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tives.
• Zell also presided in Robert's case, and Berget's appeal contends the judge was heavily influenced by his decision in Robert's case. That violated Berget's rights to be judged only by the facts in his case, his lawyer argued.
• Jackley countered that Berget got an individualized hearing because the judge heard different witnesses and considered different evidence in the two cases.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota producers say dry weather has forced row crops to rapidly advance to the mature stage and has triggered the start of an early harvest.
• The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its weekly crop report that row crop harvest has begun for some areas, with 7 percent of corn harvested. Forty-five percent of corn was in the mature stage.
• The report says 34 percent of soybeans were rated mature, compared to 5 percent the previous week. Sorghum was at 42 percent mature, up from 12 percent the week before.
• Topsoil moisture was rated 8 percent adequate, 29 percent short and 63 percent very short. Subsoil moisture was at 7 percent adequate, 31 percent short and 62 percent very short.
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• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- A new program at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology aims to help female engineers.
• The women's mentoring program works with students in the mechanical engineering department. A record number of 41 women are enrolled in the department this semester.
• While the female enrollment has been slowly climbing, officials say they are worried about retaining those students.
• The mentoring program kicks off with a breakfast on Tuesday.
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• SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) -- A Wild Card 2 ticket sold in Spearfish is worth $5,000 in the Saturday drawing.
• South Dakota lottery officials say the odds of winning the game's second prize

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