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• The Manchester twister was the worst of 67 tornadoes that developed in eastern South Dakota on what became known across the state as "Tornado Tuesday." No one was killed, but three of the town's six residents at the time were injured.
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Plea deal reached in South Dakota shooting case
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A man accused of fatally shooting his uncle and wounding another relative on South Dakota's Yankton Indian Reservation has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors.
• Court documents show that 24-year-old Dancing Bull Fischer has agreed to plead guilty to second-degree murder and assault with the intent to commit murder.
• A count of discharging a firearm during a crime of violence will be dismissed. Prosecutors also have agreed to recommend that the sentences on the other two charges be served at the same time.
• A plea hearing is scheduled Wednesday in federal court in Sioux Falls.
• Fischer is accused of using an assault rifle to kill 47-year-old Tony Fischer Sr. and wound Dominic Fischer at a mobile home near Marty last Nov. 7.
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South Dakota cattle on feed down 7 percent
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more animals had 215,000 cattle on feed on June 1, down 7 percent from last year.
• The Agriculture Department says in its latest report that placements in feedlots during May totaled 39,000 head, up 11 percent from 2012.
• Marketings of fed cattle during the month totaled 4,000 head, down 20 percent over the year.
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Nebraska couple convicted of arson in South Dakota
• TYNDALL, S.D. (AP) -- A Nebraska couple accused of burning down a restaurant they owned in South Dakota to collect insurance money has been convicted of felony arson and reckless burning after a weeklong trial.
• Attorney General Marty Jackley says a jury in Bon Homme (BAHN'-uhm) County returned the verdict on Friday against 62-year-old Charles Johnson and 56-year-old Kimberly Johnson, of Niobrara Neb. They each face up to 20 years in prison and $40,000 in fines when they're sentenced Aug. 7.
• The charges stemmed from an October 2010 fire that destroyed Libby's Steak House in Springfield and another business and damaged a third.
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