South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden appointed Sen. David Wheeler, R-Huron, to serve as a judge in the state’s Third Circuit.

Prosecutor’s notes indicate Stenehjem, BCI knew in 2015 about sexual assault allegation. Case supposedly sent to SD DCI, but SD has no record of it.

The EPA granted an emergency waiver permitting the nationwide sale of a fuel blend with higher amounts of ethanol through the summer months.