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• The Argus Leader reports that no people were inside and no one was hurt. The cause of the fire was not immediately determined.
• It is the second business fire in the Tea area in less than two weeks. A building owned by Sioux Falls Kitchen and Bath was destroyed on Jan. 13.
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Deadly SD fire's cause expected to be determined
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Investigators say they should be able to pinpoint the cause of a house fire in Sioux Falls last month that killed three children.
• Authorities got their first look inside the burned-out home on Tuesday. Sioux Falls Fire Rescue investigator John Daniels tells the Argus Leader newspaper that the fire's origin and cause might be determined in as little as a week.
• KELO-TV reports that an accelerant-sniffing dog was brought in for a second time to search for any evidence of gasoline or other fuel, and again did not find anything.
• The fire early on Dec. 22 killed 16-year-old Michael Hensley, 12-year-old Savannah Coon and 6-year-old Alivia Coon. The children's mother and her husband escaped with minor injuries by leaping from a second-floor window. The mother, Rhiannon White, faces drug charges.
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. A VOTE TO AVOID DEBT CRISIS
• The House is expected to vote Wednesday to let the government borrow enough to pay three months' worth of bills.
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• 2. NETANYAHU SCRAMBLES TO RETAIN POWER IN ISRAEL
• The elections ended in a deadlock in parliament, making it more difficult for the prime minister to form a new coalition to stay in office.
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• 3. CLINTON FINALLY FACES CONGRESS
• The secretary of state testifies later today about the Sept. 11 attack on the Libya diplomatic mission that killed a U.S. ambassador.
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• 4. WHAT JOBS AREN'T COMING BACK AFTER RECESSION
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