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kitchen.
• "Origin is something we can find early on," city Fire Marshal Dean Lanier said. "But then backtracking is how we come up with cause. That is not something we can say for sure."
• There was no evidence of smoke alarms in the home, Lanier saod.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The state Bureau of Labor Statistics says South Dakota's unemployment rate in July was 3.9 percent, unchanged from June and down from 4.5 percent in July 2012.
• The state's labor force in July increased by 1.6 percent over the year to 449,000, and the level of unemployed dropped by 13 percent to 2,600.
• State Labor and Regulation Secretary Pam Roberts says the state's economy continues to strengthen. She says employers are hiring more workers than they were a year ago.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Dakota State University will be offering its Master of Business Administration program over the Internet.
• Officials at the Madison school say the offering can be done without asking for more state money or student fees as they do not expect any additional costs. DSU has a program to award faculty grants to develop courses for Internet delivery.
• The South Dakota Board of Regents approved the proposal during a meeting in Sioux Falls on Thursday.
• Dakota State says Internet delivery will enable students outside the Sioux Falls area to enroll in the program, help DSU expand graduate education and contribute to workforce development.
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• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- A Powerball ticket sold in Rapid City is worth $10,000 in the latest drawing.
• South Dakota lottery officials say the ticket matched four of five white ball numbers and the Powerball in Wednesday's drawing to win the game's third prize. The

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