SD trooper shoots 1 of 2 suspects in vehicle chase
• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- Authorities are investigating after a South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper shot a person following a chase that ended on the west side of Rapid City.
• The Pennington County sheriff says it started Monday afternoon in Meade County and finished near Interstate 90 and Deadwood Avenue when the suspect's vehicle crashed into the ditch.
• Troopers arrested one of the men in the vehicle immediately.
• But the other man ran away and was chased down by a trooper in the parking lot of the nearby Butler Machinery dealership. There was a confrontation and the trooper shot the suspect around 3:30 p.m. Mountain Time Monday.
• Authorities have not released the extent of the man's injuries.
• The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is on the scene and investigating.
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Consultant to present review of SD game management
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- A consulting firm will present its review of South Dakota's big-game management system at this week's meeting of the state Game, Fish and Parks Commission.
• Gov. Dennis Daugaard selected Wildlife Management Institute to conduct the review after persistent complaints about South Dakota's management of big game, particularly in the Black Hills. The review will identify strengths and weaknesses of the current system and recommend possible changes.
• Many hunters want more mountain lions killed because they believe the cats are reducing the Black Hills deer and elk populations. Other people believe the commission is putting the mountain lion population at risk by issuing too many lion hunting licenses.
• Wildlife Management Institute staff will present their report to the commission at 1 p.m. MDT on Thursday at the Holiday Inn in Spearfish.
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SD improves in list where deer crashes likely
• LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- South Dakota has improved its ranking in states where drivers are likely to collide with a deer -- falling from third to fourth on the list.
• State Farm uses claims data and state licensed driver counts from the Federal Highway Administration for its ranking.
• It says the probability of a collision with a deer in South Dakota dropped by 12.6 percent (Continued on page 20)
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