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early February until graduation day.
• Gov. Dennis Daugaard thanked the new troopers, saying that because of law enforcement, residents are able to live in a free and independent society where order and peace prevail.
• Patrol Superintendent Col. Craig Price told the recruits to have a positive attitude, take care of their families, respect other people, be good partners in the South Dakota law enforcement community and exercise their duties with humility.
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Gann Valley woman convicted of manslaughter
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- A jury in Brule County has found a 23-year-old Gann Valley woman guilty of beating to death a 4-year-old boy because he wet his pants.
• Attorney General Marty Jackley and Brule County States Attorney David Natvig say Donika Gonzales faces a sentence of up to life in prison after her conviction on first degree manslaughter and aggravated assault charges on Friday. The charges stem from an abuse incident on Feb. 21, 2013, that resulted in the boy's death. The boy was not Gonzales' son.
• This case was investigated by the Buffalo County Sheriff's Office and the Division of Criminal Investigation and prosecuted by the Attorney General's Office and the Brule County States Attorney.
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North Dakota, Ghana celebrate 10-year partnership
KEVIN BURBACH, Associated Press
• BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- The head of the Ghanaian Armed Forces used to have trouble pronouncing the name of North Dakota's National Guard commander. So, like many before him, he called Major Gen. David Sprynczynatyk simply "General Spry."
• Vice Admiral Mathew Quashie says it's become easier the longer he's known Sprynczynatyk. The two led a ceremony Friday at the North Dakota State Capitol to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of their forces' partnership.
• The North Dakota National Guard and the Ghanaian Armed Forces have worked together through the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program to foster military, economic and cultural ideas in order to grow each other's communities.
• "It feels good to know the people of Ghana welcome us, respect us, and that's we've done the exact same thing here" Sprynczynatyk said after the ceremony.
• Last week, North Dakota also signed similar partnership agreements with the Re (Continued on page 18)
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