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documentation for the survey.
• But McCahren's defense attorney, William Taylor, said prosecutors had no right to know the questions or answers to the survey. He also said the state shouldn't be allowed to stop the survey, the results of which will eventually be available to the public.
• "We hired a survey company. We vetted the questions, and we had it done for our use," Taylor said. "They are neutral. They are not intended to influence anybody's opinion. They are intended to sample public opinion."
• Hughes County Judge John Brown sided with the defense. Brown acknowledged that he had "some curiosity" about the content of the survey, but he said, "I don't think I'm in a position to ask those questions."
• McCahren is accused of shooting Williams with a shotgun after first pointing the weapon at the other 16-year-old boy following an argument about a paintball game. McCahren's lawyers have argued that the shooting was accidental, but prosecutors have said McCahren has a history of violent, reckless behavior since childhood.
• The results of the survey could be used by the defense to ask for a change of venue. Another hearing is scheduled for May 12.
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South Dakota farmers complain about rail service
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Some South Dakota farmers say North Dakota's Bakken oil field has created a shortage of rail engines and crews to move harvested grain to market.
• A group of farmers during a Tuesday press conference said the issue has reached a critical point. They say they want President Barack Obama to issue an executive order calling a railroad company to send engines to South Dakota to haul the hundreds of railcars that are waiting to be moved.
• The farmers have singled out BNSF Railway, but the company says it isn't favoring crude shipments over other shippers such as agriculture.
• BNSF is the biggest player in the rich oil fields of North Dakota and Montana, hauling the bulk of the crude out of the region and the inbound freight that supports oil drilling.
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Trial resumes in South Dakota death penalty case
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A pharmacologist testified Tuesday that a man accused of killing a Sioux Falls hospice nurse as part of a plan to assassinate President Barack Obama could have been hallucinating throughout the two-day crime (Continued on page 16)
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