Thursday,  April 18, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 273 • 18 of 41 •  Other Editions

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Another spring day, another snowstorm in Dakotas

• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Another spring day, another snowstorm in the Dakotas.
• The National Weather Service has posted a winter storm warning for far eastern South Dakota, and winter weather advisories in other parts of that region and also southeastern North Dakota.
• Forecasters say half a foot of snow or more could fall in eastern South Dakota, and southeastern North Dakota could see 2-4 inches. Wind gusting up to 35 mph could make travel hazardous in the region.
• Snowstorms have been crossing the Dakotas for the past week, dumping record amounts of snow in some areas. Eastern South Dakota is still recovering from a three-day snow and ice storm last week. Officials in Sioux Falls say they might have to suspend tree branch cleanup because of the new storm.

Farm Rescue banquet to feature benefit concert

• BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- The Farm Rescue nonprofit's annual banquet this fall will feature a benefit concert by country music singer Jason Brown.
• North Dakota-based Farm Rescue provides planting and harvesting help to farmers in the Dakotas, eastern Montana, Minnesota and Iowa who have suffered a major injury, illness or disaster. Brown was born and raised in Iowa, and he says helping farmers in crisis is "just the right thing to do."
• Farm Rescue was launched in 2006 and helped its 200th farmer last year. That figure is likely to approach 250 by the end of this year.
• Farm Rescue's annual banquet is Nov. 1 at the Best Western Ramkota in Bismarck.

SD official studies court ruling on DUI tests

• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says his office is reviewing a U.S. Supreme Court ruling to determine if it will have any effect on the state's law regarding blood tests for people suspected of drunken driving.
• The Supreme Court has ruled that police usually must try to get a search warrant from a judge before ordering blood tests for drunken-driving suspects. The justices

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