• OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A new survey of business leaders suggests the economy will continue growing in nine Midwestern and Plains states in the months ahead.
• The monthly Mid-America Business Conditions Index rose to 57.7 last month, compared with 53.2 in December.
• Looking six months ahead, the business confidence index dropped to a still strong 62.2 from 66.5 in December.
• The survey results are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests growth, while a score below that suggests decline.
• The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A man is in custody on several charges after an alleged carjacking in Sioux Falls.
• Police say the 36-year-old man fled on foot from the scene of a vehicle crash about 8:40 p.m. Sunday. They say he eventually assaulted a man in a parking lot, stole the man's car and then assaulted a woman who was still inside the car as he drove away.
• Police say the suspect swerved at several police officers before crashing the vehicle a few blocks away. He fled again and hid in a residential garage but was apprehended by officers with police dogs.
• The suspect's last known address was Hills, Minn. He was arrested on numerous charges including aggravated assault, robbery, kidnapping, vehicle theft and driving under the influence.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- A South Dakota committee that deals with judicial elections says limits on campaign donations apply to members of a judicial candidate's family.

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