
Metro Cities Declare Snow Emergencies Amid Sunday Night Storm
Twin Cities communities have begun declaring snow emergencies as a storm system hits Minnesota Sunday evening.
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Twin Cities communities have begun declaring snow emergencies as a storm system hits Minnesota Sunday evening.
The Winter Solace also occurs Monday morning at 4:02 a.m., ushering in the first official day of winter.
A storm system is heading into Minnesota late Monday and early Tuesday, bringing with it rain, freezing rain, and a potential for shovelable snow.
A November storm has dumped as much as 10 inches (25.40 centimeters) of snow in Minnesota and whipped up damaging winds in Wisconsin where tens of thousands were left without power.
The Minnesota State Patrol says hundreds of crashes have happened so far during Tuesday's icy snowstorm.
After shivering through our coldest temperatures since last March, we'll get a warm-up Friday – served with an enormous side of snow.
Every major airline at MSP Airport will let passengers change flights for free during Friday's storm.
If you're going to go to battle against Jack Frost, you better come prepared.
There is about 5 inches of snow on the ground in the Twin Cities Tuesday night -- and that number could double by this weekend.
Several Minnesota cities have declared snow emergencies Tuesday ahead of the coming snow storm.
Thanksgiving break is coming a little early for students at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
"As it looks right now, there are many similarities to this storm with last April's snowstorm," meteorologist Mike Augustyniak said
Minnesotans will be dealing with extremely-cold air next week for this time of year –- and even for this part of the world.
As expected, winter has returned to the Upper Midwest with a big end-of-the-year storm. People have been working and playing across Alexandria, where most were excited to see this much snow.
The cold temperatures will soon come to an end, but not before we get hit with some snow. Snow and mixed precipitation in the Dakota is heading east Tuesday night, and Minnesota will likely have a Winter Weather Advisory Wednesday due to this system. Light snow should reach the Twin Cities by lunchtime, making Wednesday evening's commute an extra slow one.
Nearly 500 flights have been cancelled on one of the busiest travel days of the year as a fast-moving winter storm bears down on much of the Midwest on the last day of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
A 29-year-old woman has died of injuries suffered in a crash during the mid-April snowstorm that hit the Minneapolis area.
Minnesota residents slogged through a mid-April storm Sunday that dumped 2 feet (half a meter) of snow on parts of the Upper Midwest, coated roads with ice and battered areas farther south with powerful winds and tornadoes before plowing toward the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic U.S.
The deadly storms that glazed the Great Plains with ice this weekend are tracking toward southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro.
Dangerously cold temperatures gripped the Upper Midwest in advance of a storm that's expected to bring several inches of snow in coming days, while schools and officials in the Northeast braced for their own blast of wintry weather.
Hope you didn't put the shovels in deep storage yet, because a big March snow storm is set to hit mid-day Wednesday. The morning commute should be fine, with precipitation in the area, but nothing too heavy.
The cars are still arriving at impound lots as the latest snow emergency draws to its close in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Minneapolis reported that 641 vehicles were towed during day two of the three-day snow emergency.
Hundreds of Twin Cities drivers are ending the year with a little less money in their pockets. Minneapolis officials say 670 vehicles were towed in Minneapolis alone after Tuesday night's snow emergency, while St. Paul towed over 700. Minneapolis and St. Paul combined issued thousands of parking citations.
While Tuesday's afternoon commute looks to be vastly improved, Minnesota's winter storm resulted in hundreds of crashes so far.
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Planned Parenthood says its spending will help remind voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin what's at stake in a bid to drive turnout by Democratic and independent voters.
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Muhammad Masood pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
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John Juneau, 48, of Fridley, was sentenced to 216 months in prison for drug crimes and firearms violations.
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A 46-year-old man died after he crashed into a tree Tuesday afternoon in Itasca County.
Planned Parenthood says its spending will help remind voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin what's at stake in a bid to drive turnout by Democratic and independent voters.
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The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office said 55-year-old Daniel Meade died of "complications of multiple blunt force injuries due to motorcycle-deer collision."
Planned Parenthood says its spending will help remind voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin what's at stake in a bid to drive turnout by Democratic and independent voters.
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Emmitt Bailey, of Menomonie, Wisconsin is one of 25 divisions in the kids' division. The 8-year-old says he's been waiting a long time to show off his mullet.
A man charged in a fatal shooting in Wisconsin has been released on $10,000 bail that was initially set at $500,000.
In 2006, Duane Wisner was found guilty of child sexploitation and possessing child pornography, officials say. He served time in prison for the felonies.
Planned Parenthood says its spending will help remind voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin what's at stake in a bid to drive turnout by Democratic and independent voters.
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John Juneau, 48, of Fridley, was sentenced to 216 months in prison for drug crimes and firearms violations.
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Texas would need to hire more than 5,000 licensed school psychologists to meet minimum recommended ratios.
Officers took a man into custody and recovered a handgun.
Unserialized ghost guns will effectively be banned on Aug. 24, and retailers are scrambling to sell them.
Nurses at Essentia Health Moose Lake voted to strike Wednesday, a day after 15,000 Minnesota nurses voted to do the same, the Minnesota Nurses Association announced.
Planned Parenthood says its spending will help remind voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin what's at stake in a bid to drive turnout by Democratic and independent voters.
A recent study shows white noise makes people fall asleep 38-percent faster.
Some of Thorley Industries' 4moms products pose asphyxiation risk to babies big enough to crawl under their seats.
Just the soot from a week-long nuclear war would cause a "global catastrophe," researchers said.
Get your Twin Cities Con tickets now, "George of the Jungle" fans -- Brendan Fraser will be one of the convention's celebrity guests.
Variety reports that both Warner Bros. and New Line are planning to recreate the classic children's tale of Dorothy's visit to the magical land of Oz. Minnesota native Judy Garland starred in the 1939 MGM musical classic.
Littlefeather was mocked when she declined Marlon Brando's Best Actor win onstage at the 1973 ceremony.
Former U.S. Senator Al Franken is heading back into the spotlight with a late night guest host spot.
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