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• Wayne Mayor Ken Chamberlin said in a written statement late Saturday that damage to the community is in the millions of dollars.
• "The rebuilding process will be lengthy," Chamberlin said. "It's really heart wrenching to see all the damage, but I have all confidence in this community. We have had a ton of volunteers. It's been phenomenal."
• Friday's tornado-spawning storms were a rare occurrence, Fuhs said.
• "This far north, it's pretty unusual to get not just this many tornadoes this late, but tornadoes this strong," he said.
• Fuhs said a couple of the tornadoes were estimated to have been one-quarter to one-half mile wide.
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• VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) -- Kevin Earl threw an 18-yard fourth quarter touchdown pass to Trevor Bouma, then Miles Bergner kicked a 41-yard field goal with 1:24 remaining as South Dakota rallied to beat Missouri St. 17-14 Saturday.
• Kierra Harris threw two interceptions for Missouri State (1-5, 1-1 Missouri Valley), one returned for a 22-yard touchdown by Kyle Guziec to give South Dakota (2-3, 1-1) a 6-0 lead. Harris's interception by Jarrid Bryant on the Coyote 3-yard line killed another drive.
• The Coyotes, whose defense averages 119 yards passing allowed per game, held Harris to 72 yards.
• Harris did rush for a 3-yard TD to give the Bears a 7-6 lead. The Bears then stopped USD for back-to-back rushing losses before Vernon Scott blocked a punt and returned it 10 yards for a touchdown, giving the Bears a 14-6 lead.
• The Coyotes won their first game as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
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• BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) -- Kory Faulkner rushed for two touchdowns, passed for another and Thomas Kinney hit a pair of field goals to lift Southern Illinois to a 27-24 Missouri Valley Conference win over South Dakota State on Saturday.
• The game, South Dakota State's 100th Hobo Day, was tight throughout with three ties and two lead changes. The Jackrabbits (3-3, 0-2) ended the first half ahead 17-10 after a Zach Zenner rushing TD, Justin Syrovatka field goal and Charles Elmore's 89-yard return of a Faulkner interception.
• The Salukis (3-3, 1-1) responded two minutes after intermission when Faulkner

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