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Weather Blog: Rain, Then Ice, Then Snow
It’s nowhere near the snow output that we saw a week ago, but a juicy storm system will make roads very messy this weekend. Expect steady rain in the Twin Cities through Saturday morning, before...
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Woman, Toddler Escape Vehicle In Red Cedar River
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A woman and her young daughter are lucky to be alive after their vehicle went off the road and into a river near Menomonie, Wis. Authorities say a woman was driving westbound on...
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Cool Temps, Solid Snowfall Boosting Winter Businesses
MILLE LACS, Minn. (WCCO) – The New Year actually started with subzero temperatures and we barely made it into the teens today. What a difference a year makes. Last year it was in the 50s. But this...
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10 Arrested As Federal Agents Search Sparboe Farms
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Dozens of federal homeland security agents searched Sparboe Farms in Litchfield on Tuesday as part of what authorities called a “larger criminal investigation,” but details about...
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Finding Minnesota: Curling Taking Off In Blaine
BLAINE, Minn. (WCCO) – It’s a winter sport that’s been around more than 500 years, played by gliding a heavy stone down a sheet of ice. And now folks across the Twin Cities are being invited to try...
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Ice Thick Enough For Big Brainerd Fishing Contest
BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) — The ice is thick enough for the 23rd annual Brainerd Jaycees $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza. The Crow Wing County sheriff’s office issued organizers an event permit Thursday....
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Icy Conditions From Freezing Rain, Snow Up North
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) – A mix of ice and freezing rain with spots of snow in some parts of Minnesota is making for a potentially dangerous driving situation. Meteorologist Mike Augustyniak said Friday...
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Mpls. Ice Rinks Close Due To Warm Weather, Rain
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) has temporarily closed all of its outdoor ice rinks due to uncooperative weather conditions. MPRB plans to reopen the rinks as soon...
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Patrol Re-Opens I-94 Between Alexandria, Fergus Falls
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Extremely icy conditions had closed a significant section of westbound Interstate 94 Friday night in northwestern Minnesota, the State Patrol said. However, by early Saturday...
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Minnesota Wild Back On The Ice As Lockout Officially Ends
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — Minnesota Wild players were on the ice, Sunday, for the start of training camp. The NHL and players’ association have signed a memorandum of understanding, ending the lockout. Less...
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All Systems Go For US Pond Hockey Championships
LAKE NOKOMIS, Minn. (WCCO) – The eighth-annual U.S. Pond Hockey Championships begins this weekend, and the player with most unpredictable moves ever year is the weather. Last year, organizers were...
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Coast Guard: Snowmobiler Dies After Falling Into Lake Superior
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 34-year-old man died Saturday after his snowmobile broke through the ice on Lake Superior, sending him into the nearly freezing water for almost an hour, the Coast Guard says....
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Freezing Rain Leads To Increased Slips, Injuries
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Hundreds of people went to area hospitals Tuesday after slipping and falling on icy streets and sidewalks. While much of the ice melted during the day, there is the danger of...
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City Workers, Residents Prep For Next Freeze
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Warm temperatures are welcome this time of year. What isn’t? The overnight freeze that leads to a morning of people slipping, sliding, and in some cases, ending up in the...
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Car Falls Through The Ice On Lake Minnetonka’s Gray’s Bay
Gallery: Car Falls Through Ice On Gray’s Bay LAKE MINNETONKA, Minn. (WCCO) – A car fell through the ice Saturday in a channel between Gray’s Bay and Wayzata Bay on Lake Minnetonka. The driver of the...
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2 Dead After Car Goes Through Ice On Lake Minnetonka
Gallery: Car Falls Through Ice On Gray’s Bay MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The two people who were hospitalized after their car fell through the ice Saturday in a channel between Gray’s Bay and Wayzata Bay on...
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DNR: No Ice Is ‘Safe Ice’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - It’s been a dangerous winter on Minnesota lakes. On Lake Minnetonka alone, 14 vehicles and one snowmobile have gone through the ice – and three people have died. A couple weeks...
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Rock Salt Still The Best De-Icer
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — What’s the best chemical for melting ice on our highways? The Minnesota Department of Transportation commissioned a study on the question. The findings suggest we’ve been down this...
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Good Question: What Happens When A Car Falls Through Ice?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – This time of year, sadly, we’ve had to cover many cars that fell through the ice. Andrea Good in Golden Valley, Minn., asked: What happens to cars that fall through? Are they...
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Iditarod Features MN Musher
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The world’s most famous sled dog race is off and running. And this year, Cindy Gallea, from Wykoff, Minn., is among those competing in the Iditarod. Gallea, a nurse practitioner,...
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