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Interstates in Dakotas reopen after blizzard
• FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- Interstates that were shut down by a blizzard in the eastern Dakotas have all reopened.
• Interstate 29 reopened Monday afternoon between Watertown, S.D. and Fargo, N.D. It earlier reopened between Watertown and Sioux falls to the south and Fargo and Grand Forks to the north. I-94 in North Dakota has reopened between Fargo and Jamestown. I-90 in South Dakota has reopened between Sioux Falls and Wall.
• The storm that brought heavy snow and strong winds contributed to numerous accidents, including a seven-vehicle chain-reaction crash on I-94 in southeastern North Dakota. The Highway Patrol says there were only minor injuries.
• Patrol troopers and snowplow drivers rescued several stranded motorists in the region.
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Blizzard socks the eastern Dakotas with heavy snow
• FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- Schools, public offices, medical centers and businesses throughout the eastern Dakotas opened late or not at all Monday as the region began digging out from a blizzard that broke several longstanding weather records.
• The storm that brought more than foot of snow and strong winds to some areas contributed to numerous accidents over the weekend, including a seven-vehicle chain-reaction crash on I-94 in southeastern North Dakota late Friday. The Highway Patrol reported only minor injuries.
• Blizzard warnings posted by the National Weather Service continued into Monday morning in central and northeastern South Dakota and southeastern North Dakota. Winter weather advisories endured for other parts of the region.
• Interstates that had been shut down began reopening Monday. All of Interstate 29 that had been closed reopened by late Monday afternoon. I-94 in North Dakota reopened between Fargo and Jamestown, and I-90 in South Dakota reopened between Sioux Falls and Wall.
• Shea Denault and his sister, Jenna, crashed into a road-closure gate on I-29 in Fargo on Saturday.
• "It was pretty bad, pretty white-out," Shea Denault told WDAY-TV. "All of a sudden we see this gate. We're doing about 45 (mph). She freaked out. She was driving, and she slammed on the brakes."
• Troopers and snowplow drivers rescued several stranded motorists. Officials in (Continued on page 23)
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