Monday,  June 4, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 326 • 15 of 32 •  Other Editions

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house wasn't there at the time. No one was reported injured.
• The blast moved the walls of the home and knocked its front porch away from its main structure. Overweg says there was "significant structural damage" to the home.
• Next-door neighbor Kayla Fluth says she was sleeping on her couch when the explosion happened just after 6 p.m. Sunday.
• Fluth says her own home "shook like something fell on it."
• It's the third natural gas explosion in Mitchell since 2007.
• The NorthWestern Energy utility will be drilling holes in the ground Monday to check for gas accumulations.

SD first lady looks for artists for fall showcase

• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota First Lady Linda Daugaard is looking for artists to take part in this fall's Prairie Arts Showcase.
• The event takes place Oct. 26 and 27 during the governor's annual pheasant hunt.
• The first lady says the event provides a chance for South Dakota artists to display their work.

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