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• In a telephone interview, McDaniel said, "We have a conservative vision for Mississippi. We are going to Washington to fight for our values. We are going to do it in a bold and courageous manner."
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Legislature's Executive Board is interviewing candidates for the leader of a group that supports state lawmakers by drafting bills and estimating the financial impact of legislation.
• The board is interviewing five candidates Monday and Tuesday to identify the future director of the Legislative Research Council.
• The position is being held since last fall by Interim Director Fred Schoenfeld.
• No one in the Legislative Research Council is involved in interviewing or selecting the new director.
• The last director of the non-partisan council James Fry left in September, and Schoenfeld is scheduled to retire at the end of this week. He says he may stay on if necessary, but he's no longer "critical to the process."
• Schoenfeld says the new position of deputy director will ease the transition.
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• ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) -- Police in Aberdeen say a child accidentally drowned at Wylie Park Lake.
• Authorities on Monday said emergency personnel responded to the scene around 3:30 p.m. Sunday for a report of a child who was non-responsive and possibly had drowned.
• Police say people in the area started CPR on the child until paramedics arrived. The child was then transported to a local hospital.
• Authorities interviewed witnesses and the Brown County coroner later ruled the child's death an accident.
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• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- Authorities in Rapid City say they are investigating the death of a man whose body was found inside a burned shed.
• Police say a Pennington County Sheriff's Deputy noticed smoke coming from a shed around 11:15 p.m. Sunday. Firefighters responded to the scene and found the deceased man after extinguishing the blaze.
• Police say the man is not a resident at the home.

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