Southern Minnesota

It could be another smoky weekend in Minnesota. The state Pollution Control Agency has expanded a previously issued air quality alert for the north half of Minnesota to include the southern half of the state through noon on Sunday.

Travel in southwestern Minnesota is nearly impossible today because of blizzard conditions.

I know I spent a little more than I should have this year on purchasing those delicious Girl Scout cookies from the Girls Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys. But it goes to a good cause and the cookies are so good and I did share them with family and friends...

It's February 18, and the temperatures are close to record breaking. I don't have the data on any broken records for warmth, but, it is warm out there. We are enjoying highs in the 50s, which seems like spring.
I saw several motorcycles out yesterday, which is a nice sight after the bitter …

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a  flash flood warning for Martin, southwestern Blue Earth, Freeborn and Faribault counties until 5AM Sunday.
At 11:59 PM, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the
warned area; 3-6 inchesare likely in som…

Minnesota has 30 ghost towns, according to ghosttowns.com. The state is separated into six sections, with the northern/central/southern parts with two sections each.
So each town has a number for the section it will be found in. Our area is Section 6...