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2,651 jobs across South Dakota.
• Mount Rushmore National Memorial Superintendent Cheryl Schreier says national parks in South Dakota attract visitors from across the nation and around the world. She says those visitors then spend time and money enjoying services provided by communities near the parks.
• The national parks in South Dakota are Badlands National Park, Jewel Cave National Monument, Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, Missouri National Recreation River, Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Wind Cave National Park.
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SD house fire that killed 4 caused by children
• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- Authorities say a fire that killed four people in a Rapid City housing complex was caused by children.
• The November blaze at the five-apartment home killed 51-year-old Marcia Rock and her grandchildren, 9-year-old Thomas Rosado, 5-year-old Dustin Rosado and 3-year-old Marquez Hawk Wing.
• Fire Department officials say the four victims were overwhelmed by smoke and heat before they could escape.
• Mike Maltaverne, the Rapid City fire chief, calls it a tragic event. He says one of the worst problems in the community is children playing with fire, matches and fireworks.
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As energy boom nears cities, a backlash grows
NICHOLAS RICCARDI,Associated Press
• DENVER (AP) -- Colorado regulators grappling with a historic energy boom that's pushing oil rigs to the very doorsteps of suburban schools and homes were among the first in the nation to require companies to disclose the chemicals they use in their new drilling techniques.
• Now, the regulators have issued what they tout as the country's toughest energy drilling regulations, requiring rigs to be at least 500 feet away from occupied buildings and take other steps to limit pollution.
• But few are pleased, underscoring the difficulties that governments across the country are facing as they try to regulate an industry that is moving ever closer to people's neighborhoods but also contributing jobs and millions of dollars to local economies.
• "Colorado has been on the leading edge of" regulating the energy boom, said Bruce Baizel, who tracks regulations nationwide for the environmental group Earth (Continued on page 31)
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