• MADISON, S.D. (AP) -- The 6,500 residents of the eastern South Dakota city of Madison are being told not to use water, after a roof over a well at the water treatment plant collapsed and contaminated the water.
• Mayor Roy Lindsay says crews have to pump out 1 million gallons of water into a creek. All schools in the city are closed for the day.
• Public Works Commissioner Nicholas Abraham says all of the city's treated drinking water flows through the well on its way to the city's water towers, so there's no way for the city to recharge the towers with clean water. Lindsay says the amount of water remaining in the towers is "critically low."
• The roof collapsed Wednesday evening as a contractor was working on the facility. No one was hurt.
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• FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- A blizzard sweeping through parts of the Dakotas is making travel treacherous and prompting the shutdown of public schools and even universities.
• The National Weather Service has posted blizzard warnings in eastern North Dakota and northeastern South Dakota. The impacted area includes the James River and Red River valleys.
• The cold front sweeping in from Canada is expected to bring only about an inch of snow. But winds gusting to 70 mph are creating whiteout conditions.
• A wind gust of 72 mph was reported at Forbes on the North Dakota-South Dakota border. As a comparison -- sustained winds of 74 mph are considered hurricane force.
• North Dakota's two largest universities -- the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks and North Dakota State University in Fargo -- are closed.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Officials of an organization that seeks to prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation say federal court decisions overturning bans on same-sex marriage in two other states may lead to challenges to South Dakota's

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