Sioux Falls store robbed at gunpoint by 2 males
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Sioux Falls police are investigating another armed robbery.
• Authorities say two males armed with handguns entered a Shop 'N Cart store shortly after midnight Thursday and demanded money from the clerk before fleeing on foot.
• It's the second armed robbery in the city this week. Police say a man armed with a box cutter robbed a Crown Casino early Wednesday.
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SD first lady makes 250th stop on reading tour
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota's first lady will make her 250th stop on a book tour she began three years ago.
• Linda Daugaard will read to third-, fourth- and fifth-graders at Beresford Elementary School Friday.
• She says that reading is important for child development and learning. She hopes to inspire children to read for fun.
• The first lady has worked as a school librarian and taught at St. Mary's High School in Dell Rapids. She has served on multiple library boards, including the Minnehaha County Rural Library Board.
• During her reading tour she collects and redistributes chapter books. She also supports the Social Services Department's "Reach Out and Read" program, which provides books to children under the age of five.
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United Tribes Technical College holds commencement
• BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- United Tribes Technical College says 113 students are graduating from the Bismarck-based school.
• The school run by North Dakota tribes was holding its commencement ceremony Friday. American Indian College Fund President and CEO Cheryl Crazy Bull was scheduled as the guest speaker.
• The school says the graduates represent 25 tribal nations.
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