Minnesota Today from MPR News

An editor's guide to today's news and ideas in Minnesota

May 2, 2013

Owatonna slammed by May snowstorm

April 24, 2013

April 23, 2013

Last snowstorm this April?

Our latest (and last?) batch of accumulating wet April snow winds down overnight. Snow will be done before the Tuesday AM rush hour.

Winter Storm Warningswill drop off overnight as snow tapers from west to east by early morning. As of 1am general range of 3" to 5.8" (Prior Lake) of wet slushy snow had fallen in the metro.

Totals in Duluth and surrounding areas are between 6" and 10" so far.

The snow won’t last long. I am still expecting a huge warm up with 60s… and possibly 70s by this weekend.

via MPR Updraft live blog.

April 21, 2013

April 19, 2013

Winter lives on, 22 inches of snow in Two Harbors

Another wintry blast has buried portions of Minnesota under more than a foot and a-half of new snow, disrupted travel and closed schools. The National Weather Service says 22 inches of snow has fallen in the Lake County community of Two Harbors, with 20 inches at Lake Nichols in St. Louis County.

via Minnesota Public Radio News.

April 15, 2013

April 12, 2013

Snow in April: Why, God? Why us?

Some folks are taking this last blast of winter pretty hard. Gary in St. Paul is one of them.

“Why, God? Why us?” said Gary (who asked that his last name not be used), commenting on winter’s lengthy intrusion into spring on St. Paul’s East Side on Thursday April 11, 2013. “I hate snow. I don’t ice fish. I don’t ski, I don’t do any of that ice junk. I like golf balls and sand and flowers. That’s my life, that’s what I like. I don’t know why a person in their right mind would live in Minnesota. Nothing about it do I like,” he said

via Pioneer Press.

Why? MZ has an explanation.

Listen to Prince’s Sometimes it snows in April via DailyMotion.

April 10, 2013

April 9, 2013

Did you hear the one about perpetual winter?

At least someone is excited

Looking forward to another dose of snow? Join our conversation on MPR News’ Facebook page.

March 5, 2013

January 31, 2013

Brisk

January 17, 2013