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• He is survived by his wife, Lois, and their seven children.
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• VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) -- A former University of South Dakota basketball player and current assistant coach has been named interim head coach, following Tuesday's retirement of David Boots.
• Joey James played for the Coyotes for two seasons from 1997 to 1999 and has been an assistant coach for the past 10 seasons.
• James has been involved with all aspects of USD basketball, including as its top recruiter, and also helped Boots with game management and game preparation.
• James graduated from USD in 2001 with a degree in recreation and earned his master's degree in athletic administration from USD in 2004. He turns 37 on Tuesday.
• Boots left after 25 years as the winningest coach in program history, posting a 503-235 record.
• A national search for the job will start after the upcoming season.
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• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- Investigators have released a better description of the body found last weekend in the Black Hills but still don't have her identity.
• Someone taking photos along Iron Mountain Road near Mount Rushmore discovered the decomposed female body.
• Pennington County and Rapid City authorities say an autopsy determined the woman was of middle age, possibly 40 to 60 years old, 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall, with shoulder-length brunette or auburn hair.
• She was wearing a T-shirt and Capri-style sweatpants.
• Her race could not be confirmed, but she was possibly Caucasian.
• Investigators believe she died sometime in the past month.
• Partial fingerprints and potential DNA samples are being checked to see if they help in identifying her. Detectives are also checking missing persons reports.
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• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- A judge has refused to reduce the 65-year prison sentence of a New Underwood woman who shot her husband twice in the head three years ago.

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