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• Some South Dakota farmers and ranchers were unhappy with Jett on the state float because she supports People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which promotes a vegetarian diet and criticizes livestock production practices.
• Macy's says everyone agreed it was best to replace Jett with someone else. She'll move to another float.
• In her statement Friday, Jett says she'll focus on entertaining the millions of people who will watch what she calls a great American tradition.
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• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- County and city authorities in Rapid City have released the name of a 13-month-old boy who was killed.
• Police went to a home at 3 a.m. on Nov. 9 after someone reported a child wasn't breathing and found that Damien Lee had died.
• Early results from an autopsy done this week indicate he died from blunt force trauma.
• Rapid City police and Pennington County sheriff's officers say the boy's mother, 20-year-old Lacquette Lee, and father, 21-year-old Joshua Bowker, were at the home with a friend when Damien died.
• Nobody has been arrested.
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• VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) -- Kole Beeson scored on a 38-yard pass with 1:08 to play as Avon came from behind to beat Hamlin 24-22 in the state 9B championship game Friday.
• Logan Mudder found Beeson, who weaved his way down the sideline to tie the game. Devin Tolsma's PAT run provided the game-winning points as the Pirates (12-0) claimed their fifth state championship.
• Cody Namminga's interception sealed the win.
• Hamlin (11-1) took a 22-8 halftime lead on two touchdowns by Ryder Grantham and a TD pass from Brody Grantham to Austin Niemann. But the Chargers failed on one PAT pass, leaving the door open for Avon.
• Brody Grantham ran for 154 yards and a score and threw for two scores. Ryder Grantham had 48 yards receiving.
• Brandon Kocmich led Avon with 99 yards rushing and Tolsma added 94. Each had a touchdown and Kocmich had 42 yards receiving.
• Hamlin had 330 total yards. Avon finished with 306.

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