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Driver in South Dakota ambulance crash cited
• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- A South Dakota ambulance driver has been cited for careless driving after authorities say he fell asleep at the wheel and caused a crash that injured an emergency medical technician on board.
• Thirty-two-year-old Joseph Meligan was cited after the crash about 4:45 a.m. Tuesday on Interstate 90 between Eagle Butte and Rapid City. A telephone listing for Meligan could not immediately be found.
• The Highway Patrol says the EMT was thrown from the ambulance and suffered severe but not life-threatening injuries. Forty-three-year-old Marne Lamb was listed in good condition Tuesday afternoon at a Rapid City hospital.
• The patrol says no one else in the ambulance was seriously injured.
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Arrests made in string of burglaries in SD county
• HURON, S.D. (AP) -- Four Huron men have been arrested in a string of burglaries at seven rural residences in Beadle County earlier this year.
• Authorities say tips from the public and records from a Sioux Falls pawn shop led to the arrests that were made when search warrants were executed Friday and Monday. Sheriff Doug Solem says authorities recovered a large number of stolen items, including guns and knives. Cash and drugs also were seized.
• The suspects range in age from 18 to 32. They were arrested on burglary, stolen property and drug charges.
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. NORTH KOREA THREATENS NUCLEAR STRIKE AGAINST U.S.
• Pyongyang vowed the attack hours before the UN was to consider new sanctions for its recent nuclear test.
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• 2. HOW LONG THE BRENNAN FILIBUSTER LASTED
• Rand Paul spent nearly 13 hours on the Senate floor to block a vote on Obama's choice for CIA director.
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• 3. CHAVEZ' LAST WORDS
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