Dakotas in store for another Alberta clipper
• BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- Another Alberta clipper is bearing down on the Dakotas, but forecasters say it won't be nearly as strong as the one that swept through Thursday.
• The storm that blew in from western Canada with winds gusting as strong as 76 mph snarled traffic, shut down schools, and damaged everything from trees and flags to signs and buildings.
• National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Abeling says it's one of the strongest clipper systems he's seen in a while. He says another one is expected Friday night into Saturday, but with wind gusts of up to only about 40 mph.
• A wind advisory is in place for central North Dakota for late Friday and early Saturday. A winter weather advisory has been posted for northeast and east central South Dakota.
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Runaway dump truck crashes into Rapid City house
• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- No one was hurt when a runaway dump truck in Rapid City plowed through a residential neighborhood and crashed into a house.
• Police say the driverless truck's journey started at a construction site. The truck rolled down a hill and hit a parked car, a fire hydrant and an electrical box before finally pushing another parked car into a house.
• People were in the home at the time but were not harmed.
• Authorities believe a mechanical failure led to the incident but they're still investigating. A damage estimate was not immediately released.
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Watertown Casino robbed at gunpoint
• WATERTOWN, S.D. (AP) -- Watertown police are investigating an armed robbery at a casino.
• Police say two men armed with handguns entered the Magic Mile Casino about 8:30 p.m. Thursday and demanded money from a clerk. They fled on foot with an undetermined amount of cash.
• No one was hurt.
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