ND to have 180 nonresident any-deer bow licenses
• BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota is making only 180 any-deer bow licenses available to out-of-state hunters this year.
• That is down from just under 700 licenses last year, and about 1,100 in 2011.
• The number of nonresident any-deer bow licenses is 15 percent of the previous year's mule deer gun license allocation. The state Game and Fish Department issued only 1,200 mule deer buck licenses last year, because mule deer reproduction is at record-low levels in the state.
• Game and Fish says bowhunters might be prohibited from killing deer within a large area of western North Dakota.
• The deadline for applying is March 1. A lottery will be held if more than 180 applications are received.
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Group sees progress in effort to cut infant deaths
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- A South Dakota task force reports that progress has been made in carrying out a program aimed at reducing the number of infants who die each year.
• First lady Linda Daugaard, who chaired the task force, says it will take a sustained effort over time to reduce South Dakota's infant mortality rate. But she says members of the task force are committed to programs that will reduce that mortality rate.
• The first annual report issued by the task force says progress has been made in promoting safe sleep practices for infants and making sure pregnant women get medical care.
• About 80 South Dakota infants die each year before their first birthdays. The state's infant mortality rate is higher than the national rate and higher than in some neighboring states.
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2 SD students selected for Youth Senate Program
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Two South Dakota high school students have been selected to this year's U.S. Senate Youth Program in Washington.
• U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson says Samantha Beck of Pierre and Elizabeth Renner of (Continued on page 15)
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