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Father, girlfriend of SD escapee held in Nebraska
• LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Authorities have filed charges against the father and girlfriend of a man who failed to return to a minimum-security South Dakota prison.
• The Sioux City Journal reports (http://bit.ly/YH3cRd ) that 45-year-old Robert Thorngren and 28-year-old Melanie Hollingsworth are both charged with accessory to a felony, a misdemeanor.
• The two are accused of helping South Dakota prison inmate Travis Thorngren. The 30-year-old is Robert Thorngren's son and Hollingsworth's boyfriend.
• Travis Thorngren was arrested last week in South Sioux City, Neb. All three were being held in the Dakota County Jail in Dakota City, Neb.
• Police say Travis Thorngren went missing March 18 from a minimum-security unit at the South Dakota State Penitentiary. He had been serving a five-year sentence on a grand theft conviction.
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South Dakota hog inventory down 9 percent
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The number of hogs and pigs in South Dakota is down 9 percent from the same time last year.
• That's according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture hog inventory. The USDA says there were 1.18 million head in the state on March 1.
• Breeding hog inventory stood at 175,000 head. This is unchanged from last March 1. Market hot inventory was at 1.01 million head, which is down 10 percent from last year.
• South Dakota hog producers intend to farrow 90,000 sows during the March-May 2013 quarter. This is down 5 percent from the actual farrowings during the same period a year ago.
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Ag Secretary promoting healthier food choices
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says it's a misconception that fruits and vegetables are more expensive than processed food.
• Vilsack, speaking during a news conference Thursday at a Hy-Vee grocery store in Sioux Falls, says price comparisons that perpetuate the myth are based on calories. He says it makes no sense to compare a 100-calorie portion of broccoli to a 100-calorie portion of potato chips, and foods should be judged based on weight and portion size.
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