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WHAT'S ROLE OF CHURCHES IN CURBING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE? id WWW.ARGUSLEADER.COM ft 0 Thursday Sept. 23, 2004 SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA 50 Cents IL(Bdl(Bf rULi5 Md continent to sell its 5 radio stations TODAY'S BRIEFING LIFE Help accompanies director's debut Delta David Gier puts Company operated Sioux Falls network for 52 years nis tirst stamp NEW OWNER COMPANY: Backyard Broadcasting. HEADQUARTERS: Baltimore. STATIONS: Has 22 in five markets. FOUNDED: 2002.

ON THE WEB: www.bybradio.com. opment in the fluid Sioux Falls radio market, where all 14 commercial stations have changed ownership in the last year. Stations involved in the sale are KELO-AM, KELO-FM, KRRO-FM, KTWB-FM and KWSN-AM. The purchase price was not disclosed. The deal is subject to Federal Communications Commission approval.

Midcontinent was a dominant force in local broadcasting for more BY JAY KIRSCHENM ANN jkirschargusleader.com The Midcontinent era in local broadcasting history will end with the sale of five Sioux Falls radio stations to a Baltimore media company. Midcontinent Media Inc. on Wednesday announced an agreement to sell its radio group to Backyard Broadcasting, which has 22 stations in five markets. The sale is the most recent devel than a half-century. "There is a great deal of sentimentality that goes with this sale," said Tom Simmons, Midcontinent's vice president of public policy.

"The radio stations were the first major acquisition, 52 years ago, beyond our origins of the movie theaters. They came along with the construction permit for the See MIDCONTINENT, page 6A A on the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra this weekend in his de JAON McKIBMN ARGUS LEADER Barry Drake Is CEO of Backyard Broadcasting, which has acquired Midcontinent's radio division. but as director, and he'll have high-pro i LOSING WEIGHT TO SAVE LIFE file help at his side. EJ- 7-7 (J Dud Police, OSHAto investigate Saxophonist Branford Marsalis will join the orchestra for the second half of its concerts Saturday and Sunday at the Washington Pavilion. ID Fall Is grow time for gardens Rather than put your garden to bed for winter, fall is a time for renewal.

The weather is mild, and the ground is easy on your plants. Consider what you can do before the deep freezes set in. ID LOCAL REGION U.S. House campaign turns to Iraq Rep. Stephanie Herseth, will travel to Iraq with some other members of Congress to see conditions there for themselves and meet with troops.

Republican challenger Larry Diedrich also wades into discussion about Iraq. He talks about the war with vocational-school students. IB Former West Central star plays big at USD Brian Alderson was known as much for basket- 72nJ St. Site of fatal accident i i I XTS2-i Area ol map j- ei. i 7 sm9 i rms I PHOTOS BY STUART VILLANUEVA ARGUS LEADER Avera McKennan therapist Tracee Ellweln supervises Patrick Deuel's workout In his hospital room.

Deuel, who a few months ago weighed more than 1,000 pounds and couldn't walk unassisted, can now walk 90 feet at a time. Nebraskan takes walks, continues to shed pounds BY DENISED. TUCKER dtuckerargusleader.com Officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will be in town today to investigate the death of an Ohio man in a work-related crane accident in northern Sioux Falls. A crew from Columbus-based Collector Wells International Inc. was working on a city well near 72nd Street and Ditch Road when the accident happened about 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday. As Timothy Walsh, 37, of Columbus was working on a flatbed truck, the boom of a crane landed on the truck, crushing him. The crane had sunk into the soft soil, becoming too heavy on one side, and tipped over, police said. Walsh died at the scene. No one else was injured.

"It just appeared to be an equipment accident," police LL T.C. Olson said. "The outrigger feet were not out but down. They were not set out bail as football at I vvesiuen-I tral High school. But the sKinnyKia I now a ju like they should've been." Kevin Smith, assistant public works director, said the crew from Collector Wells had finished its work Wednesday and was See ACCIDENT, page 6A nior-has filled out at the Univer Brian Alderson 7trJ sity of South Dakota.

And his offensive line play has helped the Coyotes to a fast start. See more college notes. 1C NATION WORLD DIET OF LAST RESORT; Call it the "Get Tough" diet. It's a boot camp for the overweight. See why it works for some teens.

2A PATRICK'S PROGRESS He checked into Avera McKennan Hospital in June weighing 1,072 pounds. He now weighs 687 pounds. Three months ago, he couldn't walk or stand on his own. Now he can walk 90 feet with little help. In June, he was dying of heart failure, diabetes and hypertension.

Today, those problems appear under control. ONLINE For previous coverage of Patrick Deuel's quest to lose hundreds of pounds and regain his health and a job, log on to www. argusleader.com BY KEVIN DOBBS kdobbsargusleader.com Patrick Deuel, the 42-year-old man who checked into a Sioux Falls hospital in June carrying a paralyzing 1,072 pounds, continues to lose weight and inch away from the perils of obesity. Coached and motivated by a team of doctors, nurses and therapists at Avera McKennan Hospital, Deuel has spent the summer on a diet and shed 385 pounds. He's taming a battery of obesity-related problems, including heart failure, diabetes and hypertension.

Deuel's turnaround garnered national attention -from stories in the New York Post to CNN because only a few dozen Americans are known to have topped 1,000 pounds. Dr. Steve Sparks of the Society of Bariatric Physicians said many people's hearts would collapse under the pressure of so A hospital scale records Patrick Deuel's weight: 687 pounds. The Valentine, man weighed 1,072 In June. ''Wll', v.

X- tr 1 i I ft housebound for seven years now exercises daily, lifting dumbbells, stretching and walking. He came to Sioux Falls unable to sit up on his own; now he can walk about 90 feet with little assistance. "I am the picture of See OBESE, page 6A much weight. Deuel's lead doctor in Sioux Falls, surgeon and bariatric specialist Fred Harris, said Deuel probably would have died this year had he not been hospitalized. The Nebraska man -whose lifelong battle with weight gain left him bedridden for nearly a year and 3 CHRISTOPHER OANNON ARGUS LEADER Police officers Tom C.

Olson (left) and Jerome Miller (right) leave the scene of a fatal crane accident with Insurance adjuster John Jensen on Wednesday evening. JANET JACKSON: What's the going cost of a "wardrobe For CBS, it's $550,000. That was the fine assessed the network for Janet Jackson's Super Bowl halftime stunt. 3A Terror rules trap '70s singer Islamic charity donations cited in denying entry U.S. says no as Iraq hints scientist may be released TODAY'S WEATHER INSIDE HIGH CO4 CAT STEVENS NAME: Yusuf Islam after converting to Islam more than 25 years ago.

Gave up his music and founded a Muslim school in Lon REBUILDING: A cere 1 1, Partly cloudy thunderstorms LQ Full report, 2A i mony in Tikrit marked the opening of a $5.4 million bridge rebuilt don in 1983. FAME: Popular songs in the 1970s Included "Morning Has Broken," "Wild World" and "Peace Train." NOTABLE: Supported the 34 pages INDEX Rlhab Rashld Taha BY SARA KEHAULANI GOO The Washington Post WASHINGTON Yusuf Islam, who became famous in the 1970s as pop singer Cat Stevens, left the United States on Wednesday on a United Airlines flight to London after being denied entry because he was on several government watch lists, U.S. officials said. Islam was admitted into the country in May but Department of Homeland Security officials said they placed him on the no-fly list in July, barring him from entry, after government agencies received fresh intelligence related to what they said were his charitable contributions to groups with terrorist ties. "Yusuf Islam has been placed on government watch lists because of concerns of ties he may have to potential terrorist-related activities," said Homeland Security spokesman Brian Roehrkasse.

"More recently, the intelligence community has received information that further heightens this concern." Officials said they could not provide See CAT STEVENS, page 6A Also, a Justice Ministry official said Rihab Rashid Taha, a scientist who became known as "Dr. Germ" for helping Iraq make weapons out of anthrax, would be freed in the coming days because she no longer is a threat to national security. U.S. and Iraqi officials disagreed about who had custody of Taha and another prisoner, Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash, sometimes called "Mrs. Anthrax.

But a U.S. Embassy spokesman said the pair "are in our legal and physical custody" and ruled out any immediate release. Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said his government is reviewing the status of its detainees, including the two female scientists. But he said the review process has nothing to do with the current hostage situation. BY KIM HOUSEQO Associated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq A British hostage appeared on a video posted on an Islamic Web site Wednesday weeping and pleading for his life as a U.S.

Embassy official crushed reports that a high-profile female Iraqi weapons scientist could be released from jail soon, as demanded by the kidnappers. The captive, Kenneth Bigley, appealed to British Prime Minister Tony Blair to intervene. "I think this is possibly my last chance," he said. "I don't want to die." Bigley was being held by a militant group led by Jordanian-born terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The group already has beheaded Americans Eugene Arm-strong and Jack Hensley, whom it abducted along with by American forces for the Iraqis.

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