Gene Hetland

A while back we talked about the importance of getting a flu shot, and although the people who keep track say it's early, the influenza season is here.

The flu has shown up already in five states, none of them around South Dakota, but this news means you need to be vaccinated if you haven't been already

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Sioux Falls police say a 17-year-old girl who was working for the Gordman's store allegedly gave some inappropriate discounts.

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The death of a police officer in Cold Spring, Minnesota is another reminder of the dangers faced by those who make our communities safer.

Authorities in central Minnesota say Officer Tom Decker, 31, was shot and killed while making a routine check

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Three weeks and two days past the 2012 General Elections, and the 2014 campaign is on.

That's right--by now you know that former Governor Mike Rounds says he is an official candidate for the US Senate seat now held by Democrat Tim Johnson

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We're well into the winter heating season, and the US Environmental Protection agency is warning about the dangers of CO, carbon monoxide.

You can't see it or smell it, but it's a killer, and I've covered stories in Sioux Falls where CO has killed people

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We talked yesterday about the Powerball jackpot reaching $500 million.

Well, forget that.

The Multi-State Lottery Association, the organization that runs the game, says the Wednesday night jackpot is up to $550 million, but officials also say that could go higher, depending on ticket sales

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Do you have Powerball fever yet?

Millions are expected to get it, in the run-up to the Wednesday night drawing, when the top prize could be up around a half billion dollars.

And the bigger prizes bring in even more ticket buyers

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We were in the grocery store the other day when I heard a store page describe our car. It didn't happen the way the picture shows, but a store parking lot can seem this crowded on the day before Thanksgiving

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You've probably heard or seen the story about the upsurge in diabetes cases in South Dakota.

The report from the CDC says between 1995 and 2010, South Dakota saw an increase in diabetes cases of more than 120 percent

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A few post-election notes:

President Obama says he has not yet scheduled a meeting with the man he defeated on Election Day.

But he says he does want to meet with Mitt Romney before the year is out

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