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SD man pleads not guilty in Amber Alert incident
• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- A Rapid City man accused of beating his ex-girlfriend and taking their two young daughters has pleaded not guilty to aggravated assault and kidnapping charges.
• The charges against 27-year-old Skye Burnham-Endicott stem from a mid-February incident in which he allegedly kicked, stabbed and choked the mother of his children and took the 1-month-old and 1-year-old children. Authorities issued an Amber Alert before finding the children unharmed a short time later.
• Burnham-Endicott does not have custody rights to the children.
• He remains jailed in lieu of $500,000 bond. He could face life in prison if convicted of first-degree kidnapping.
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SD bill to open high school group moves to House
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota House Judiciary Committee has passed a measure to require transparency from the association that oversees high school sports and other activities.
• The panel voted 12-1 Monday to support the bill.
• It would hold the South Dakota High School Activities Association to the state's open government laws. The association would have to report annually to a legislative committee and open meetings and records to the public.
• Supporters of the bill say the group operates with funds from public schools and should be held to the same requirements as those schools.
• Opponents say the group has functioned well without these requirements for more than 100 years and it has adjusted policy to open meetings after hearing complaints.
• The House will review the bill Tuesday. It already passed the Senate.
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State bill would regulate health care navigators
ASTRID GALVAN, Associated Press
• PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona has joined several other states considering measures that would require extra licensing and background checks for health exchange navigators who help people buy coverage.
• The state House on Thursday approved a bill that would require navigators to get (Continued on page 20)
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