Tuesday,  October 30, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 105 • 22 of 41 •  Other Editions

News from the

Sioux Falls football team moves up in DII poll

• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The University of Sioux Falls football team has moved up four spots in this week's AFCA Division II poll after a 54-41 win over Upper Iowa.
• No other team from the Dakotas is ranked in either that poll or this week's NAIA poll. Dakota Wesleyan dropped out of the NAIA poll after a 41-13 loss to Northwestern over the weekend.

NDSU moves up in polls; SDSU cracks Top 25

• FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota State University has moved up in both Football Championship Subdivision polls after a 23-17 weekend win over Southern Illinois.
• The defending national champion Bison have moved from No. 3 to No. 2 in the coaches' poll and have reclaimed the top spot in The Sports Network poll. Georgia Southern is No. 1 in the coaches' poll and No. 2 in the TSN poll.
• South Dakota State is No. 25 in the coaches' poll and No. 21 in the TSN poll after not being ranked in either poll last week. The Jackrabbits beat Youngstown State 41-28 on Saturday.
• NDSU and SDSU play in Fargo on Nov. 10.

Suspicious grass fires investigated in Rapid City

• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- Authorities are investigating a string of suspicious grass fires in south Rapid City.
• Six fires broke out Monday afternoon in ditches and burned about five acres. No structures were threatened.
• Police are asking anyone who might have information on the cause of the fires to contact them.

Authorities search for escaped convict in SD

• YANKTON, S.D. (AP) -- Authorities say a man who escaped from the Yankton County jail does not have a history of violence, but they're cautioning members of

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