Hurricane Otis: Death toll rises to 48 as search, cleanup continue in Acapulco

In Acapulco, families held funerals for the dead on Sunday and continued the search for essentials while government workers and volunteers cleared streets clogged with muck and debris.

Acapulco church and school with ties to Minnesota hit by Hurricane Otis

Teresa Larsen says the situation right now in the resort city of Acapulco is desperate and dire after Hurricane Otis made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane on Wednesday. 

MN church helps out after hurricane Otis
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A church and school with ties to Minnesota is uncertain after a category five hurricane hit Acapulco. In the 1980s, Teresa Larsen of Willmar, MN started the church and school under Feed my Sheep Ministries.

Minnesota weather: A chilly start to the week

Sunday morning is chilly and cloudy, with a high temperature of 27 degrees. Western Minnesota is a bit colder than the metro area, with temperatures in the high teens this morning. Sunday's high temperature for the day is 38 degrees. 

MN weather: A cold start to the week
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It will be chilly Sunday morning and throughout the day, with high temperatures only reaching the upper 30s at times. This week will be pretty clear but chilly. Expect to bundle up on Halloween, it will be a cold one.

MN Weather: A chilly, quiet week
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Sunday will be chilly and partly cloudy, with a high temperature of 38 degrees. Expect some flurries late Monday and into Halloween Tuesday. Halloween will be windy and cold, so bundle up when trick or treating!

Minnesota weather: First snowfall possible for Twin Cities Saturday

Portions of northwestern Minnesota already got some accumulation Friday, but the Twin Cities could see some scattered flurries Saturday afternoon.

Chilling decor: West St. Paul neighborhood braces for frosty Halloween

With Halloween right around the corner, one block on Sperl Street in West St. Paul is decked out with skeletons for the holiday. But with the change in weather, it feels like Mother Nature may have a bone to pick with Minnesota.

Saturday's forecast: Light snow flurries possible
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The Twin Cities metro could see its first snow fall of the season on Saturday as temperatures stay in the 30s.

Cold, cloudy Friday leads to possible snow Saturday
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A cold and cloudy Friday with temperatures in the 30s will give way to much of the same on Saturday, with temps remaining chilly and a possible snow sighting.

See Hurricane Otis' widespread damage to Acapulco, Mexico through satellite images

The images reveal the extensive damage to the Pearl of the Pacific, which has resulted in the tragic loss of at least 27 lives. Four people were still missing at last check from Mexico’s Minister of Security and Civil Protection.

MN weather: Chilly weekend
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Much colder Friday as temps continue to fall quickly this morning and drips dry. Then we'll just hover in the upper 30s this afternoon with blustery breezes up to 35 mph. That will keep wind chills in the 20s. Clouds linger Friday but may thin enough for some late-day patchy sun. A chilly weekend is in store.

Minnesota weather: Here’s the Halloween forecast

It’s going to be a chilly Halloween this year, but don’t let that scare you away from the fun! Here’s a look at the forecast to help you prepare and still have a spooktacular time even in the cold. 

Minnesota Halloween forecast
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It?s going to be a chilly Halloween this year, but don?t let that scare you away from the fun! Take a look at the forecast.

How cold weather helped cause the Salem witch trials

In 1692 and 1693, the Salem witch trials were held in northeastern Massachusetts and led to the prosecution of more than 150 people.

MN weather: Cold weekend ahead
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Damp and mild Thursday with off-and-on showers that continue sporadically Thursday night into Friday morning. We'll fall into the 40s Friday morning, but blustery and cold gusts cause temps to keep falling into the 30s (with wind chills in the 20s) into Friday afternoon.