2019 is now one of the top 10 wettest years in Twin Cities history

This may come as a bit of a shock (clearly sarcasm), but the Twin Cities has now seen one of our top ten wettest years… and we still have 2 and a half months to go.

Asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth in more than a century Monday night

According to NASA’s JPL, the giant space rock known as 2019 TA7 will skim past Earth at a distance of roughly 930,000 miles, making its closest approach to Earth in nearly 115 years.

First flakes fly in the Twin Cities

While it certainly seems really early in the fall to already get some snowflakes in the Twin Cities, turns out, it’s not all that unusual.

Cold front moves through Twin Cities Thursday night, wind chills in 20s expected Friday

While snow is often the headline, it will be taking a backseat the upcoming few days to our cold that will affect all of us. Now, I’m not saying that we can’t get some flakes in the Twin Cities and even some light accumulations in northwestern Minnesota, but it will be the cold that is the MUCH bigger story around here into the weekend.

It has been a lackluster year for sunshine

Sunshine has been hard to come by over the last few weeks, months, and years. In fact, it's been nearly 3 years since we've had a substantial run of sunny days...

Duluth police warn public after 2 dogs bitten by bear

Police in Duluth, Minnesota are warning members of the public after two dogs were reportedly bitten by a black bear.

Fall colors now peaking in northern Minnesota

Here we go! What is arguably the most visually stunning part of the year is now here with plenty of yellows, oranges, and reds popping across the northern part of the state.

Buckthorn-eating goats back in action in Burnsville, Minn.

Goats are back in Burnsville, Minnesota to help curb the growth of buckthorn at parks throughout the city.

University of Minnesota warns of suspected rabid bat seen on campus

University of Minnesota officials are warning the campus community after a bat was found acting strangely on the East Bank, according to a U of M SAFE-U Alert.

All time October record highs fall in the southeast

It has been a wild few weeks of weather across the country. The temperatures have been anything but steady here in Minnesota with 50s one day and 80s the next.  But for the southern and eastern U.S., wild swings in temperature haven’t been the story; it’s been the persistence of the summerlike heat.

Late September heat wave pushes 'feels like' temps close to 100°

It may have been expected for days, but it doesn’t make it anymore eye popping. While some loved the one-day return to summer, others despised it. Everyone though I think can agree that it has been a crazy weird couple of days.

Minnesota DNR unveils 'No Child Left Inside' outdoor education grant program

Public entities and nonprofits serving children can soon apply for $182,000 of grant funding from the Minnesota DNR if they plan to use the money to help get kids outdoors.

Summer makes a brief appearance in our more fall-like pattern

In the midst of our much cooler more fall-like pattern, a one-day heat wave will bring us briefly back to summer...