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SDRight Now,0785 Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: CHURCH FIRE Artesian church destroyed by fire ARTESIAN, S.D. Fire has destroyed a church in the eastern South Dakota town of Artesian.

A 55-year-old man from South Dakota was arrested outside the Wal-Mart on North Elmira Street in Sayre late Wednesday night for disorderly conduct and weapons violations.

More South Dakotans are now eligible for financial help to heat their homes this winter.

A spokesman for Gov. Mike Rounds says South Dakota's wind industry may be "sidetracked" by the recent termination of plans to build a coal-fired power plant in the northeastern part of the state.

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According to a release from Gov. Mike Rounds, a new report by the Pew Center on the States shows that South Dakota 's state government is tied for ninth best in the nation when it comes to balancing the budget.

Stock market gains mean two trust funds likely will be able to contribute money to help support education and health care in next year's state budget, state Investment Officer Matt Clark said.

Politicians are getting financial headaches and doctors are facing tough choices as more South Dakotans are living in poverty.

Do you know what you're putting into your body when you make that protein shake? Doctors weigh in on the heavy issue.

Republican Governor Mike Rounds says he thanks Democratic U.S. Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin for her Saturday vote against a health care bill that passed the House.

A South Dakota group Coalition for Cures Not Cloning is speaking out against embryonic stem cell research.

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Gov. Mike Rounds plans to attend the annual conference of the Council of State Governments later this week in California.

Gov. Mike Rounds says the health reform bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would break South Dakota's state budget.

Three Republicans have announced their intentions to run for South Dakota's lone seat in the U.S. House, an indication the GOP believes Democratic Rep.

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A spokesman for the South Dakota National Guard says his office has been busy fielding calls from people wondering if any South Dakotans were involved in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, but he says none were.

Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin says she will oppose the health care reform bill expected to be considered this weekend in the House.

The state Health Department has confirmed four more swine flu-related deaths in South Dakota, bringing the total to 13.

The South Dakota Department of Corrections says a state prison inmate has died. A news release says 75-year-old Leland Kagy died Tuesday morning at the state prison in Springfield.