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SD man sentenced to possessing firearm as felon
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A Mitchell man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for possessing a firearm while a felon.
• U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson announced Wednesday that 53-year-old Lonnie Dean Hunter was sentenced to two years and three months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm. His sentence must be followed by one year of supervised release.
• Prosecutors say that on Dec. 3, 2011, Hunter possessed a bolt-action rifle. He is prohibited from possessing firearms because he was previously convicted of a felony.
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Regents to name new president at SDSMT
• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- The Board of Regents will appoint a new president Thursday for the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
• The Board of Regents is meeting at 1:30 p.m. Mountain Time at the School of Mines' campus. The new president will then address people in attendance at the meeting.
• The Rapid City Journal reports that four finalists for the position were named last week. They are current acting president Duane C. Hrncir; H. Fred Walker, dean of the College of Applied Science and Technology at the Rochester Institute of Technology; Stephen G. Wells, president of the Desert Research Institute in Nevada; and Heather Wilson, an entrepreneur and small business owner.
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Lung Association: Dakotas among best in clean air
• BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- Two cities in the Dakotas are among the top four in the nation when it comes to clean air, according to an American Lung Association report released Wednesday.
• Bismarck, N.D., and Rapid City, S.D., join the Florida metro areas of Cape Coral-Fort Myers and Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville in being the cleanest when it comes to ozone and fine particles, the association said in its 2013 State of the Air Report.
• Ozone is a leading component of smog and comes from vehicle exhaust and solvents. Fine particle pollution comes from burning things such as coal and wood and can cause haze.
• Sioux Falls, S.D., also was recognized for having no days with unhealthy levels of ozone during the three-year period covered by the report, 2009-2011.
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