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was at 3 percent, well behind last year's 95 percent and the 46 percent average. Winter wheat conditions are rated 28 percent very poor, 27 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 14 percent good and 1 percent excellent.
• The state's corn crop is rated 1 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 27 percent fair, 57 percent good and 13 percent excellent.
• Soybeans are 96 percent emerged, rated primarily fair and good.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Sioux Falls fire officials say no one was injured in an apartment building fire likely cause by improperly disposed ashes.
• Crews found heavy fire on the exterior of the three-story apartment building when they arrived at about 9:15 a.m. Monday, but the 21 firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze within the first ten minutes on scene.
• Firefighters checked the exterior siding and plywood and found that no fire extended into the building.
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• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- The Pennington County Sheriff's Office has identified badly decomposed human remains found northwest of Pactola Reservoir as a 53-year-old man missing since June 2012 from Seattle.
• The sheriff's office says no foul play is suspected in the death of Reginald E. Henrickson. Henrickson is originally from Minnesota with last known residences in Alaska and the Philippines.
• The remains had been spotted near Kelly Gulch by an ATV driver last Tuesday, but searchers could not find the exact location that night. Crews returned the next morning and found the remains. An autopsy found no signs of trauma but could not determine a cause of death.
• Other evidence on scene led investigators to contact Seattle authorities, and dental records were examined.
• The investigation is ongoing.
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