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an emergency room in New Jersey on Jan. 19 for burns from a potassium chlorate explosion. On Feb. 7, court papers show, one of Gallo's parents asked university officials in South Dakota to pack Gallo's belongings and either store them for pick up or ship them back to his New Jersey home, as he would not be returning to school.
• The request prompted a search of his dorm at the University of South Dakota, where authorities found chemicals and several homemade incendiary devices, court papers say. Authorities allegedly found a box of Marlboro cigarettes that had been modified to contain wires and a 9-volt battery, a hand-drawn poster on his wall with an arrow pointing to a platform with the school's initials on it, and a depiction of the cigarette pack with the words "DEAD" written across it.
• The charge he is facing carries up to 10 years in prison.
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State allowing company to explore for gold
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- State environmental officials are approving the exploration for gold and other minerals at two sites in the northern Black Hills.
• The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources is allowing VMC LLC to explore in an area about 6 miles west of Lead (LEED) near Savoy and another area about one mile northeast near Ragged Top Mountain.
• The exploration includes the use of existing trails, construction of just over 2 miles of new trails, the drilling of up to 100 test holes to a maximum depth of 100 feet and trenching for surface samples.
• Blasting may be required in some areas to allow for trenching.
• The company has posted a $20,000 reclamation bond for the exploration project. That's the maximum allowed by state law.
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Obama applauds SD man, nonprofit during speech
• PORCUPINE, S.D. (AP) -- President Barack Obama hailed the head of a nonprofit organization on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation as an example of positive change in Indian Country.
• Obama spoke to more than 500 tribal leaders during the fourth White House Tribal Nations summit on Wednesday in Washington.
• Obama recognized Nick Tilsen as someone making great strides among Native Americans. Tilsen is the executive director of Thunder Valley, a community-development corporation on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
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