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son says he sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries. He was traveling alone.
• The infant died at the Bowdle hospital and Bellikka at St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, North Dakota.
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Woman says dog brought attention to nearby fire
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A Sioux Falls woman says her wiener dog helped her see a fire at her neighbor's house Saturday morning.
• Susan Frey says she was sleeping and her dog was biting her to wake up her. When she woke up she says she could see large flames coming from her neighbor's home.
• Frey tells the Argus Leader (http://argusne.ws/1gZRvRt) that she heard an explosion while on the phone with emergency management that she believes was a propane tank. She says fire and smoke then spread to the rest of her neighbor's house.
• At least 16 firefighters and three fire trucks responded to the fire.
• The cause is not immediately known. The homeowner was at work while the fire was burning. No injuries have been reported.
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Spearfish man to enter plea deal on rape charge
• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- The attorney of one of two brothers accused of raping a girl more than 10 years ago says a plea deal has been reached.
• David Klynsma, 28, was scheduled to enter his plea to an undisclosed charge on Friday. Pennington County Deputy State's Attorney Scott Roetzel says the paperwork was not complete. The Rapid City Journal (http://bit.ly/1nfIOCE) reports Klynsma's plea is scheduled now for June 6.
• Klynsma was charged with three counts of first-degree rape of a child under 10 in January. The Spearfish man is accused of assaulting the victim between 2002 and 2003.
• First-degree rape carries a maximum penalty of life in prison and a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years.
• Klynsma's brother, Blake, is also charged with one count each of first- and third-degree rape.
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