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quired counseling to women contemplating abortions.
• Buhl O'Donnell said the Legislature usually avoids changing laws that are being challenged in court, so the measure passed Tuesday "could be a little bit ahead of its time."
• But Novstrup said the bill merely corrects a mistake made when the original counseling law was passed three years ago.
• Sen. Mike Vehle, R-Mitchell, said he was bothered by the bill because it would prevent adoption agencies from being involved in counseling women. Such counseling could result in children being put up for adoption, he said.
• Novstrup said the bill does not prevent a woman from going to an agency that can help her place a child for adoption.
• Only two organizations have registered with the state so far to become pregnancy help centers: Care Net in Rapid City and the Alpha Center in Sioux Falls. Novstrup said more will register if courts allow the counseling to take place.
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SD Senate kills Deadwood 24-hour alcohol sale bill
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Senate has killed a measure that would have allowed hotel bars in the Black Hills gambling town of Deadwood to serve alcohol 24 hours a day.
• The bill would have allowed Deadwood bars in hotels with at least 10 rooms to serve liquor around the clock. State law restricts liquor sales to between 7 a.m. and 2 a.m., or 19 hours a day.
• Supporters say the measure would have helped Deadwood attract more conventions and promote itself as a tourist destination.
• Opponents argue it would have promoted more drunken driving in the Deadwood area. They also contend it would have set a precedent and encouraged establishments in other cities to seek permission to serve drinks around the clock.
• Senators defeated the bill on a vote of 15-20.
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Fire heavily damages Yankton motel; no one hurt
• YANKTON, S.D. (AP) -- No one was hurt in an early morning fire that heavily damaged a motel in Yankton.
• Firefighters responded to the Colonial Inn about 1 a.m. Tuesday. Part of the building was destroyed in the blaze and the rest suffered smoke damage.
• Officials say no one was in the motel at the time.
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