Turmoil Overseas Causing Gas Prices To Surge Up

Gasoline prices have been high, and they’re going higher.  In Huron, gas is around 3.19 a gallon.  In Watertown, pump prices have gone up 16-to-18 cents a gallon in the past 24 hours, and are now running around 3-35 a gallon….

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Mark Madeja (muh-day’-uh) is with Triple-A South Dakota. He blames this latest price spike on unrest in the Middle East…

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At this point, there are more questions than answers about where this is headed…

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And Madeja says as prices continue to go up, driving habits will change…

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(courtesy KWAT Watertown)