The Mississippi River is still running high in SE Minnesota but continues a slow fall that should have it out of flood stage in most cities by this coming weekend.
A beautiful sunrise Saturday was followed by news that the threat of a significant snow storm for Rochester and other parts of SE Minnesota has been greatly diminished.
Dozens of electrical crews endured long hours and chilly weather but by Saturday evening, they had restored service to hundreds of People’s Energy Cooperative customers.
The Minnesota Army National Guard continues to assist Freeborn and Mower counties in manning traffic control sites as a result of this week’s storm that knocked down power lines and poles.
The Olmsted County Public Health Services Department has issued an advisory for residents affected by an extended power outage caused by this week’s storm.
Besides all the power outages, traffic wrecks and other problems being blamed on this week’s damaging storm, it also left something else behind - dirty snow.