Storms Left Thousands Without Power
Some 80 thousand Twin Cities customers of Xcel Energy were without power at the peak of the severe thunderstorms Saturday night. Several thousand remained without power Sunday morning. The figure...
View Article8/31/10 – Chad Hartman 2pm Hour (abridged)
Day 6 at the State Fair… In his 3rd hour on Tuesday, Chad talked to Republican candidate for Governor, Tom Emmer… That is until the power outage at the Fair knocked out power at our booth!
View ArticleCitation Issued In State Fair Crash
40 year-old Trent Johnston of Gonvick, Minnesota has received a citation for inattentive driving. Johnston was making a turn onto Como Avenue when he struck a power pole, knocking live wires onto two...
View ArticleHigh Winds Wreak Havoc in Minnesota
Trees down. Power out. School cancelled. Flights cancelled. Flights at MSP Airport are still reduced to a single runway and more flights may be cancelled today. Travelers are advised to check ahead on...
View ArticleThousands Of Cars Towed, Power Slowly Restored
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota got a winter wakeup call this weekend with many areas in the Twin Cities reporting up to a foot of snow. One of the biggest problems from the storm: power outages. The...
View ArticlePower Outage Hits Wadena County
WADENA, Minn. (WCCO) — Wadena County said the towns of Wadena, Staples and Verndale are all without power. The county said they expect the power outage to last another two to four hours. Wadena is...
View Article8,000 Lose Power In St. Cloud
St. Cloud, Minn. (AP) – Nearly 8,000 Xcel Energy customers in St. Cloud and Waite Park were without power Sunday as a major snowstorm blew into the state. Xcel spokeswoman Mary Sandok said the problem...
View ArticlePower Is Back At MSP, But Some Are Still Stranded
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Power has been mostly restored at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport after a power outage that lasted more than six hours caused hundreds of flight delays and...
View ArticleMayor Rybak On WCCO Morning News
Mayor R T Rybak joined John Hines from the Northside of Minneapolis with details on storm damage and clean-up plans. The Mayor had led an early morning news conference with curfew and road closing...
View ArticleAt Least A Week Before Power Is Normal At MSP
By Adam Carter, NewsRadio 830 WCCO MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A weekend power outage at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is still causing problems on Concourse B, and some of those issues may...
View ArticleHigh Winds Storm Through Minnesota, Wisconsin
REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A fierce summer storm packing straight-line winds approaching 80 mph marched through Minnesota and Wisconsin Friday, leaving in its wake damaged homes and structures,...
View ArticlePower Outage Cancels Classes At Prep School
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) – A preparatory school has canceled classes on Tuesday due to a power outage. St. John’s Preparatory School in Collegeville, Minn. announced an “unexpected power outage”...
View ArticleMinn. Power Plant Outage Continues After Fire
BECKER, Minn. (AP) — The Sherco 3 power plant near Becker remains out of service after a weekend fire. A spokesman for Xcel Energy says the coal-fired plant had been down since mid-September for...
View ArticleSneeze Causes Accident That Knocks Out Power
WINONA, Minn. (AP) – A sneezing driver is to blame for a power outage in Winona, according to a report in the Winona Daily News. Police say Travers DeWitte inadvertently stepped on the gas when a...
View ArticlePower Restored At Valleyfair, Set To Open 10 a.m. Wednesday
SHAKOPEE, Minn. (WCCO) – Power went out at the Valleyfair amusement park just after 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday, leaving riders stuck on rides, such as the Ferris wheel. The outage was deemed equipment...
View ArticleMall Of America Employee Suffers Electrical Burns, Power Restored
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) – Power was restored at the Mall of America Sunday afternoon after an electrical accident injured an employee, according to MOA spokesperson Dan Jasper. The power had been out...
View ArticlePower Outage Forces Hospital To Evacuate Patients
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. (WCCO) – A Twin Cities hospital was without power for 90 minutes Tuesday night, forcing Regency Hospital in Golden Valley to evacuate some patients. The outage caused the hospital...
View ArticleSW Minn. Might Not Get Power Back Until Next Week
WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — The spring snowstorm has piled on to the headaches of the southwest corner of Minnesota, where communities are still struggling to restore power following an ice storm...
View ArticlePower Restored To Minneapolis Downtown After Electrical Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (AP/WCCO) — Several blocks of downtown Minneapolis have power back after a brief interruption following an electrical fire at one building. Friday morning’s outage happened in the wake of a...
View ArticleOver 40K Customers Lose Power In Minn., Wis., Iowa
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Crews are working to repair electrical lines brought down by the heavy, wet snow that fell across parts of northern Iowa, southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Xcel Energy...
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