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Ceremony honoring NC airmen killed fighting fire
• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- A memorial ceremony is honoring four North Carolina airmen killed last summer when their plane crashed while fighting a wildfire in South Dakota's Black Hills.
• Monday marks the one-year anniversary of the crash.
• The 10 a.m. MDT ceremony is dedicating an interpretive site seven miles north of Edgemont. Four members of the six-person air crew died there when strong winds out of a thunderstorm caused the air tanker to crash into a ridge top.
• Officials with the South Dakota National Guard and the Black Hills National Forest have been building a parking area and making room for interpretive signs to tell the story.
• Black Hills National Forest supervisor Craig Bobzien says the memorial site will allow people to visit, pause amd reflect on the airmen's selfless service.
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Kim Kaufman wins first Symetra Tour title
• HARRIS, Mich. (AP) -- Kim Kaufman won the Island Resort Championship on Sunday for her first Symetra Tour title, beating Japan's Mitsuki Katahira with a two-putt par on the first hole of a playoff.
• Kaufman, the 6-foot former Texas Tech player from Clark, S.D., made 20-foot birdie putts on the final two holes in regulation for a 4-under 68 to match Katahira at 3-under 213 on the Sweetgrass course.
• Kaufman won in her third start on the tour.
• "It feels good, but I don't think it's sunk in yet," Kaufman said. "It feels great, I couldn't have asked for a better start."
• She earned $17,250 to jump from 60th to ninth on the money list at $20,986, with the final top 10 earning 2014 LPGA Tour cards.
• "That would be like a dream come true," Kaufman said. "I thought it was just the best opportunity to come out here and play after college, but getting a card would be beyond belief. Hopefully, now it is possible."
• Katahira closed with a 71. Jessi Gebhardt and Garrett Phillips tied for third at 1 under. Gebhardt finished with a 70, and Phillips shot 73.
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