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• The evening event at Howard Wood Field will include the Blue Knights from Denver CO, Carolina Crown from Ft. Mill, S.C., Cascades from Seattle and Troopers from Casper, Wyo.
• Marching band students from around the region can participate in an educational clinic led by DCI World Championship finalist Carolina Crown during the afternoon of the show.
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• OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The recent rains along the upper Missouri River won't change the plan to conserve water in the river's reservoirs but they will help improve navigation.
• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Monday the river basin is still recovering from last year's drought.
• In June, the rain that fell north of Sioux City was slightly above normal. But officials predict the amount of runoff flowing into the river this year will still be only about 88 percent of normal.
• So the amount of water being released from the Gavins Point dam on the South Dakota-Nebraska border will remain around 21,000 cubic feet per second.
• But the Corps now expects to be able to provide enough water for a full navigation season on the river.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- A South Dakota commission has substantially cut the number of antelope hunting licenses that will be issued this year as part of an effort to help the population rebound.
• The Game, Fish and Parks Commission has decided to allow only 3,630 antelope to be shot in a season that will run from Sept. 28 through Oct. 13. That's down from 4,585 tags that were issued last fall.
• Wildlife biologists say the western South Dakota population of antelope was decimated by harsh winters, but they expect the population will reach about 37,000 this fall. That's far short of the goal of having 55,000 antelope in the state.
• This year's season will be open only to residents, but non-residents can eventually apply for leftover licenses if any are available.
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