Spencer SD Faces Its Death After Tornado Wipes Town Clean
In Spencer South Dakota the 1953 fire and decades of decline left Main Street with two empty holes. A 1993 tornado finished the town, killing six and leaving 320 residents displaced. Governor Janklow criticizes rebuilding while residents weigh a future.
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Spencer
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Ron Bennett
Golden Pheasant
Spencer Implement
Main Street
Bennett
Rom
Europe
Nature
Bill Janklow
Teen testifies demons influenced mother slaying and school shooting
Luke Woodham, 17, testified that demons and satanic mentor Grant Boyette urged him to kill his mother and classmates at Pearl High School. Prosecutors say Boyette led a cultlike group. Woodham faces life in prison if convicted for the mother’s death and the school rampage.
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Philadelphia
Miss
Luke Woodham
Grant Boyete
Boyette
Che 1 High School
Grant
Woodham
Michael Jepsen
Santa Fe
N.M
Rob McMichael
State Hospital
Whitfield
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Lucas Thompson
Malpractice verdict against urologist hinges on free perks claim
A Multnomah County jury awarded 900000 dollars in a malpractice suit against a Portland urologist. The plaintiff alleged the doctor used prescription drugs as bait to obtain free pizzas sodas cheese and tune ups for a car salesman. The verdict came after the plaintiff described years of “virtual servitude” under the doctor’s influence. Benson said the case exposed disbelief and skepticism toward his claims.
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Portland
Ore
Lary Benson
Benson
Multnomah County
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