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• A representative for Peet's could not be reached for comment.
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Feds, SD chiropractor association reach settlement
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Justice says it has reached a settlement with a chiropractor association in South Dakota over fixed prices.
• The department's Antitrust Division filed a civil lawsuit against Chiropractic Associates Ltd. of South Dakota. The association comprises approximately 80 percent of all practicing chiropractors in the state.
• The Department of Justice says the association negotiated at least seven contracts with insurers that set prices for chiropractic services, which caused consumers to pay higher fees.
• The proposed settlement will prevent the association from establishing prices or terms and from negotiating with insurers on behalf of competing chiropractors. It must still be approved by the court.
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Cold weather affects farmers in eastern SD
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Continued below normal temperatures limited the ability for fieldwork in eastern portions of South Dakota.
• The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its weekly crop report that farmers and ranchers had 3.1 days suitable for fieldwork. Activities included caring for livestock and preparing for spring planting.
• Winter wheat conditions were rated 47 percent very poor, 28 percent poor, 22 percent fair, 3 percent good and 0 percent excellent.
• Calving was 50 percent, while lambing was 73 percent complete. Three percent of cattle have been reported as moved to pasture.
• Cattle and calf conditions were rated 1 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 65 percent good and 6 percent excellent.
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SD only state so far to pass guns-in-schools law
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota is the only state that so far has passed a law allowing school personnel to carry guns in schools, despite the proliferation of such bills in the aftermath of the Newtown, Conn., massacre.
• The South Dakota Legislature earlier this year approved a law that would let trained officials carry guns in public schools, so long as the district approves it. It's unclear yet if any schools plan to have armed staffers come next school year.
• Kansas is poised to pass a similar proposal. Arkansas has enacted a law allow (Continued on page 34)
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