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43-year-old Sioux Falls resident was participating in a multi-agency training event in Family Park at about 8 p.m. Thursday.
• DeYoung says the tethered diver gave four tugs to indicate a problem, and crews on scene rescued him within two minutes. DeYoung says visibility is near zero in the dark Family Park lake.
• Eleven divers and two city fire rescue crews were on scene at the time.
• The man's name and condition have not been released.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expecting a South Dakota spring wheat crop that's 7 percent larger than last year.
• The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service says the state's crop is forecast at 54.6 million bushels with an average yield of 43 bushels per acre, down one bushel from 2013. Acres intended for harvest, at 1.27 million, are up 9 percent from last year.
• Winter wheat production is forecast at 53.8 million bushels. That's a 10 percent increase from the June 1 forecast, but a 106 percent jump from last year. Average yield is forecast at 46 bushels per acre, up 7 bushels from last year.
• Acreage to be harvested for grain is estimated at 1.17 million acres, up 75 percent from last year.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota residents who suffered due to recent flooding and a tornado will not be eligible for federal aid, though other forms of help remain available and donations continue to pour in.
• The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied the state's request for individual assistance in the wake of the weather disasters, the state Department of Public Safety said. FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate told the state in a letter that the damage to homes and businesses was not enough to warrant federal help.
• "Flooding and tornadoes impacted many residents and damaged numerous homes and businesses," Kristi Turman, director of the state Office of Emergency Management, said in a statement issued Thursday. "Unfortunately, FEMA declined to find that we meet their requirements for Individual Assistance programs."
• Gov. Dennis Daugaard said the denial was a disappointment and that state officials could appeal the decision.

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