Man recovering from fall near Big Sioux River
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Police in Sioux Falls say a man is recovering from injuries after he fell more than 15 feet from a river bank.
• Sgt. Aaron Nyberg says rescuers were called to the west bank of the Big Sioux River near North Phillips Avenue about 5:15 p.m. Friday after initial reports said that a man was pushed from a ledge.
• Crews found the unconscious man on the rocks below the ledge and took him to a local hospital. Nyberg says the man regained consciousness and his injuries don't appear to be life-threatening.
• Police are calling the incident a possible assault.
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SD officers recognized for supervising offenders
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard and Supreme Court Chief Justice David Gilbertson are recognizing court services officers, parole agents and juvenile corrections agents for their work in supervising offenders released into the community.
• The governor and chief justice say those officers play a big role in making sure communities are safe, while also helping rehabilitate offenders so they can live successfully and productively.
• Court services officers supervise people on probation, and parole agents supervise inmates who have been released on parole. Juvenile corrections agents supervise juvenile offenders.
• Daugaard and Gilbertson have issued a proclamation designating the week beginning Sunday as a time to recognize court services officers, parole agents and juvenile corrections agents.
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Flags at half-staff to honor Chief Red Cloud
• PINE RIDGE, S.D. (AP) -- Governor Dennis Daugaard has ordered flags at the Capitol and other state offices at half-staff Saturday in honor of the last recognized Oglala Lakota tribal civil chief.
• Oliver Red Cloud died July 4 in a Denver hospital after a long-running illness. He was 93.
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