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• The state Highway Patrol is encouraging bikers and drivers to share the road. Col. Craig Price says there already have been eight fatal crashes involving motorcycles in South Dakota this year, and rally time puts thousands of more motorcycles on the highways.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A South Dakota circuit court judge ruled that Sioux Falls officials didn't do anything wrong when they annexed land for the construction of a planned Walmart supercenter.
• A group of residents who live near the proposed site sued, arguing that April's land annexation was illegal because the city didn't first get Lincoln County's approval.
• Judge Stuart Tiede ruled Thursday that the city didn't need to get the county's permission.
• Wal-Mart Stores Inc. issued a statement saying it was pleased with the ruling. It said it has received positive comments about the planned store from city residents, including some who live near the site, KDLT-TV reported.
• The City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on rezoning the annexed land for the new store.
• Save Our Neighborhood spokeswoman Dana Palmer said the group hasn't decided whether to appeal the ruling. Regardless, the group will continue to oppose the store, she told the Argus Leader.
• "We didn't put all our eggs in one basket. We have other avenues to consider," she said. "That wasn't even our biggest basket."
• The group has hired a consultant to review Walmart's traffic analysis of the proposed site. The group also has gathered enough signatures to put proposed changes to the city's zoning ordinances to a public vote next year. Opponents say the changes will ease requirements for developers and give the public less of a say in what can be built.
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