Hayward News

The May snowstorm slopping across northwestern Wisconsin has left numerous cars in ditches and 30,000 people without power.

Bobbi Howe's daughters, 10-year-old Emma and 7-year-old Averie, stayed home in the southeastern Minnesota city of Owatonna, where 15.5 inches of snow made it hard for the family to open their front door.

What predicated the cancellation of Hudson Public Schools Thursday, you might ask? It wasn't the roads.

ELLSWORTH, Wis Ellsworth in far western Wisconsin had 14 inches of snow as of 5:40 this morning and the National Weather Service said it was still coming down heavily.

Wisconsin lost two gems this winter, and their stories have very different endings.

Up to 10 inches of new snow in northwestern Wisconsin and northeastern Minnesota is closing schools and making travel challenging.

The Twin Cities is lined up for another springtime snowstorm, with 6 to 9 inches slated for the metro beginning in the late afternoon Monday, April 22, and continuing into Tuesday.

The Twins have given up on Monday's 7:10pm start already, and are now planning a day-night doubleheader on Tuesday.

Prep your snowblowers and warm up those tired shoveling muscles; another winter storm warning has been issued for the Hudson area.

The Sawyer County Record reports that pro anglers Billy Rosner and Tom Neustrom will visit the L&M Fleet Supply in Hayward on Saturday.

When a business loses its owner, it's heart and survival also are at risk. Wisconsin lost two gems this winter, and their stories have very different endings.