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• Associated Press writers Suzanne Gamboa in Washington, Felicia Fonseca in Flagstaff, Ariz., and Matt Gouras in Helena, Mont., contributed to this report.
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S. Dakota man guilty of abusing disabled adult
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- A jury has found a Lake Andes man guilty of abusing a disabled adult but not guilty of a charge of sexual contact.
• Attorney General Marty Jackley and Charles Mix County Attorney Pam Hein announced Thursday that 28-year-old Kelly Joe Wells was found guilty of the felony charge of abusing a disabled adult on Wednesday. He was found not guilty of sexual contact with a person incapable of consenting.
• The conviction stems from an incident at a Charles Mix County nursing home in which Wells abused an elderly resident.
• The charge carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison and a $4,000 fine.
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Walleye limit raised for anglers on Lake Oahe
• MADISON, S.D. (AP) -- Anglers on Lake Oahe next year will be able to toss twice as many walleyes into their live wells after a change by the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission.
• The limit on the Missouri River reservoir is doubled to eight walleyes a day, four of which can be longer than 15 inches. The possession limit is increased to 24, and anglers will still be only allowed to keep one walleye that is 20 inches or greater.
• Biologists say above average walleye reproduction and a reduction of bait fish from the 2011 Missouri River flood has resulted in an abundance of 10-15 inch fish. The change will help reduce the younger fish currently dominating the lake.
• Commissioners made the change Thursday during their meeting at Camp Lakodia near Madison.
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Swapping chili for votes? SD Democrats deny charge
AMBER HUNT,Associated Press
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota GOP accused Democrats on Thursday of trying to buy votes by serving food at a series of get-out-the-vote rallies, but event organizers insisted their chili was legit.
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