WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) — The National Weather Service says a confirmed tornado has hit a small town in central South Dakota.

Meteorologist Todd Heitkamp says law enforcement in Wessington Springs reported the tornado went right “through the heart of town.” It hit just before 8 p.m.

A spokeswoman for the hospital in town says one patient in good condition is being treated as a result of the tornado.

Heitkamp says homes and businesses have been damaged. Multiple calls to the Jerauld County Sheriff’s Office rang busy.

Confirmed tornadoes also touched down nearby, outside the towns of Woonsocket and Alpena.

Wessington Springs is about 125 miles northwest of Sioux Falls and has a population of about 1,000.

Gov. Dennis Daugaard tweeted that he deployed 100 South Dakota National Guard soldiers and equipment to Wessington Springs.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lancaster County Board member and legislative candidate has been sentenced to seven days in jail for drunken driving.

Brent Smoyer received the sentence Wednesday. The 32-year-old will be allowed to serve the time under house arrest, which begins July 2.

Smoyer was driving when he was stopped on April 11 by University of Nebraska-Lincoln police. A sobriety test showed his blood alcohol content was above the legal limit to drive. He later pleaded no contest in county court.

Smoyer will lose his driver’s license for six months and pay $500 as part of his sentence.

Smoyer, a Republican, will face Democrat Matt Hansen this fall to represent northeast Lincoln in the Nebraska Legislature.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A judge has declared a mistrial for a man accused of fatally shooting another man at a Lincoln party last year.

A hung jury of five men and seven women deliberated for more than two days before telling a judge Wednesday they could not agree on a verdict in the case of Michael Arellano.

The 22-year-old Arellano faced charges of second-degree murder, felony assault and two weapons counts. He is accused of fatally shooting 38-year-old Shane Newman in June 2013.

Arellano said during his trial that he shot Newman to defend a friend who was allegedly being injured by Newman.

Deputy County Attorney Pat Condon said prosecutors plan to retry the case in September.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting in north Omaha.

The Omaha Police Department says officers were called in Wednesday morning to investigate a shooting. They found 59-year-old Johnny L. Haynes with a gunshot wound.

Haynes, of Omaha, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

No arrests have been made in the case. Police say no additional information is available.

STERLING, Colo. (AP) — The Logan County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of a 40-year-old man whose body was pulled from the North Sterling Reservoir over the weekend.

Wednesday the man has been identified as Tracy D. Senyard. Lt. Joe McBride says the Sterling man was involved in some sort of a swimming accident Sunday. The circumstances leading to the death have not been released.

Sterling Fire Chief Kurt Vogel told the Denver Post the victim did not register any vital signs when he was pulled from the water about an hour and a half after authorities were called to the reservoir in northeastern Colorado.