summer

Here are ten different things I usually do (maybe you've done some already) before our fleeting warm weather season ends here in Minnesota.

No Corkscrew rides for us this year. Valleyfair has just made the announcement that they will be closed until they can safely open in 2021.

Minnesota residents and visitors are being urged to use extreme caution when swimming in area lakes this summer season due to the existence of a deadly brain-eating parasite, the Naegleria fowleri amoeba

They are still planning to put on some shows... if they can. Here's the latest.

Breakfast AND lunch!

Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and more of the Midwest are expected to have colder temperatures than normal this summer, according to the National Weather Service.

The meteorological summer that just ended was slightly warmer and drier than normal in the Rochester area.

Sure, Minnesota gets cold in the winter. Our winters can last pretty long too! But that doesn't stop us from taking advantage of every bit of summer we do have!

It's going to be really hot this weekend, taxing the air conditioners, the electrical grid and probably our patience a bit if an air conditioner fails. And many utilities will be asking us to watch our usage to try to keep outages down.
Xcel Energy has some tips to help keep you cool without bre…

Summer is nearly here and the school year will be over very, very soon.
And what better way to get the kids out of the house, having fun and getting some exercise than a trip to one of the area's great swimming pools?

Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - The weather numbers are in for Rochester’s Summer of 2016.

Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - Rochester’s weather during July was a bit on the wet side.

PHOENIX (AP) — Winter in Phoenix has been looking a lot like summer.

Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - The Minnesota summer of 2015 has gone into the books as a fairly quiet one.