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Emergency responders stung in bee truck rollover
• TONOPAH, Nev. (AP) -- Several emergency responders have been stung after a flatbed truck carrying honeybees rolled over in rural Nevada.
• Authorities say 66-year-old truck driver Rudy Breneman had been hauling a load of bees from Bruce, S.D., to California when he pulled to the side of the highway east of Tonopah -- about 200 miles northwest of Las Vegas -- on Monday afternoon.
• Breneman told troopers the big rig started sinking into the soft dirt of the shoulder and eventually tipped over, breaking open many of the hives.
• State troopers, sheriff's deputies and firefighters all were stung.
• Trooper Wes Hubred says he was stung seven times.
• Troopers say firefighters tried to contain the bees with water before beekeepers arrived.
• Breneman wasn't injured in the accident and is not being cited.
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Mitchell won't ban texting while driving, for now
• MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) -- City leaders in Mitchell have decided to leave the issue of texting while driving in the hands of state lawmakers.
• Mayor Ken Tracy had suggested that Mitchell consider following the lead of Sioux Falls and ban texting while driving, but The Daily Republic newspaper reports that the City Council voted Monday to instead urge the Legislature next year to enact a statewide ban.
• The city of Huron also is considering a ban, and KWAT radio reports that Watertown's city attorney has been asked to draft a proposal for discussion.
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South Dakota officials clash over voter pamphlet
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- A state senator from Rapid City is accusing South Dakota Secretary of State Jason Gant of breaking the law by not including opposition statements on four proposed constitutional amendments in a pamphlet that provides information to voters for the Nov. 6 election.
• Gant said he did not include the statements because none were submitted, even after he sought them through letters and social networking sites.
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