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• BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- State Veterinarian Susan Keller says field and laboratory testing indicates that bovine tuberculosis found in a beef cow in south central North Dakota hasn't spread to other animals.
• The state Board of Animal Health reported in mid-June that a cow in a herd near Solen had tested positive for bovine TB, a potentially fatal disease that spreads through inhaled bacteria. The cow had come from Texas and moved through a seller in South Dakota.
• Keller says 33 other suspect animals in the herd were killed as a precaution. They're still being tested at a laboratory but Keller says the preliminary report shows nothing suspicious.
• The remaining animals in the herd are undergoing further testing to meet federal requirements. If no additional bovine TB is found, a quarantine will be lifted.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Seven of eight people accused of illegally hunting geese in eastern South Dakota's Miner County have now been sentenced in federal court.
• U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson says the group of friends known as "Team Those Guys" killed nearly 425 geese over a six-day period last November using an illegal electronic device.
• The seven suspects who have been sentenced all have been given probation, $200 fines and various amounts of restitution. Their hunting privileges also are revoked for one year.
• The suspects are from the South Dakota cities of Sioux Falls, Brookings, Alpena and Winfred, and from Lake Benton, Minn. The last suspect is to be sentenced next week.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota remains an agricultural powerhouse, ranking in the top 10 in the nation in the production of more than 15 crops, a new report shows.
• South Dakota is first in the production of bison, and second in the production of honey, flaxseed, proso millet and sunflowers. The state is in the top 10 in many

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