• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- Ranchers in the Dakotas who lost cattle and other livestock during an early October blizzard can start signing up for federal disaster aid this week.
• Signup begins Tuesday for the Livestock Indemnity Program, which could cover as much as two-thirds of a rancher's loss.
• The snow storm that hit Oct. 4-5 killed more than 43,000 cattle and other livestock in South Dakota and more than 1,000 farm animals in southwestern North Dakota.
• Industry-led relief funds have raised more than $5 million for South Dakota ranchers and $163,000 for producers in North Dakota. But officials say government help also is needed.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation is seeking nominations for inductees to the state's Transportation Hall of Honor.
• Darin Bergquist is the department secretary and chairman of the committee overseeing the inductions. He says the committee is looking for people who have made a lasting impact to the state's highway, transit, air or rail transportation.
• Nomination forms are available online at www.sddot.com . The submission deadline is May 16.
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• SCOTLAND, S.D. (AP) -- Work to replace a bridge on Highway 2 in Bon Homme County is scheduled to begin next Monday, April 21.
• The South Dakota Department of Transportation says Dakota Contracting Corp. of Sioux Falls will be doing the work three miles west of Scotland. The current structure will be replaced with a box culvert.
• The $322,000 project is schedule to be completed by Sept. 1.
• The road will be closed to all traffic in the area of the construction, and motorists will need to find an alternate route.
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