Friday,  March 15, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 239 • 27 of 49 •  Other Editions

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Leader newspaper that workers are trying to slow down the river flow upstream, but that it wouldn't start to slow until Friday morning.
• Sideras said the boy's condition wasn't immediately known, but emergency workers could be seen carrying the boy away from the river wrapped in a blanket.
• The surrounding park, a city tourist attraction where people often picnic and wedding pictures are taken, was roped off with police tape as emergency crews worked.
• The city is named after the river's cascading waterfalls in the park, which is a popular spot for locals and visitors alike in the summer and spring. Thursday was the first time in several months that temperatures reached 50 degrees in Sioux Falls.

Thursday's Scores
The Associated Press

• Boys Basketball
First Round
State AA Tournament
Brandon Valley 62, Huron 29
• Pierre 60, Rapid City Central 47
• Sioux Falls Lincoln 53, Brookings 48
• Sioux Falls Roosevelt 73, Rapid City Stevens 43
State A Tournament
Madison 70, Pine Ridge 34
• Mobridge-Pollock 67, Aberdeen Roncalli 52
• Platte-Geddes 66, Clark/Willow Lake 51
• Tea Area 60, Spearfish 53
State B Tournament
Dupree 71, Arlington 63
• South Central 64, Potter County 54
• Viborg-Hurley 55, James Valley Christian 47
• White River 51, Langford 33

South Dakota woman gets 22 years in toddler death

• LAKE ANDES, S.D. (AP) -- A woman accused of binging on drugs for nearly two days while a toddler lay dead in a closet in her South Dakota home was sentenced Thursday to 22 years in prison.

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