Saturday,  Dec. 21, 2013 • Vol. 16--No. 158 • 14 of 27

News from the

Rapid City police look for casino robbery suspect

• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- Rapid City police say they're looking for a man who robbed a casino at gunpoint.
• Police spokeswoman Tarah Heupel says a man entered Toby's Casino on East North Street on Thursday night and demanded money from the clerk. He threatened the clerk with a handgun and left with cash.
• A witness reported that as the suspect left, he fell on the ice and snow, firing one shot from his gun.
• Officers stopped a male subject running away from the scene and arrested him on a warrant, but they determined he wasn't the robbery suspect.

Gov. appoints 2 to SD Transportation Commission

• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Gov. Dennis Daugaard has appointed Sioux Falls lawyer Tim Dougherty and Mitchell businessman Larry Thompson to the South Dakota Transportation Commission.
• Dougherty is a partner in a law firm. He replaces Mike McDowell on the commission.
• Thomspon is CEO of Vantage Point Solutions, a telecommunications engineering and consulting company. Thompson replaces Kevin Schieffer, who resigned from the Transportation Commission after being appointed to the state Board of Regents.
• The nine-member Transportation Commission oversees the state's highway system and other transportation programs.

Friday's Scores
The Associated Press

• Boys Basketball
Aberdeen Roncalli 50, Hamlin 35
• Alcester-Hudson 52, Gayville-Volin 32
• Andes Central 64, Mitchell Christian 53
• Arlington 53, Estelline 48
• Beach, N.D. 48, Lemmon 41

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