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April 20, 2018

'Absolutely despicable': Boater picked up stranded Hawaii flood victims, demanded money to save them, authorities say

There were many of good deeds on the Hawaiian island of Kauai over the past week and one particularly bad one. Hawaii's stunning "garden island" is not yet recovered from its worst flooding in decades following a powerful storm that surged through the island over the weekend. The...

news/crime-and-courts April 20, 2018 - 7:50am

April 19, 2018

Scott Suelflow sits on his four-wheeler on one of his fields covered in snow. Suelflow doesn't think the late snowfall will delay his planting this season at the beginning of May as temperatures are expected to rise and melt the snow fairly quickly. (Matt Gade / Republic)

Record cold, snowstorms delay SD planting season

MITCHELL, S.D.—Less than a single full day was suitable for fieldwork in South Dakota last week, according to the USDA's National Agricultural...

business/agriculture April 19, 2018 - 10:07pm

Grand Forks approaching minor flood stage

GRAND FORKS -- The region finally has broken away from its glacial temperatures, but the National Weather Service in Grand Forks said residents...

news/weather April 19, 2018 - 3:26pm

Angie Ballentine discusses the days stories during the 3pm daily production meeting at the Weather Channel Studios on January 3,2008 in Atlanta. Bloomberg photo by Chris Rank.

'We pulled off everyday miracles': Inside the birth of the Weather Channel

When the Weather Channel launched in 1982, its founder, John Coleman, knew he was on to the start of something important and something special....

news/weather April 19, 2018 - 11:45am

April 16, 2018

Winter crashed the spring wedding that Kay Hannahan, 33, and Tyler Hurley, 32, had planned for Saturday, April 15, 2018. But a blizzard ended up serving as the perfect accessory to go with their long-booked venue, a Swiss-style chalet at Theodore Wirth Regional Park in Minneapolis. Courtesy of Lydia Jane Photography

Winter was the perfect accessory for their spring wedding, although guests didn't all make it

MINNEAPOLIS—Winter crashed Kay Hannahan and Tyler Hurley's spring wedding. A blizzard couldn't stop this wedding march, though. In fact,...

news/weather April 16, 2018 - 10:09pm

The Forest Lake Fire Department opened the Station No. 1 for Forest Lake Area High School prom-goers on Saturday afternoon. April 15. 2018 so students would have a warm place to take photos. The event even got its own hashtag: #BlizzardProm. (Courtesy of the Forest Lake Fire Department)

Blizzard halts Minnesota town's prom, but firefighters offer some help

FOREST LAKE, Minn.—It is prom season in Minnesota, where the best-laid plans of juniors and seniors can fall victim to Mother Nature. When...

news/weather April 16, 2018 - 7:24pm

Texas-born Chris Formby, right, wearing tennis shoes, frees compacted snow ahead of neighbor Tom Lynum, a former Texas resident, during the snowstorm on Sunday April 15, 2018, in Stillwater, Minn. (Jean Pieri / Pioneer Press)

Snowy April breaks southern Minnesota records, and it isn't over yet

ST. PAUL—The biggest snowstorm of the season — and one of the top 20 snowstorms in Twin Cities history — is over. But another...

news/weather April 16, 2018 - 7:02pm

Richard Neill blasts through the windrow left by the city plow trucks on the sidewalk near Jefferson Elementary in Pierre, S.D., on Saturday, April 14. (Dave Askins / Pierre Capital Journal)

Pierre sees record snow, cold in weekend blizzard

PIERRE, S.D. — Pierre experienced record snow and cold Saturday as a late-season blizzard roared over South Dakota, dropping as much as...

news April 16, 2018 - 2:00am

April 15, 2018

Large waves break as they near Canal Park and an ice-encased bench along the Lakewalk Sunday afternoon. The city of Duluth recommends that people stay off the Lakewalk Trail in Canal Park because of icy conditions. Strong winds have caused the boardwalk, paved sections, benches and large boulders to be covered with thick layers of ice or slush, along with gravel and other debris. (Steve Kuchera / Forum News Service)

Snowstorm hits the Northland: More than 8 inches unexpectedly blanket Duluth

DULUTH — Although the storm was predicted to only graze the Twin Ports with snowfall, the flakes began to fall on Sunday morning, April...

news April 15, 2018 - 6:56pm

The concrete boat ramp dips into a still ice-covered Spirit Lake at the Clyde Avenue boat landing on Sunday morning, April 15. Near record late ice-outs are expected across the Northland. (Steve Kuchera / Forum News Service)

Ice-out shaping up to be late: Brutally cold April will impact May fishing opener

DULUTH — It has been the April of our cold discontent and the impacts of our frigid weather so far are going to last well into May, with...

sports/outdoors April 15, 2018 - 4:48pm

Workers clear the steps of Raspberry Ridge apartments as snow continues to fall late Saturday morning, April 14, 2018m in Hopkins, Minn. The storm was expected to drop a foot or more of snow on the Twin Cities, possibly record-breaking amounts, according to the National Weather Service. (Neal Lambert / St. Paul Pioneer Press)

It's no longer a blizzard, but we set a snowfall record for April (and more snow coming)

ST. PAUL — We have emerged from a blizzard-y Saturday with a snowfall record for the month — and it ain't over yet. "We're only halfway...

news April 15, 2018 - 4:45pm

Twins eager to put Minnesota snow, and postponements, in rear-view mirror

MINNEAPOLIS—The Twins are optimistic about their weather issues being behind them. They were scheduled to fly out of snowy Minnesota for Puerto Rico on Sunday afternoon, April 15, although the forecast for the opener of a two-game series against Cleveland on Tuesday, April 17,...

sports/baseball April 15, 2018 - 2:56pm

Snow piled up around the region shows on April 11 that it hasn't been the easiest of winters. But the snow always melts, eventually. Jenny Schlecht / Forum News Service

Commentary: Has this winter really been that bad?

I don't think it's incorrect to say that most people in this region are tired of winter weather. We're used to winter; we're not necessarily...

business/agriculture April 15, 2018 - 7:20am

A steelhead -- migratory Lake Superior rainbow trout -- attempts to leap a set of falls on the Knife River. This year, the river is locked in ice, and steelhead haven't begun their spawning runs yet. File photo / Forum News Service

North Shore steelhead run delayed by ice cover on streams

DULUTH — Duluth's Gary Siverson is a bit worried. He loves his steelhead fishing, and in a typical year he would be on the rivers by now....

sports/outdoors April 15, 2018 - 6:35am

April 14, 2018

AgweekTV: Combatting farmer suicide

Farm groups and mental health professionals are concerned over the high suicide rate among farmers. Watch the full episode of AgweekTV on Agweek.com...

news April 14, 2018 - 8:30am