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SD governor makes first successful skydive
• MADISON, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard says his first skydive was an "absolutely incredible" experience.
• The 60-year-old governor jumped from a plane over Madison Wednesday night in tandem with an instructor and fell 10,000 feet before landing safely in a field. He did it to fulfill a pledge to help raise money for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. He says he was a little bit nervous but mostly excited.
• Daugaard had pledged to jump with Madison Dairy Queen owner DeLon Mork if the restaurant sold more than 32,000 Blizzard treats during a recent nationwide fundraiser. The restaurant sold more than 38,000.
• The jump had been planned for mid-August but low clouds derailed that attempt.
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Group seeks fair price for power sold to utilities
• BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) -- Dakota Rural Action says South Dakotans who produce electricity from small solar and wind installations should get a fair price when they sell that power to utility companies.
• The grassroots agriculture and conservation group says small wind and solar installations represent the future of energy production. Members of the group say homeowners, farmers, ranchers and business owners who supply their own energy and sell it back to a utility company or rural election association should get a fair price.
• They say excess electricity generated by South Dakotans is purchased by utilities at a very low rate, which makes it difficult for people to afford to buy generating equipment.
• The group will hold a series of meeting across the state to discuss the issue.
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SD goose and mourning dove seasons open Sept. 1
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota's Canada goose hunting season opens Sept. 1 across much of the state, and the mourning dove hunting season starts statewide.
• Goose season is open until Sept. 30 in Unit 1, which includes most of the state. The daily limit is 15, with a possession limit of three times the daily limit.
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