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• Some 90,000 customers in Sioux Falls and surrounding communities have been dealing with outages since the storm hit Tuesday. Crews have restored power to about 81,000 of those customers.
• More than 420 workers are in the state, with Xcel crews coming in from South Dakota, Minnesota and North Dakota and contractors helping from Iowa and Wisconsin.
• Additional crews from other utilities in Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas are also assisting.
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Panel seeking suggestions for offensive names
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Board on Geographic Names is asking for input to come up with new names for some Black Hills sites that contain the word "negro."
• The names are considered offensive, and guidelines established by the U.S. Board of Geographic Names require that a new name be solicited.
• The sites are near Wind Cave in Custer County, near Tinton in Lawrence County and near Medicine Mountain in Pennington County.
• Name suggestions may be descriptions of topography, local history or associated with natural life. A name can't duplicate another name in the state or nearby in an adjoining state. People have until June 1 to submit suggestions.
• Suggestions can be sent to the South Dakota Board of Geographic Names; Department of Tribal Relations; 711 Wells Ave.; Pierre, S.D. 57501.
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Transportation Hall of Fame nominations sought
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation is accepting nominations inductions into the South Dakota Transportation Hall of Honor.
• Darin Bergquist is the Department Secretary and Hall of Honor Committee Chairman. He says the committee is looking for people who have made a lasting or valuable contribution to the state's air, highway or rail transportation.
• Anyone is welcome to submit a nomination. Nomination forms are available online at www.sddot.com or by calling 605-773-5105 for more information.
• The deadline for submitting names for consideration is May 17.
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SD gov. recognizes home building for creating jobs
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard says home construction is a significant source of employment, so he's designated April as New (Continued on page 16)
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