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• Weiland, a businessman and former adviser to Daschle, has emphasized his independence and occasionally rapped the Obama administration.
• He recently drew attention when he joined many Republicans in calling for President Barack Obama to fire Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and for changes in the department. Shinseki resigned Friday.
• Two independents, including former GOP Sen. Larry Pressler, are also running.
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Corn to be planted in anti-pipeline message
• NELIGH, Neb. (AP) -- Opponents of a proposed pipeline that would carry Canadian oil south to the Gulf Coast hope to cultivate more resistance to the project by planting corn in the shape of a message.
• About four acres of Ponka red corn will be planted this weekend in a field near Neligh, Nebraska, to fill out an anti-pipeline message carved into the ground earlier this spring.
• The 80-acre artwork reads "Heartland#NoKXL." It is one of the latest protests against TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL pipeline that needs presidential approval before it can be built.
• TransCanada has said the pipeline will have upgraded safety measures and will offer the safest way to transport the oil across Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas.
• Critics of the project fear it could contaminate groundwater and contribute to pollution.
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SD parks take camping reservations for Labor Day
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Summer's just starting, but it's already time to schedule campsites and cabins at South Dakota state parks for Labor Day weekend.
• Saturday is the first day reservations will be taken for that time.
• The state Department of Game, Fish and Parks says reservations that include any of the dates of Aug. 29-Sept. 1 require at least a three-night stay.
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SD chosen for marketing tour for UK travel agents
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A marketing organization chose South Dakota to be included in one of seven familiarization tours across the United States targeting travel agents from the United Kingdom.
• Brand USA promotes the United States as a vacation destination for international travelers. The organization included South Dakota as part of its May 15-21 "Meet (Continued on page 23)
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