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Apartment rental on upswing in South Dakot city
• MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) -- It's boom time for apartments in one South Dakota city.
• Several major building projects are currently in the works in Mitchell that will add nearly 250 rental units. Developers are acting on a recent study that showed the city's need for additional housing.
• The biggest complex is a 64-unit building known as Pheasant Ridge Apartments, followed by the 57-unit MTI Apartments and the 52-unit South Point Village.
• Mitchell has an estimated population of more than 15,300 people. The city grew by 696 people and 575 households between 2000 and 2010.
• Mitchell developers tell the Daily Republic (http://bit.ly/10A29Ac) that spots in apartments go fast, even when the buildings are still under construction.
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Iowa man pleads guilty to SD kidnapping charges
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- An Iowa man accused of kidnapping people he falsely accused of stealing drugs has pleaded guilty in South Dakota.
• Marco Uribe, of Sioux City, Iowa, is charged in federal court with kidnapping and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. He is scheduled for sentencing on Aug. 12.
• Authorities say the charges stem from an incident in December 2011, after a trailer in Mobridge was burglarized and a large quantity of cocaine, methamphetamine and several thousand dollars in cash was stolen.
• The 25-year-old Uribe and others allegedly kidnapped several people and interrogated them. Police say Uribe stuck a gun in one victim's mouth.
• The victims denied knowing anything about the thefts, and the burglars were later apprehended.
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Brothers sentenced for their roles in gang fight
• ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) -- Two brothers have been sentenced for their participation in a gang fight on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation that straddles South and North Dakota.
• Thirty-three-year-old Ansel White Eagle Jr., of Bullhead, and 32-year-old Joey White Eagle, of Fort Totten, N.D., were convicted of assault by striking, beating and wounding.
• Federal authorities say a metal bar or bat was used during the April 2010 fight, which took place on the South Dakota side of the reservation.
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