Douglas County News

Anthrax has been detected in three South Dakota cattle herds. State Veterinarian Sam Holland says the disease has shown up in Douglas and Hutchinson counties.

A livestock disease that has been known to veterinary medicine for generations and regularly appears in South Dakota has been detected in three cattle herds in Douglas and Hutchinson counties.

One of the characters I came across when I wrote a book on South Dakota history was Lawrence Jefferson Manbeck of Douglas County. via Plain Talk Online

Former President Clinton is scheduled to headline a Denver fund-raiser for Hillary Clinton's White House bid next Wednesday and former Sen. via Denver Post

“We're analyzing all our evidence”

Prosecutors might seek the death penalty against a former Dell Rapids teen accused of killing a young woman at random Sunday night in Omaha. via Argus Leader

A judge in Omaha this morning ruled that Kyle Bormann, the South Dakota native accused of killing a woman with a high-powered rifle, be held without bail, the Omaha World-Herald is reporting on its Web site. via Argus Leader

“Apparently he had some history of hunting lived in South Dakota. That's where he was from, and was a hunter”

A South Dakota native was charged with first degree murder Tuesday in connection with a fatal shooting in Omaha. via KSFY-TV Sioux Falls

“Mostly we look for tracks going off the road or the fence being down. Just anything out of the ordinary that might signal an accident or something like that”

A uthorities in south central South Dakota say they have called off a three county search for Platte mayor Ken Lucas, who has been missing since Friday. via KSFY-TV Sioux Falls

The body of a 63-year-old man found over the weekend in the South Platte River has been identified by authorities. via Denver Post

“Lots of time in the spring, with no till, we have a lot of cover there and people say, `It's too wet, I can't plant.' So those cover crops will take some of that surface moisture away early in the spring so that producers can get in there early.”

Cover crops and carbon sequestration are key topics on the schedule of a no-till clinic coming up Dec. via Madison Daily Leader

Gov. Mike Rounds has announced that the state has approved $1,219,495 in grants to help hospitals and clinics continue disaster preparedness efforts. via Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan

Beverly Vogt, of Armour, has been named the Outstanding Dietetic Technician of the Year by the American Dietetic Association and was honored at an awards luncheon at the annual South Dakota Association of ... via Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan