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Service show two northwestern North Dakota towns have received more than a foot of snow.
• The National Weather Service says Crosby has received 18 inches of snow as of Saturday morning while Williston has received 12 inches.
• A winter storm warning is in effect in western and central parts of the state through Sunday evening. A winter weather advisory is in effect for the southern part of North Dakota along the South Dakota border.
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• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- Interested buyers will have another opportunity to purchase 40 acres of land in the Black Hills next month.
• The Pennington County Board of Commissioners decided Friday to hold a second auction for the land west of Deerfield Lake on Dec. 4 at the Pennington County Courthouse.
• An auction for the land earlier this month was declared a "no sale" after the man who made the winning bid realized he could not afford the price tag. He had made the winning bid of $2,550 thinking it was for the whole parcel. But it was actually per acre.
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• OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The amount of water flowing into the lower Missouri River will be reduced later this month to help conserve water in the upstream reservoirs during the drought.
• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it plans to reduce the amount of water it releases out of Gavins Point dam on the South Dakota-Nebraska border to the minimum of 12,000 cubic feet per second in late November.
• In a normal winter, about 17,000 cubic feet per second of water is typically released from Gavins Point. During the last two winters, releases ranged between 19,000 and 22,000 cubic feet per second.
• The smaller winter releases are part of the Corps' plan for dealing with drought. The length of next year's navigation season along the river could be shortened if the drought continues.
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