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Judge won't acquit after kickbacks case mistrial
• BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- A federal judge says he won't clear a man whose trial in an alleged housing kickbacks scandal wound up in a hung jury.
• Michael Addington is accused of using his position with the Standing Rock Housing Authority to help a construction company in Fort Pierre, S.D., receive new projects.
• A jury earlier this month found Addington not guilty of accepting a bribe by an agent of an organization receiving federal funds. The panel could not reach a verdict on a conspiracy to commit fraud charge.
• U.S. District Judge Patrick Conmy on Tuesday denied Addington's motion for acquittal. No further hearings have been scheduled.
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Dupree Post Office temporarily closed due to mold
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The U.S. Post Office in the north-central South Dakota town of Dupree has been closed temporarily due to mold.
• Postal Service spokesman Pete Nowacki tells KGFX Radio (http://bit.ly/12gK8gK ) that a mobile unit has been set up so people can check post office boxes, buy stamps and conduct other business.
• Nowacki says the Postal Service has used the closed office since the 1950s, but water got into the building and led to mold growth. He says the problem reached a point where officials decided employees and customers should not be exposed to the mold.
• For now, Dupree's postal delivery routes are being operated out of the nearby city of Faith.
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Daugaard seeks disaster declaration
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Gov. Dennis Daugaard on Tuesday requested federal assistance to help seven South Dakota counties recover from severe weather last month.
• Preliminary assessments show that the series of storms from June 19 through 29 caused damage to public property estimated at more than $1.7 million.
• The damage occurred in Beadle, Codington, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Hughes and (Continued on page 19)
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