Smoke from west coast wildfires arrives in Minnesota

If you’ve thought our sunshine seemed filtered, and our Minnesota sky hazy, you wouldn’t be wrong. Wildfires on the west coast are producing incredible amounts of smoke that has traveled all the way to our upper atmosphere.

Smoke chokes West Coast as wildfire deaths keep climbing

Wildfire smoke that posed a health hazard to millions choked the West Coast on Saturday as firefighters battled deadly blazes that obliterated some towns and displaced tens of thousands of people, the latest in a series of calamities this year.

Early September chill has some Minnesotans turning on the heat

A recent early September chill had some Minnesotans reaching for the thermostat, even if they're not completely willing to admit it.

Wednesday's forecast: Chilly!
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Frost could be coming overnight, so cover up your plants. A warming trend starts Thursday.

Twin Cities, St. Cloud and Eau Claire set new record cold high temperatures Tuesday

Have you turned your heat on yet? The National Weather Service says record cold high temperatures were set in the Twin Cities, St. Cloud, Minnesota and Eau Claire, Wisconsin Tuesday with more records possible Wednesday. 

Dramatic photos: California residents wake up to raining ash and smoke-filled skies

Others around the Bay Area also documented hazy horizons, red suns and gray skies -- all the result of the raging wildfires burning around California, which as of this week had scorched a record-setting 2.3 million acres of earth.

Are cats happier outside? An animal behaviorist takes on the furry debate
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It's a cool debate this time of year... should you keep your favorite outdoor cat outside for the winter? And are they happier outside? Liv Hagen from the Animal Humane Society joined the Buzz with some answers.

An eerie phenomenon: Wildfires cause sun, moon to glow red in Arizona

According to local meteorologists, the red hues are due to wildfire smoke blowing into the state, which has caused hazy skies and a red tint to the moon and sun.

Snow slams Colorado, West day after record breaking heat

The sharp change from summer to winter-like conditions was one of the most noticeable weather shifts to those who live in Colorado.

Washington 'firestorm' destroys 80% of small town as wildfires rage in Pacific Northwest

Nearly every structure in a small town in eastern Washington state was destroyed in a raging wildfire on Monday as weather conditions have allowed blazes to grow across the Pacific Northwest.

2 tropical storms: Rene becomes earliest ‘R’ named storm on record in Atlantic after Paulette forms

The two tropical storms formed Monday. Rene is the earliest 17th named “R” storm in a record-setting hurricane season, breaking the previous record of Rita, which formed Sept. 18, 2005.