Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - Thousands of homes and businesses in Rochester were left without power when a line of severe thunderstorms delivered damaging winds and heavy rain to southeastern Minnesota this afternoon.
Minneapolis, MN (MNN) – Xcel Energy company officials say power should be restored to 95 percent of the customers left without electricity by the end of the day today.
BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) – After meeting with resort owners who were hit by recent severe thunderstorms, Gov. Mark Dayton declared the Brainerd lakes area “open for business.”
Dayton visited the Brainerd area Friday. Reports say he took a helicopter survey of the damage and heard the concerns of resort owners. Sunday’s storms and 70 mph winds forced at least two resorts to shut down, displacing vacati
Brainerd, MN (KROC-AM News) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has announced that the Pillsbury State Forest will be closed until further notice because of the damage caused by the severe storms that hit central Minnesota Sunday night.