Minnesota Weather: Record-Setting Snow Storm Drops Several Inches Across State
It's official: Tuesday's storm is the largest early season storm ever recorded in Minnesota, going back about 140 years.
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It's official: Tuesday's storm is the largest early season storm ever recorded in Minnesota, going back about 140 years.
The Minnesota Secretary of State is reporting that more than 900,000 Minnesotans have already cast their ballots.
Just a week and a half ago, temperatures in the Twin Cities were in the 80s. On Tuesday, a winter storm in October was bringing several inches of snow to parts of Minnesota.
"We were supposed to get old together. We were supposed to have a 50th wedding anniversary, and we're supposed to be one of those cute, little old couples that still hold hands and walk around the street," Terra Girard said. "People have to take this seriously."
The Minnesota State Patrol says hundreds of crashes have happened so far during Tuesday's snowstorm, which may be one for the record books.
One of Minnesota's most competitive congressional districts for the last few years has been the second. It stretches south from the suburbs of Eagan and Prior Lake to the farmlands of Goodhue and Wabasha counties.
WCCO's Jason DeRusha reports that the original Senser's location in Roseville is shutting down permanently, after more than three decades in business.
It's a $3 million grant to the International Association of Chiefs of Police, a nonprofit in northern Virginia that works on advancing policing.
The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners has voted to move forward with plans that would turn St. Paul's Bethesda Hospital into a facility with about 100 beds for those experiencing homelessness.
A lawsuit accuses officials in Minneapolis and Hennepin County of violating the civil rights of people in homeless encampments when they conducted sweeps that displaced them and put their health at risk.
An Amazon fulfillment center has been approved for Lakeville, Minnesota.
An investigation is underway following an overnight shooting in downtown Minneapolis.
Following the success of the food parades at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, a holiday festival is coming this winter.
Minnesota health officials on Tuesday reported 1,120 new coronavirus cases and seven more deaths.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a deal must be reached by Tuesday if a stimulus package is to pass by election day.
