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• The trade mission ran from Oct. 23 to Nov. 2. It included stops in Moscow and Novosibirsk, Russia's third largest city located in the Siberian region. The group met with U.S. officials, local government leaders, Russian cattle producers and potential buyers of U.S. beef genetics.
• Ty Eschenbaum of the state Agriculture Department says the trip helped demonstrate that the Northern Plains is a top producer of high-quality beef genetics.
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• Crazy Horse to glow blue for World Diabetes Day
• CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL, S.D. (AP) -- A landmark in the Black Hills being built in honor of Native Americans is trying to draw attention to a disease that afflicts many of them.
• Crazy Horse Memorial will glow blue on Wednesday evening to mark World Diabetes Day, which is Thursday.
• Admission will be free during the lighting from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
• The Blue Monument Challenge awareness promotion encourages people to take part in diabetes education and testing programs.
• The South Dakota Urban Indian Health clinics in Pierre and Sioux Falls and the Wagner Indian Health Services office will offer free diabetes tests to people on Thursday.
• The American Diabetes Association says American Indians and Alaska Natives have the highest age-adjusted prevalence of diabetes among U.S. racial and ethnic groups.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- More than 90 Christmas trees will be decorated later this month for the annual Christmas at the Capitol holiday display.
• Groups from schools, churches, communities and civic organizations from across the state will begin working on the trees Nov. 23-24. Thousands of guests visit the South Dakota State Capitol each year to view the decorated trees.
• Events kick off with a grand lighting ceremony on Tuesday Nov. 26, and continue through Saturday, Dec. 28. Display hours for the public will be from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. CDT each day.
• This year's theme is "Christmas in the Great Outdoors."
• The featured 31-foot blue spruce donated by Brandon and Cassandra Deffenbaugh of Brandon will be decorated by the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Department.
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