• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Gov. Dennis Daugaard says South Dakotans should consider registering as organ, eye and tissue donors.
• The governor says Christmas is a time for giving, and there is no greater gift than the gift of life through organ donation.
• Daugaard says a new law has established an online donor registry managed by the state Public Safety Department. He says he hopes more South Dakotans will use the online registry as a convenient way to register as a donor.
• More than 56 percent of South Dakotans are currently registered as donors. The governor says LifeSource, a nonprofit that manages organ and tissue donation, reports that every donor has the potential of saving up to 60 lives.
• More information is available online at www.DonateLifeSD.org
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• WATERTOWN, S.D. (AP) -- A Watertown man cleared of charges he killed his ex-girlfriend's toddler plans to change his plea on at least one new charge so he doesn't have to stand trial again.
• A hearing is scheduled for Wednesday morning in Watertown for Jay Barse.
• Details of the agreement with the 26-year-old haven't been released.
• Barse is charged with child abuse involving a victim younger than 7, drug possession and keeping a place for use or sale of a controlled substance.
• A jury acquitted him Nov. 4 of murder and manslaughter for the March death of 14-month-old Serenity Seaboy.
• Jurors watched a videotaped police interview during which Barse acknowledged hitting the girl in the head four days before she went to the hospital in a separate incident from the allegation in the trial.
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