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these issues, and I think it's very important for conservation."
• Riis lives in a cabin on his family's farm in south-central South Dakota. He built the cabin himself using beetle-killed Wyoming timber. He'd love to farm the land someday, and he sees himself perhaps returning to his wildlife biologist roots as well. In the meantime, he said, he'll continue taking photographs as long as the opportunity is there.
• "I just enjoy being in wild places and spending most of my time there, so this type of job is perfect for what I want to do," he said.
• This month, Riis has been taking pictures of newly constructed wildlife highway overpasses near Pinedale. The overpasses are helping keep the pronghorn migration corridor intact. Riis said the overpasses are a success for wildlife and for the state.
• "Wyoming people should be proud of it," he said.
• Riis is speaking at South Dakota State University on Tuesday and Wednesday. He will give presentations on Pronghorn Passage, other conservation photo stories and conservation photography around the world in the Northern Plains Biostress Lab. The sessions are Tuesday at 6 p.m. and Wednesday at 4 p.m. The presentations are co-sponsored by the Department of Natural Resource Management and the Brookings Wildlife Federation.
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Powerball ticket sold in Rapid City worth $10,000
• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- A Powerball ticket sold in Rapid City is a $10,000 winner in Saturday's drawing.
• South Dakota lottery officials say the ticket matched four of five white ball numbers and the red Powerball to win the game's third prize. The odds of doing so are one in about 649,000.
• Powerball is played in 42 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The jackpot for Wednesday's drawing is $50 million.
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Economy remains weak in Midwest, Plains states
• OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The economy in nine Midwest and Plains states likely will remain sluggish because of weakness in ethanol and food production, but conditions vary widely across the region, according to a report released Monday.
• The overall economic index for the region remained in negative territory at 48 in November based on the monthly Mid-America survey of business leaders. The in (Continued on page 27)
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