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about one-third -- is unchanged over the week.
• North Dakota continues to have no areas in exceptional drought, and only about 5 percent of the state is in extreme drought.
• All of both states suffer from some degree of drought.
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Ticket sold in Mitchell is $22,195 jackpot winner
• MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) -- A ticket sold in Mitchell is a $22,195 jackpot winner in Wednesday's Dakota Cash drawing.
• South Dakota lottery officials say the winning numbers are 6, 11, 12, 21 and 29.
• Dakota Cash is played only in South Dakota. The odds of winning the jackpot are one in about 325,000. The winner has about six months to claim the prize.
• The jackpot starts again at $20,000 for the next drawing, on Saturday.
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today (times in EDT):
• 1. CONSULATE ATTACK TIMELINE COMES INTO FOCUS
• AP's Kimberly Dozier says the CIA station chief in Libya reported to Washington within 24 hours of the deadly attack that there was evidence it was carried out by militants.
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• 2. A BULLET TRAIN IT IS NOT
• But test runs will start zooming along a small section of the Amtrak line between Chicago and St. Louis at 110 mph -- a 30 mph increase.
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• 3. AIRLINE SAFETY RECORD A MIXED BAG
• While it's been more than 3½ years since the last deadly airline crash in the U.S., one consequence of such a remarkable record is the difficulty in imposing new safety rules on the industry.
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• 4. CANDIDATES GET BACK TO BUSINESS
• After sharpening their comedic chops at the Alfred E. Smith dinner, Romney campaigns in Daytona Beach, Fla., at 8:30 a.m., and Obama does the same in Fairfax, Va., at 11:45 a.m.
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