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40 degrees in some areas. Officials say frostbite can occur within minutes in such conditions.
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• PARKER, S.D. (AP) -- A jury has convicted a South Dakota man of killing his son.
• Thirty-nine-year-old Chris Miller was convicted late Wednesday of second-degree murder and aggravated assault. The murder charge carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison.
• Miller, of the southeastern town of Scotland, was accused of shaking and beating 4-month-old Jacob Miller in March 2011. Attorney General Marty Jackley says the boy was diagnosed with a skull fracture and bleeding on the brain when he was brought to a hospital.
• Defense attorneys argued during Miller's trial that his wife was responsible for the death because she rolled over on the child while in a drunken stupor.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota House has passed a bill that would allow military training and experience to count toward getting state licenses or certifications in civilian occupations.
• Representatives voted unanimously Wednesday to send the bill to the Senate for further debate.
• The bill's main sponsor, Rep. Scott Parsley of Madison, says 36 state regulatory agencies require that people get a license or certification before entering a profession or occupation. His bill would allow state agencies to pass rules permitting people seeking licensing or certification to get credit for the training and experience they received in the military.
• Parsley says military veterans still would have to pass any examination required for entry into a profession or occupation.
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