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mercial snow removal operators that it is illegal to place or dump excess snow on highway rights of way.
• Rapid City region engineer Todd Seaman says a lot of snow has fallen in western and central South Dakota and the space needs to be reserved for future snow that may fall on the road. He says that not having a place to put that snow severely hampers plow operators' ability to clear roadways.
• Director of operations Greg Fuller says snow piles can restrict sight distance and cause problems if a vehicle leaves the roadway.
• Violation of the anti-dumping law is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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Badlands in SD farmer's latest time-lapse project
• KENNEBEC, S.D. (AP) -- A South Dakota farmer who creates time-lapse photos and videos of the sky over Western landscapes went to new places for his latest project.
• Randy Halverson, of Kennebec, says his "Horizons" video includes images from the Black Hills, Devil's Tower in Wyoming and the Aurora over South Dakota's Badlands.
• He sells the videos and still photography as part of his business, DakotaLapse.
• The videos are made up of still photographs with long exposures that bring out features from the sky not visible to the naked eye.
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Vikings turn to Josh Freeman at QB for this week
DAVE CAMPBELL, AP Pro Football Writer
• EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- Your turn, Josh Freeman.
• Freeman was named the latest starting quarterback for the scuffling Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday. Freeman's second week with the team will culminate on Monday night with him leading the offense against the New York Giants.
• "It really hasn't been that difficult. Any time you step into a situation where you're the new guy, there's always kind of an awkward getting-to-know-you phase," Freeman said. "But I think that goes back to the character of this organization just from top to bottom: a lot of quality people that are dedicated to winning first and foremost but also being quality human beings off the field. So it's been a smooth adjustment."
• Coach Leslie Frazier also said that Christian Ponder will be the backup, not Matt Cassel, assuming Freeman makes it through the week without problems.
• "I like the things he's done in his career, along with what he's done since he arrived here with our football team, the time he put in, how well he's adapted to our (Continued on page 15)
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