Wednesday,  May 2, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 293 • 42 of 50 •  Other Editions

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OSHA investigating death at SD steel business

• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is looking into the death of a worker at a Rapid City steel business.
• Twenty-six-year-old Adam Klynsma was killed at TrueNorth Steel on Friday. Pennington County Capt. Marty Graves tells the Rapid City Journal that a 12-foot steel beam weighing 1,600 pounds fell on Klynsma. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His funeral is Wednesday.
• TrueNorth Steel Safety Director Rod Schober did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Rapid City Journal or The Associated Press.

NJ man accused of bilking clients out of $300K

• NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- Authorities have arrested a New Jersey man for the third time in four weeks on charges of bilking investors of more than $300,000.
• Jordan Zemlock also is accused of trying to bilk another client of $129,000.
• Zemlock is an insurance salesman who owns Jay-Zee Financial Group. He's also licensed to conduct business in New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota and South Dakota.
• Prosecutors in New Jersey say the 50-year-old Marlboro resident mostly targeted senior citizens and used their money for personal needs.
• Zemlock is held in the Middlesex County Jail on $500,000 bail, charged with theft by deception and other charges. It's not known whether he has a lawyer.

Punter from Spearfish gets offer from Chargers

• SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) -- Former Spearfish High School and Rice University standout punter Kyle Martens has signed a free agent contract with the San Diego Chargers.
• Martens holds the single-season and career punting records at Rice. He was a three-time candidate for the Ray Guy Award, given to the nation's top punter, but no NFL team drafted him.
• Martens tells the Black Hills Pioneer that the Chargers offer was a surprise. He had worked out for several teams but San Diego had not been one of them. He reports to rookie camp May 11.

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