, which is a popular spot for locals and visitors alike in the summer and spring. Thursday was the first time in several months that temperatures reached 50 degrees in Sioux Falls.
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Thursday's Scores
The Associated Press

• Boys Basketball
• First Round
• State AA Tournament
• Brandon Valley 62, Huron 29
• Pierre 60, Rapid City Central 47
• Sioux Falls Lincoln 53, Brookings 48
• Sioux Falls Roosevelt 73, Rapid City Stevens 43
• State A Tournament
• Madison 70, Pine Ridge 34
• Mobridge-Pollock 67, Aberdeen Roncalli 52
• Platte-Geddes 66, Clark/Willow Lake 51
• Tea Area 60, Spearfish 53
• State B Tournament
• Dupree 71, Arlington 63
• South Central 64, Potter County 54
• Viborg-Hurley 55, James Valley Christian 47
• White River 51, Langford 33

South Dakota woman gets 22 years in toddler death

• LAKE ANDES, S.D. (AP) -- A woman accused of binging on drugs for nearly two days while a toddler lay dead in a closet in her South Dakota home was sentenced Thursday to 22 years in prison.

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