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tor at the University of South Dakota.
• Tena Haraldson's 35-year career with the AP included state Capitol and political reporting, as well as developing and managing AP staff and news coverage in six bureaus.
• In a news release, Haraldson says USD has a great story to tell as it grows academic programs and moves into NCAA Division I. She says she looks forward to spreading the word about the college's new developments.
• Jeff Baylor, vice president of marketing, enrollment and student services at USD, says he is excited Haraldson will be leading

the communications and media department at USD.
• Haraldson is a 1976 graduate of South Dakota State University.
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• MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) -- Officials say no one was injured when a charter bus carrying a high school track team caught fire Thursday morning on Interstate 90 about a quarter-mile east of Mitchell.
• The Mitchell Republic reports that the bus carrying track members from Milbank High School caught fire shortly after 11 a.m. Officials closed the highway in both directions so firefighters could respond to the fire. KELO-TV reports that 19 people were on the bus. All got off safely.
• The team was headed to Rapid City for the state track meet. Members of the team said they were told they would get aboard a bus from Mitchell to complete their

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