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Montana, who died last year.
• The settlement was reached in 2009 after nearly 15 years of litigation in which Cobell argued government officials mismanaged billions of dollars in land royalties held in trust for Native Americans.
• An appeals court upheld the settlement in May.
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• LAKE ANDES, S.D. (AP) -- The Charles Mix County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in a string of thefts and business burglaries in southeastern South Dakota

and northeastern Nebraska.
• Sheriff Randy Thaler says authorities searched a Lake Andes residence on Tuesday and recovered numerous stolen items.
• The person arrested is a suspect in thefts and burglaries in the South Dakota towns of Platte, Pickstown, Lake Andes, Fairfax, Delmont, Tripp and Avon, and in Nebraska's Boyd County.
• The dollar amount of recovered money and property was not immediately calculated.
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• FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- Defending champion North Dakota State is atop the Football Championship Subdivision preseason coaches' poll.
• The Bison have 13 returning starters, led by All-America cornerback Marcus Williams, and quarterback Brock Jensen and running back Sam Ojuri on the offensive side of the ball.
• NDSU finished 14-1 last season and beat Sam Houston State in the national title game. The Bearkats are No. 2 in the preseason poll, followed by Georgia Southern, Montana State and Appalachian State.
• NDSU got 19 of the 26 first-place votes in the poll. Sam Houston state got six and Georgia Southern one.
• The rest of the Top 10 is Old Dominion, Northern Iowa, James Madison, Towson and Montana.
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