southern Minnesota

The Rochester area is included in a winter weather advisory through 7 a.m. Monday, but heaviest snow is forecast to fall in the southwest corner of Minnesota.

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the killer tornado cluster that devastated a number of communities across southern Minnesota.

The National Weather Service is giving residents of southeastern Minnesota an early "heads up" about the possibility of a significant snowstorm this week.

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a man in a stolen police car led officers from several agencies on a chase through southern Minnesota.

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- Residents of the Rochester area are being told to expect another stormy night.

GARDEN CITY, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota farmers are heading into their fields for spring planting in a tight window of opportunity in which soil moisture, temperatures and sunshine provide optimum yields.

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - Most Minnesotans have enjoyed a mid-February thaw this weekend as a mass of warm air continued to pour into the state Saturday morning.

Bloomington, MN (KROC-AM News) - The federal Department of Homeland Security says over $2.3 million in FEMA disaster assistance has been approved for homeowners and renters with losses from the flooding and severe storms that hit southern Minnesota in late September.

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - Our brief reprieve from winter could be ending soon.

The National Weather Service has advised us to be prepared for possible slippery, nasty weather coming our way. Here's what they wrote on their website: Plan for icy, slippery travel Monday into Tuesday as a wintry mix falls across the region...

St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) -Governor Mark Dayton has decided to appeal the federal government’s decision to deny disaster assistance to help cover the cost of repairing damage to homes and other private property from the torrential rains and flooding that occurred across southern Minnesota in late September.

Washington, DC (KROC-AM News) - President Obama has signed a major disaster declaration to assist areas of Minnesota hit by torrential rains and flooding in late-September.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Green Beret who was killed in Afghanistan this week grew up in southern Minnesota.

Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa have been inundated with rain recently! And it's amazing to see all the video footage out there of the flooding that's taken place over the past several days. The powerful storms that have swept through the area have closed roads, caused property damage and put lives at risk...