Saturday,  January 26, 2013 • Vol. 13--No. 191 • 23 of 32 •  Other Editions

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• The incident blew off manhole covers, buckled a sidewalk and sent smoke pouring into the streets. KELO-TV and the Argus Leader newspaper reported that the fire was traced to underground electrical equipment. Firefighters extinguished the blaze by 7 a.m.
• "This is a big deal," Mayor Mike Huether said. "(Xcel Energy) is doing everything they can to restore power. The city is doing what they are good at as well, and that is ensuring public safety."
• Many downtown businesses closed because of the outage, and traffic was routed around the area.
• Todd Miller headed to a nearby Starbucks when he learned the building where he works was without power.
• "The building was completely dark and I didn't feel the need to go into a dark building," the attorney told The Argus Leader.
• Fire Chief Jim Sideras said at a news conference that some downtown residents might be moved to temporary housing, possibly in hotels. Friday's daytime temperatures hovered in the teens.

Suspect arrested in South Dakota bank robbery

• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- State and federal crime agents have arrested a suspect in a bank robbery earlier this month in the eastern South Dakota town of Toronto.
• The FBI says 38-year-old Nathan Reisetter was arrested Tuesday at his workplace in Brookings. He is from White, which is less than 20 miles from Toronto.
• Authorities say a man armed with a semi-automatic handgun robbed the First Bank and Trust in Toronto on Jan. 2, giving a trash bag to an employee and demanding money from the bank's vault. He fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. No one was hurt.
• The FBI is not disclosing what led agents to arrest Reisetter or whether they recovered any money. It was not immediately clear where Reisetter was being held or if he had an attorney.

Suspect arrested in South Dakota bank robbery

• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- State and federal crime agents have arrested a suspect in a bank robbery earlier this month in the eastern South Dakota town of Toronto.
• The FBI says 38-year-old Nathan Reisetter was arrested Tuesday at his work

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