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• One death was reported in last weekend's storm, a man in the Lead-Deadwood area of South Dakota who collapsed while cleaning snow from his roof. The storm also killed tens of thousands of cattle, damaged numerous buildings, brought travel to a standstill and shut down schools and public offices.
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Keystone residents urged to seek higher ground
• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- Authorities are asking residents who live in low-lying areas of Keystone and surrounding areas in South Dakota to move to higher ground because of high water.
• Pennington County emergency management officials say heavy rains in the area are leading to rising creek levels and flash flooding.
• A Red Cross shelter has been set up at the Hermosa Elementary School for residents who have been evacuated from the Keystone area.
• The National Weather Service is forecasting up to 1 inch of rain Friday morning in an area that is already soaked from melting snow.
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$25M expansion for Sioux Falls retirement campus
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Avera is launching a $25 million expansion of its retirement community in Sioux Falls.
• Ground was broken Thursday for the 11/2-year project at Avera Prince of Peace. The project will move 90 skilled-care beds into a new two-story building, expand sections for assisted living and rehabilitation, provide a larger chapel and add retail businesses along a main street in the 26-acre complex.
• Avera McKennan Hospital CEO David Kapaska says consumer demands have made the upgrades necessary.
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On top of failed inspections, US nuclear force now hit with alleged top-level misbehavior
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- First it was bad attitudes among young officers in nuclear missile launch centers. Now it's alleged bad behavior by two of the nuclear arsenal's top commanders.
• Together the missteps spell trouble for a nuclear force doubted by some for its (Continued on page 46)
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