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kota says four teenagers are lucky to be alive after a vehicle pursuit that ended with a rollover.
• The chase Thursday morning began when the teens allegedly stole beer from a Sturgis convenience store. Authorities say the chase involved six officers, covered about a dozen miles and reached speeds in excess of 100 mph. It ended when the teens' vehicle rolled on an Interstate 90 off-ramp.
• The four teens suffered injuries that authorities say are not life-threatening. They were taken to a Rapid City hospital. Charges are pending.
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Mother of 3 SD kids killed in fire skips court
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A warrant has been issued for the mother of three children who died in a Sioux Falls house fire, after she skipped a court hearing on child neglect and drug possession charges.
• Authorities allege that 34-year-old Rhiannon White tested positive for drugs after the Dec. 22 fire that killed 6-year-old Alivia Coon, 12-year-old Savannah Coon and 16-year-old Michael Hensley. White and her husband escaped with minor injuries by jumping out a second-floor window. Fire investigators were not able to determine the cause of the fire because the damage was too extensive.
• White was to be arraigned Thursday but she did not show up.
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AP News in Brief
New pope's washing of women's feet is final straw of sorts for wary traditionalist Catholics
• VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis has won over many hearts and minds with his simple style and focus on serving the world's poorest, but he has devastated traditionalist Catholics who adored his predecessor, Benedict XVI, for restoring much of the traditional pomp to the papacy.
• Francis' decision to disregard church law and wash the feet of two girls -- a Serbian Muslim and an Italian Catholic -- during a Holy Thursday ritual has become something of the final straw, evidence that Francis has little or no interest in one of the key priorities of Benedict's papacy: reviving the pre-Vatican II traditions of the Catholic Church.
• One of the most-read traditionalist blogs, "Rorate Caeli," reacted to the foot-washing ceremony by declaring the death of Benedict's eight-year project to correct what he considered the botched interpretations of the Second Vatican Council's (Continued on page 26)
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