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Judge won't dismiss manslaughter charge in SD case
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A judge has refused to dismiss a first-degree manslaughter charge against a Sioux Falls man accused of fatally injuring a motorcyclist while speeding and texting.
• Authorities allege that Brent O'Neal caused a five-vehicle chain-reaction crash on July 25, 2012, that killed 33-year-old motorcyclist Philip Sorensen. O'Neal is charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter, hit-and-run and reckless driving.
• Defense attorney Traci Smith says the case does not rise to the level of first-degree manslaughter, which alleges that O'Neal killed Sorensen "by means of a deadly weapon."
• Judge Mark Salter refused to dismiss the charge, though a jury still will have the ability to rule that first-degree manslaughter doesn't fit the case.
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Missing South Dakota inmate back in custody
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Authorities in Mitchell have apprehended an inmate who walked away from a minimum-security unit at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls.
• Corrections officials say 19-year-old Davis Bull Bear walked away Tuesday night and was caught Wednesday morning.
• He is serving a five-year sentence on a burglary conviction in Bennett County.
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Dedication ceremony set for SD neighborhood mural
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A dedication ceremony is planned for a mural that was painted by residents in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Sioux Falls.
• The artwork in Meldrum Park of the city's Whittier Middle School neighborhood was the brainchild of one of the school's social studies teachers, Lela Himmerich, who wanted to help spruce up the park and show off the area's diversity. Her students offered suggestions.
• More than two-dozen people worked on the concept. The design was prepared by lead artist Dave Lowenstein and assistants Ashley Laird and Nate Buchholz.
• The event is scheduled at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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