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• Independent candidates can file petitions through April 29. The primary election will take place June 3.
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New law funds tablets for hearing-impaired people
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- A new law in South Dakota will allow the state to fund smartphones, tablets and other devices for deaf, hard of hearing or speech-impaired people.
• Monthly phone bills for all South Dakotans include a 15 cent charge that helps accessibility for people with a range of disabilities. The fund was established 25 years ago.
• South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard says the devices that were covered under the telecommunications fund before it was revised by the legislature this year were mostly outdated. Under the new law, people can receive newer devices such as iPads.
• The Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program is administered by the state's Department of Human Services.
• Information on how to apply to obtain a device can be found online at www.relaysd.com .
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SD boy accidentally shoots and kills brother
• FREEMAN, S.D. (AP) -- Authorities say an 8-year-old boy was killed when he was accidentally shot by his 9-year-old brother at a home in the southeastern South Dakota city of Freeman.
• Hutchinson County State's Attorney Glenn Roth has identified the victim as Sean Hofer. The Associated Press is not releasing the older brother's name because he is a juvenile
• Roth says the boys on Tuesday were playing with a revolver when the handgun was accidentally discharged.
• The older boy told investigators he and his brother were playing with the handgun when he pulled the trigger, thinking the gun was not loaded.
• Roth says the older brother will not be charged.
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SDNA to host Republican Senate debate next month
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Five Republicans competing for the party's nomination for U.S. Senate will debate next month in Pierre.
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