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significant and romantic, she said.
• But Sen. Mike Vehle, R-Mitchell, said judges are capable of determining whether a relationship fits within the definition of those covered by the domestic abuse laws.
• South Dakota does not have a stand-alone crime of domestic abuse. Instead, people are charged with assault or other crimes with a tag added to indicate when an offense involves domestic abuse. That tag, or notation, helps victims to get protection orders against those who have hurt them and can also help them qualify for other programs that provide protection and financial assistance.
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Co-op to open temporary food store after fire
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Board members from the Co-op Natural Foods business in central Sioux Falls say they'll soon reopen in a temporary location.
• No one was injured and nobody was in the building when the store burned Jan. 19 in a fire that appears to be arson. The co-op says more than $100,000 in inventory was destroyed and a small amount of money was taken.
• Board of Directors president Alex Halbach says the goal is to open a temporary store in the former Movie Gallery space at 18th Street and Minnesota Avenue within weeks.
• The co-op says it has about 2,500 members, but anyone can shop at the store that does more than $2 million in business every year.
• It has 18 full-time and part-time employees and its suppliers include 40 local farmers.
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Bill would let SD lawmakers carry guns in Capitol
CHET BROKAW, Associated Press
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Saying they were afraid of being attacked while on the job, members of a South Dakota legislative committee approved a bill on Tuesday that would allow elected officials to carry guns in the Capitol and county courthouses.
• State law currently permits only law enforcement officials and judges to carry guns in those public buildings. The bill would expand the law to legislators and other elected officials, as long as they have state permits to carry concealed weapons.
• Supporters on the House Local Government Committee, which voted 8-5 to endorse the plan, said lawmakers have been particularly worried about security since former Arizona U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords was shot in 2011. GIffords, 43, is still recovering from a brain injury she suffered when a mentally ill man short her in the (Continued on page 21)
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