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Kids forced into subzero temperatures in SD
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A South Dakota woman was charged Monday with neglect following allegations that she kicked five young boys out of her home and into subzero temperatures over the weekend.
• Local media reported Monday that Kiyanne Arpan, of Sioux Falls, was arrested early Sunday morning. She was charged with two counts of abuse or neglect of a minor younger than 7, four counts of abuse or neglect of a minor older than 7, and one count of simple assault.
• "Officers estimated that with the wind chill, it was 25 below," said Sioux Falls police spokesman Sam Clemens.
• Police said Arpan, 33, had allegedly been drinking alcohol before she kicked three of her children and two visiting children outside when they started arguing over toys. The children all were younger than 11.
• The mother of Arpan's boyfriend called police. When officers arrived at the home, they deemed it unsuitable for children because it was filled with leftover beer cans and garbage.
• A 10-year-old daughter, who was asleep on the couch at the time of the incident, also was removed from the home.
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SD House panel kills bill on guns in parking lots
CHET BROKAW,Associated Press
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- A South Dakota legislative panel decided Monday that businesses should keep the right to ban guns in vehicles parked in their lots.
• By an 8-4 vote, the House Commerce Committee killed a bill that would have prohibited businesses from preventing employees or customers from having guns in their vehicles.
• Shawn Lyons, executive director of the South Dakota Retailers Association, said business owners do not oppose the constitutional right to bear arms, but that right should not trump private property rights.
• "This bill takes away the right of a business to make its own decision," Lyons said.
• But the measure's main sponsor, Rep. Lance Russell, R-Hot Springs, said workers sometimes need access to guns to protect themselves, so businesses should not be allowed to fire employees who have guns in their cars or trucks. Fourteen (Continued on page 21)
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