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Big softball tournament opens in Bismarck
• BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- Softball players are once again flocking to Bismarck for the McQuade charity softball tournament.
• McQuade Distributing Company bills the event as the largest nonprofit, one-weekend slowpitch softball tournament in the country.
• The 39th annual tournament is Friday through Sunday. Last year, the event featured 454 teams from around the country and Canada.
• The Bismarck Police Department has issued a statement urging motorists to use caution because of the increased traffic.
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2 Senate candidates support minimum wage hike
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Two of the four candidates for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Democrat Tim Johnson support a minimum wage hike. The other two oppose a state ballot initiative looking to raise it from $7.25 per hour to $8.50.
• Independent Gordon Howie says the real problem is the shrinking value of the dollar, and increasing the minimum wage doesn't accomplish anything.
• Independent Larry Pressler says he supports increasing the minimum wage as it's difficult for people to earn enough money to take care of their families.
• Democrat Rick Weiland supports the measure, saying it goes beyond teens flipping burgers to adults trying to raise families while working multiple jobs.
• Republican Mike Rounds says he opposes the state ballot initiative because it ties future increases to the cost of living.
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Officials tour SD towns hit by natural disasters
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota's top leaders on Thursday toured two towns that are still recovering from natural disasters that shook their communities last week.
• Gov. Dennis Daugaard visited Wessington Springs to see the recovery progress after a tornado that hit the town last week, while Lt. Gov. Matt Michels toured flooded areas of Canton, which received more than 8 inches of rain in one day.
• In Wessington Springs, the governor told KDLT-TV he'll never forget the chaotic scene just hours after the tornado destroyed dozens of homes and businesses.
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