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Church in Mitchell.
• The Mitchell businessman served in the South Dakota Senate from 1975-1992. He was the Republican majority leader from 1989-1992.
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• NEWCASTLE, Neb. (AP) -- The body of a 45-year-old Nebraskan who rode his horse into the Missouri River has been recovered.
• Authorities say that on Sunday afternoon, Justin Lineberry was riding on a sandbar near a bridge that carries Nebraska State Highway 15 traffic over to Vermillion,

S.D. Lineberry, of rural Maskell, apparently decided to enter the river water, which abruptly changes from a few inches to around 8 feet deep.
• Authorities say Lineberry's body was recovered about 7 p.m. Sunday.
• His horse survived and was recovered.
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• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- A weekend wildfire burned nearly 500 acres just north of Rapid City and threatened about 50 homes before it was contained.
• An area resident working on landscaping accidentally started the West Nike Fire on Sunday morning.
• "They had been working out in their yard on a retaining wall and what they were doing caused some sparks, and the fire just took off so quickly from there," said Monica Colby, spokeswoman for the Rapid City Fire Department.
• The fire caused the temporary closure of one road before the 75 city, state, federal and volunteer firefighters who responded to the scene contained it late in the afternoon. It had grown to about three-fourths of a square mile by that point. Some homeowners were told to leave as a precaution.
• "The wind blew the fire away from the homes," Colby said "That gave us a chance to kind of get ahead of it and ... protect the homes."
• The homeowner who touched off the blaze will not be charged, Colby said.
• On Sunday evening, firefighters contained the 25½-acre Bear Gulch Fire in Custer State Park. A road grader sparked the fire on Friday. More than 100 people fought the blaze.
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