Ahead of bitter cold, advocates reach out to homeless

Minnesotans are preparing for bitter cold temperatures over the next few days, but for some having a place to stay inside is a luxury.

State Patrol responds to nearly 200 crashes on slick roads Thursday

The Minnesota State Patrol reported nearly 200 crashes and more than 195 more spinouts on slick roads Thursday after some snowy weather moved across the state.

Snow totals: 2-3.5 inches in Twin Cities, 5.5 in Hutchinson

Freezing rain turned to snow overnight across parts of Minnesota, dropping a few inches in the Twin Cities metro with heavier band of snow in the southern part of the state. 

Shovel quickly because bitter cold is moving into Minnesota

The snow is winding down in the Twin Cities by the noon hour after a few hours of light to moderate snow and some overnight freezing rain.

Semi crashes into MnDOT snowplow on I-94 in Woodbury, Minnesota

A semi crashed into a Minnesota Department of Transportation snowplow overnight on Interstate 94 in Woodbury, Minnesota. 

Touch of snow, icy glaze leads Minnesota into bitter cold

Wednesday will be the last of our mild days as arctic air pushes into the region throughout the day Thursday.

Minnesotans embrace activity-packed weekend in Twin Cities

The last weekend of January is kicking off with plenty of fun outdoor events for the family. Here's a look at some options to explore this weekend and next!

Freezing drizzle, some snow will make for messy weekend

It’ll be a bit of a mess in the Twin Cities weather-wise starting Friday night and taking us into Sunday. It’s what we call a "longer duration, light precipitation" event. 

Sub-zero temperatures possible as arctic air rolls across Twin Cities area

A push of arctic air is rolling across the Minnesota area Tuesday night, which is expected to drop overnight low temperatures near zero Wednesday morning.

Minneapolis, St. Paul declare snow emergencies Jan. 24

Minneapolis and St. Paul both declared snow emergencies Sunday after the Twin Cities received about 5 inches of snow Saturday night.

State Patrol: 208 crashes, 183 spinouts on Minnesota roads during Saturday snow

The Minnesota State Patrol responded to 208 crashes and 183 spinouts between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning as much of the state saw about 3-5 inches of snow.

Snow totals: MSP Airport sees 5 inches of snow Saturday

Saturday's snowfall left about 5 inches at MSP Airport, while areas like Chanhassen saw about 3 inches of snow.

Snow totals: Saturday snow blankets parts of Minnesota

A few inches of snow blanketed parts of Minnesota Saturday as winter weather moved across the state. 

MPCA: Just 1 coffee cup of ice melt needed for every 20 feet of driveway or sidewalk

It’s been an odd winter in Minnesota and January is no different with little snow, but a whole lot of ice. With that, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is asking residents to go easy with the salt.

Blast of arctic air bringing subzero wind chill to Twin Cities metro

A wind-whipped blast of arctic air will be sweeping across Minnesota Thursday evening, bringing a bitter wind chill of a -20 overnight that will last into Friday morning.

Sheriff pulls snowmobiles from Prior Lake, urges 'extreme caution' on ice

The Scott County Sheriff’s Office says it has pulled out two snowmobiles from Prior Lake after they went through the ice in the past week.

Twin Cities has yet to see a subzero temperature in January

We are now nearly three quarters of the way through what is typically the coldest month of the year on average, and we have yet to get below zero in the Twin Cities.