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ment and landed front-end Rapid Creek.
• Keyte's husband, Donald Van Norman, wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the back seat of the truck. Van Norman, 27, was taken to a hospital, where he died the next day.
• Keyte's bond was reduced from $100,000 to $20,000 at her hearing Friday, despite prosecutors' opposition.
• Pennington County Deputy State's Attorney Todd Hyronimus told the judge that he opposed the bond reduction because Keyte recently tried to commit suicide.
• Keyte's attorney assured Circuit Judge Thomas Trimble that her mental health has improved.
• The Rapid City woman is scheduled to appear in court in April.
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AG warns SD business owners of credit card scam
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Attorney General Marty Jackley is warning South Dakota business owners of a telemarking scam that begins with a potential customer seeking to purchase various retail items with a credit card
• Jackley says several lumber suppliers have been subject to this scam.
• It begins with a telephone call to the business for a direct retail purchase with a credit card, typically for a large quantity or number of items. Once the sale is completed, the scammer will call back to cancel the sale but request that the refund be placed on a different credit card than what was used at the time of the original sale.
• Jackley says that businesses need to proceed with caution when answering unsolicited phone calls, emails or text messages, even from potential customers.
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AP News in Brief
Malaysian police examine flight simulator of missing jet's pilot, investigate engineers
• KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysian police on Sunday were examining a flight simulator belonging to one of the pilots of the missing jetliner and investigating engineers who worked on the plane, sharpening the probe into the jet's disappearance after authorities revealed it was a deliberate act.
• The government said police searched the homes of both of the plane's pilots on Saturday, but did not say whether it was the first time officers had done so since the flight went missing more than a week ago with 239 people aboard en route to Bei (Continued on page 23)
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