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• Caron was arrested on similar charges in Indiana while out on bond in March 2012.
• Caron faces up to seven years in prison in South Dakota. His plea agreement with prosecutors calls for a term of no more than four years, but a judge must agree. Sentencing is set for Jan. 28.
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$149,141 Dakota Cash jackpot won in Sioux Falls
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A ticket sold in Sioux Falls is a jackpot winner in the latest Dakota Cash drawing.
• South Dakota lottery officials say the ticket is worth $149,141. The winner has about six months to claim the prize.
• Dakota Cash is played only in South Dakota. The odds of winning the jackpot are one in about 325,000.
• The jackpot starts again at $20,000 for the next drawing, on Saturday.
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SD lottery winner almost throws away prize
• WORTHING, S.D. (AP) -- A South Dakota man who won a $250,000 lottery prize says he had to retrieve his winning ticket from the garbage.
• Kenneth Lund, of Worthing, bought the Mega Millions ticket at a convenience store in nearby Lennox. He brought it back to the store to see if it was a winner after Tuesday's drawing but mistakenly thought it wasn't, so he threw it away.
• When he later found out a winning ticket had been sold in Lennox, he drove back to the store and fished the ticket out of the garbage.
• Lund is a retired truck driver. He says he'll probably buy a new pickup truck with his winnings.
• The odds of winning $250,000 playing Mega Millions is one in nearly 4 million.
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. WHEN US TROOPS WILL PULL OUT OF AFGHANISTAN
• That will be the topic of discussion between Obama and Karzai when they meet today.
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• 2. WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE WANTS TO DO ABOUT GUNS
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