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Police Department said traffic was almost at a standstill on some main roads, and that officers had responded to several weather-related accidents.
• The weather service posted a winter storm watch for much of the eastern third of the state on Thursday, with up to 9 inches of snow possible, along with gusty winds.
• A system that passed through late Sunday into early Tuesday dumped several inches of snow in western and northeastern South Dakota.

10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press

• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. FORT HOOD SHOOTER SOUGHT MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT
An Iraq War veteran being treated for mental illness was the gunman who opened fire at the Texas military base, killing three people and wounding 16 others before committing suicide, authorities say.
• 2. U.S. SECRETLY BUILT 'CUBAN TWITTER' TO STIR UNREST
The AP has learned that the U.S. government masterminded the creation of a network designed to undermine the communist government.
• 3. HOW POLITICAL PARTIES DIFFER ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE RULING
Republicans call the Supreme Court's decision on campaign donations a victory for free speech. Democrats say it's more like a win for the wealthy.
• 4. WHAT OFFICIALS ARE SAYING ABOUT FLIGHT 370
Malaysia's prime minister says the search for the missing jetliner will not stop until answers are found, as his Australian counterpart calls it "the most difficult in human history."
• 5. NEW EVACUATIONS IN CHILE AFTER MAJOR AFTERSHOCK
Coastal residents in the country's far-north spend a second sleepless night outside their homes after a major aftershock rattles an area hit a day earlier by a magnitude-8.2 temblor.
• 6. SENATORS TO VOTE TO RELEASE TERROR REPORT SUMMARY
A Senate panel's vote to approve declassifying part of a secret report on Bush-era interrogations of terrorism suspects may expedite the release of the accounts.
• 7. HOW THE SUPREME COURT FACTORS IN EXECUTION CASE
The high court will be asked to halt the execution of a Texas serial killer whose attorneys are challenging the state's refusal to release information about where it gets its lethal injection drug.

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