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• Gary Dykstra, who's accused of helping Willard, testified Wednesday and was given immunity from prosecution for doing so.
• One of the people who got a call was Senate Majority Leader Russ Olson, who was also one of the targets. He filed a complaint with Secretary of State Jason Gant, who, by then, also had received a call.
• Gant was the last to testify at the trial, saying he questioned the legality from the start and then asked the attorney general's office to investigate, which ultimately led to Willard's criminal charges.
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DWU dedicateds new health sciences center
• MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) -- Dakota Wesleyan University has dedicated its new $11.5 million Glenda K. Corrigan Health Sciences Center.
• The four-story, 48,000-square-foot building features chemistry, biology, research and nursing simulation labs, as well as classrooms for nursing, athletic training, sciences and mathematics.
• The event featured a formal dedication at the Sherman Center. Guests were then led through Jackson Plaza to the science center, where a band and choir will perform.
• A formal ribbon cutting was followed by a picnic-style meal in the east main dining room, moved from outside because of the expected hot temperatures.
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Canadian Pacific, state at odds over DM&E deal
DIRK LAMMERS, Associated Press
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and the state of South Dakota are at odds over whether the railroad has met its obligation to invest $300 million in upgrades as part of the 2007 purchase of the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad.
• South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard earlier this month asked the federal Surface Transportation Board to look into whether Canadian Pacific has lived up to its promises as it seeks a buyer for the former DM&E line west of Tracy, Minn.
• Canadian Pacific spokesman Ed Greenberg said that the company sent a comprehensive response to the board that shows it has invested substantially more than the $300 million in improvement and replacement capital it outlined to the agency.
• "In fact, from 2008 through July 2013, CP has invested more than $400 million to improve the safety and efficiency of the former DM&E network," Greenberg said (Continued on page 18)
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