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consuming and involved," he said in an email.
• Altman said there are likely to be other tasks identified by the GSA if it chooses to move back into the building, and the city will work to address the issues as they arise.
• In the meantime, Kornmann and his staff are leasing office space in another downtown location and court hearings are being held elsewhere. Kornmann, who is on senior status meaning he handles a reduced number of cases, is out of state and could not be reached for comment.
• Levsen said a management company will be handling the building's operations after the court moves back in, and the city intends eventually to sell the property to a local company.
• "We don't want to be a landlord," Levsen said. "We don't want to be in competition with people with private commercial space to rent, which is what we have."
• Finding additional tenants for a building that houses a federal courthouse is no easy task, the mayor said, as everything above the first floor has to go through security.
• "You can't have any retail. There's not much you can do," Levsen said. "So it's going to take a fairly unique tenant other than the court, although the rent just from the federal offices we could put in there would more than amortize our costs."
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SD panel votes to keep guns away from mentally ill
CHET BROKAW, Associated Press
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota should take steps to keep guns out of the hands of people found to be mentally ill and a threat to themselves or others, a state Senate committee recommended Tuesday.
• The Judiciary Committee voted 5-2 to endorse the measure after supporters said it would improve public safety while also giving people a chance to regain their right to possess firearms after their mental illnesses have been successfully treated.
• The National Rifle Association, law enforcement organizations and an association representing gun dealers support the bill. Committee members said they were surprised no one testified against the measure Tuesday, because they have received dozens of messages prompted by another gun rights organization that opposes the bill.
• Sen. Craig Tieszen, R-Rapid City, said the measure would be a small step toward curbing gun violence by preventing those who are found to be dangerously mentally ill from buying or possessing guns.
• "We don't want them to have easy access to firearms, do we? It's not in their best (Continued on page 28)
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