Saturday,  June 9, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 331 • 17 of 36 •  Other Editions

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great run, lots of fun."
• Leber grew up in Vermillion, S.D., and starred in college at Kansas State. He was a third-round pick of the Chargers in 2002 and spent his first four seasons in San Diego before signing as a free agent with the Vikings.
• Leber spent five seasons in Minnesota and spent his final year with the Rams in 2011. He had 498 total tackles, 24 sacks and five interceptions in his career.

Injured hiker rescued in Badlands National Park

• INTERIOR, S.D. (AP) -- Officials used a helicopter to rescue a Pennsylvania man who became injured while hiking in Badlands National Park in southwestern South Dakota.

• The park says 57-year-old Dave Johnson of Audubon, Pa., injured a leg and his back in a fall Thursday morning and waited hours before being discovered by other park visitors.
• Officials with Black Hills Life Flight and the South Dakota Air National Guard responded to help rescue Johnson and fly him to a Rapid City hospital for treatment. The Guard says it was the first live-rescue mission in the state involving the new UH-72 Lakota helicopter.

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