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Man Who Faked Death Sentenced in South Dakota

A Florida man was sentenced Monday to three years in prison and ordered to help repay near $2 million for faking his death to collect life insurance proceeds. Forty-six-year-old Vij Misir had pleaded guilty in October to conspiracy to commit …

South Dakota Grain Elevator Hit with $378K in Fines

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited North Central Farmers Elevator in Ipswich, S.D., with six willful violations for exposing workers to being engulfed by grain. Proposed penalties total $378,000. OSHA’s area office in Bismarck …