• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- Residents of a canyon area just outside the Rapid City limits are pressing for state wildlife officials to remove a mountain lion they say has killed a deer and dozens of cats.
• Linda Eddy says residents are concerned for their safety and that of their children and pets. Eddie says "it's just getting too close for comfort."
• Game, Fish and Parks Department Regional Supervisor Mike Kintigh says he understands the concerns but that rules bar the agency from killing the lion. He says if it was attacking pets or livestock or was inside the city limits officials would act immediately.
• He also says there might be more than one lion, which wouldn't be unusual for the Black Hills.
• Kintigh says officials are monitoring the situation.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The National Weather Service says South Dakota likely is experiencing its hottest final week of August on record.
• Forecasters say the mean temperature -- the average of the high and low of the day -- could be as much as 3 degrees higher than the warmest on record.
• Unusual late-summer heat has enveloped much of the Midwest. Temperatures in the Dakotas are expected to be mostly in the 90s throughout the week, with the humidity making it seem even hotter.
• Schools throughout the two states are closing early or even calling off classes. The High School Activities Associations in both North Dakota and South Dakota have cautioned school officials to be mindful of the health and safety of athletes, coaches and officials.
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