winter storm

Travel conditions have deteriorated to the point that I-90 in an area west of Albert Lea is being closed to traffic until further notice.

Southern Minnesota is headed into another “active” weather weekend.

There were nearly a half dozen crashes involving MnDOT snow plows during Friday's record-setting snowstorm.

Rochester missed two winter storms in the past week - will it escape a third one?

Owatonna Mayor Tom Kuntz says moving 17 inches of snow from 160 miles of city streets is a monumental task. He spoke on KRFO radio Thursday as the city continues its second pass around town with the hopes of having roads scraped to the bare pavement by the weekend.

The morning commute in southeast Minnesota is being affected by Monday’s heavy, wet snow.

Talk about good timing by Mother Nature. Winter officially begins Thursday morning in the Rochester area and that’s when we are being told to expect the first significant snow event since March 12th.

Admit it. The threat of the first winter storm is kind of exciting. The media, radio included, make it sound like the sky is falling. We might be right.

Winter brings icicles, good and bad, I know. The definition of an icicle is a hanging spike of ice formed by freezing dripping water. Or a type of Christmas lights to hang on the outside, or even inside the house or office. The other day I noticed something a little unusual...

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Steele County until 7 p.m. Tuesday. The NWS indicates heavy snowfall this afternoon, with 5-7 inches of accumulation and hourly rates of 1-2 inches this afternoon. This snow will create dangerous travel conditions, as a quick burst of heavy snowfall will occur during the afternoon commute...