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Fingerprints could help ID Black Hills body

• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- Investigators are using partial fingerprints taken from a badly decomposed body found in the Black Hills over the weekend to try to figure out her identity.
• Someone taking photos Saturday near Iron Mountain Road discovered the female body. An autopsy will also be done to try to determine the cause of death.
• Authorities are reviewing missing persons cases, but the first priority is to identify the body using the three partial fingerprints that hopefully match up to prints on file, said Pennington County Sheriff's Capt. Corey Brubakken.
• Then the investigation, done in conjunction with the Rapid City Police Department, will shift to what might have happened to her: "Once we know who this individual is, how they came to be where we found them," he said.
• There was no visible trauma to the remains, Brubakken said. "That's very difficult to tell."
• The body was clothed, but a search of the area yielded nothing else that could help with identification, he said.
• Iron Mountain Road is known for its wooden "pigtail" bridges and one-lane tunnels that frame Mount Rushmore. The body was found between the higher and lower part of the road at mile post 54, Brubakken said.

Kansas releases depth chart ahead of opener

• LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- Kansas coach Charlie Weis has unveiled the depth chart for the Jayhawks' season opener against South Dakota, and it includes a couple of changes on the defensive side of the ball.
• Cassius Sendish has moved from nickel back to starting free safety, and Victor Simmons has taken his place in the base defense. Samson Faifili moved ahead of Jake Love at one of the linebacker spots.
• The only significant change on offense to the depth chart released Tuesday involves Zach Fondal, who moved from the backup spot at left tackle to starting right tackle. He replaces Riley Spencer from the lineup that Weis released at the start of fall camp.
• Kansas opens its season against the Coyotes on Saturday night.


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