Gene Hetland

The cold weather that was predicted showed up as forecasters said it would.

We're talking about temperatures and wind chill low enough to call off school in many area districts. ?The wind chill reading in Sioux Falls at mid-day Thursday was 30 degrees below zero

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The South Dakota Army National Guard's 1742nd Transportation Company has received an alert order for possible mobilization to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Guard officials say the 1742nd and its 169 assigned members are scheduled for deployment in the December 2013/January 2014 time frame

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Another of those cold winter days South Dakotans are familiar with is a time when staying warm is a priority.

A forecast that calls for falling temperatures and dangerous wind chills makes me think of those who can't find a warm place for shelter

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Three Sioux Falls teenagers are charged with at least 17 vandalism cases, all involving spray paint and all on the city's east side.

Police spokesman Sam Clemens says the first reports came in Tuesday morning, with spray-painted buildings and a few vehicles

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I'll be the first to admit that I was unaware South Dakota had a potato inspector.

That is, I was unaware until I learned of a bill moving through the Legislature to do away with the post.

It's part of some streamlining being done in the State Agriculture Department

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Did you have fun driving on ice over the weekend?

Of course not. There is no such thing, as we all know.

When you can't get your car into the garage because it keeps sliding down the driveway, that's bad

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We are right in the season where some of NASA's worst space disasters occurred.

I can very much remember January 27, 1967, when three astronauts died in a fire in the Apollo space capsule that was, if I remember right, on a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida

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The recent passing of former South Dakota State University Mens Basketball Coach Jim Marking set me to remembering the games in "The Barn."

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A plan to let South Dakota school districts allow one person to be armed during school hours will have more hurdles to clear if it's approved by a committee this week.

It's a reaction to incidents like the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, in December--the event that seems to be the real catalyst for discussions in South Dakota and so many other states

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SIOUX FALLS - A Sioux Falls man is in custody, and police say he is accused of raping his own daughter.

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