The Latest: High court clears way for South Dakota execution

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Latest on the planned execution of South Dakota inmate Rodney Berget (all times local):
6:40 p.m.
The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for the execution of a South Dakota man who killed a prison guard in a failed 2011 escape attempt.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says the high court denied a request Monday from attorney Juliet Yackel to stay the execution of 56-year-old Rodney Berget.
Berget’s execution was delayed for more than five h