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under the age of 16.
• KSFY-TV reports that Smith's bond was set at $500,000.
• Smith was arrested Thursday after authorities received a tip from the Department of Social Services.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Republican Rep. Kristi Noem is calling "hogwash" on allegations that she's slacking off in Washington by missing committee meetings, saying that she simply hasn't "mastered the art of being in two or three places at the same time."
• Noem addressed the allegations Thursday as she met with 17 members of the

state's agriculture community to discuss a farm bill. Democrats say she has attended just four of 20 agriculture meetings since being appointed last June, according to a Friday story in the Argus Leader.
• Noem countered that she serves on three committees and nine subcommittees and that the meetings sometimes overlap.
• But the state's Democratic Party isn't backing off the allegations, and has been running critical radio ads accusing Noem of absenteeism. Party members say they've watched committee

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