Friday,  May 18, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 309 • 37 of 49 •  Other Editions

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Court upholds dismissal of flood insurance lawsuit

• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Supreme Court says a Hermosa woman cannot sue a lender for failing to make sure her home was covered by flood insurance.
• Court documents say Rachelle Hunter signed a document indicating she needed flood insurance when she borrowed money from Highmark Federal Credit Union to buy a home in 2005. Her home was damaged by a

flood in 2007.
• Hunter then sued the credit union, arguing it was negligent in failing to make sure the home was covered by flood insurance.
• The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court's decision to dismiss the lawsuit.
• The high court says federal flood insurance law does not give people a right to sue lenders in such a situation.

Powerball ticket sold in Sioux Falls worth $10,000

• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A Powerball ticket sold in Sioux Falls is worth $10,000 in Wednesday's drawing.
• South Dakota lottery officials say the odds of winning the game's third prize are

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