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Butler Machinery dealership.
• South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said the incident escalated and trooper Mike Bock shot William Chandler, 27, of Rapid City. He said Chandler has been admitted to a hospital for a gunshot wound.
• The other man, Joseph Paul Andrews, 23, of Rapid City, was arrested on a probation violation warrant, Jackley said.
• Authorities have not released the extent of Chandler's injuries. Thom said he was unable to speak about the reason for the pursuit.
• "The only rounds fired were fired by law enforcement and that was the trooper that fired," Thom told KELO TV.
• The attorney general said the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating to determine whether the shooting was justified. A report is expected to be released within 30 days, he said.
• Sgt. Doug Quarve of the Sturgis Police Department said the pursuit started west of Sturgis and passed through that city.
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• OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A new survey of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states suggests that manufacturing growth will help fuel the regional economy through the end of the year, according to a report released Tuesday.
• The overall Mid-America Business Conditions Index climbed for a second straight month in September, rising to 54.8 from 53.8 in August, the report said.
• "Despite all of the domestic economic uncertainty, the Mid-America survey points to positive growth for the final quarter of 2013," said Creighton University professor and economist Ernie Goss, who oversees the survey. "Growth among durable-goods manufacturers more than offset pullbacks among nondurable producers and value-added service firms."
• Goss said weaker agriculture commodity prices had slowed growth for businesses linked to agriculture. And, he said, exports and farm income growth were down from earlier in the year.
• The survey results are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests growth, while a score below that suggests decline.
• The survey of supply managers covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.
• The survey index on business confidence dropped to 51.8 last month from 53.9

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