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Wolters, S. Dakota State top S. Dakota 67-54
• BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) -- Nate Wolters scored 19 points and South Dakota State led most of the way en route to a 67-54 victory over rival South Dakota on Thursday night.
• South Dakota State (17-6, 8-2 Summit) also got a noteworthy performance from Jordan Dykstra. He had a double-double -- 18 points and 14 rebounds -- and became the 43rd member of the school's 1,000-point club.
• Tony Fiegen and Chad White each chipped in with 11 points.
• Things looked bleak for South Dakota (8-14, 4-6) most of the night. The team had just one double-digit scorer -- Casey Kasperbauer's 15 points -- and converted just 5 of 10 free-throw attempts for the game.
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New law lets tribes seek direct disaster aid
SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN,Associated Press
• ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- The response to natural disasters and other emergencies in American Indian communities is expected to improve thanks to legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama.
• Tribes are now able to seek federal disaster aid directly from the president rather than waiting for state governors to make a declaration. The provision was included in the $50.5 billion emergency measure Obama signed this week to help victims of Superstorm Sandy.
• Tribes have been pushing to streamline the process for more than a decade.
• Former Santa Clara Pueblo Gov. Walter Dasheno, whose northern New Mexico tribe has been struggling with the effects of one of the worst wildfires in the state's history, said in a recent interview that tribal governments were looking for a direct line of communication with Obama and his administration, especially during times of need when fires or floods are bearing down on them.
• "We should not be treated as third world countries," said Dasheno, who had testified in support of the change. "We should be there at the table, sitting across from the president, addressing our needs and concerns. I think we've been on the back burner for a number of years."
• The effort to include tribes in the Stafford Act, under which the federal government aids states in responding to natural disasters, gained steam last summer when Congress received letters of support from tribes, the American Red Cross and Craig (Continued on page 16)
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