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They must decontaminate clothing and gear before and after entering caves. Gear used in caves or mines in states affected by white-nose syndrome is prohibited.
• Caves used for winter hibernation will close from roughly Oct. 15-April 15.
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Bucks sign 2nd round draft pick Wolters
• MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Milwaukee Bucks have signed second-round draft pick Nate Wolters.
• The team announced the signing Thursday. Terms were not disclosed.
• The 6-foot-4 point guard played four years at South Dakota State, where he holds school records for scoring (2,353 points), assists (663) and free throws made (644).
• Wolters scored a school-record 53 points and broke another mark with nine 3-pointers in a win over IPFW last February. He led the 14th-seeded Jackrabbits to their first NCAA tournament appearance in the 2011-12 season and another trip last year.
• As a senior last season, Wolters averaged 22.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game. He became the first Summit League player to earn AP All-American honors when he was named to the third team.
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Mich. targets SD Internet lender for high rates
• LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan regulators have cited a South Dakota-based Internet lender that they say is charging interest rates of more than 340 percent.
• The state Department of Insurance and Financial Services said Thursday that it's given notice of Michigan's intention to issue a cease-and-desist order to Western Sky Financial. State officials say Western Sky is charging loans fees of as much as 70 percent of the loan amount, 14 times the legal limit.
• The company has a Sept. 24 hearing before any final order.
• Western Sky is owned by a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Company spokesman Patrick Dorton says federal Indian law and tribal regulations govern Western Sky.
• Dorton says the company gives customers "quick and easy financing ... with loan terms that are clear and upfront."
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