Thursday,  August 30, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 046 • 23 of 31 •  Other Editions

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Sturgis hosts annual Mustang Rally through Sunday

• STURGIS, S.D. (AP) -- Mustangs rather than motorcycles are taking over the streets of Sturgis this week.
• The community known for the annual motorcycle rally that draws hundreds of thousands of people to western South Dakota's Black Hills is hosting the Sturgis Mustang Rally, featuring Mustang cars. It began Wednesday and runs through Sunday.
• It's the sixth year for the event. Robin Shrake tells the Black Hills Pioneer that organizers expect as many as 900 cars.
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10 Things to Know Today
• The Associated Press

• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. ROMNEY'S MOST IMPORTANT SPEECH SO FAR
• Millions will be watching as the nominee addresses the GOP convention Thursday night.
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• 2. POLICE: 100-YEAR-OLD DRIVER HITS 11 NEAR SCHOOL
• The screams of women and children didn't prompt the elderly driver to stop.

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• 3. HOW NEW ORLEANS FARED AGAINST ISAAC
• The city's fortified levees appear to have withstood one of their stiffest challenges yet.
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• 4. A NIGHT OF EMPOWERMENT FOR THE DISABLED
• Stephen Hawking -- who has shown that physical disabilities do not limit human potential -- leads the opening of the 2012 Paralympics.
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• 5. WHAT'S UP AT THE PUMP THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND
• It's Isaac's fault: Gas prices jumped Wednesday and will keep rising for several days.
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• 6. WHY CHICAGO TEACHERS ARE TALKING STRIKE
• Pay, job security and performance evaluations are among issues in the nation's

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