As of May 20, pockets of moderate drought across western and north-central Minnesota still covered about 18% of the state. That's down from 22% last week. U.S. Drought Monitor ...

Western Minnesota's Chippewa County to challenge new FEMA floodplain maps New maps significantly increase amount of land in 100-year floodplain, worrying farmers about the impact on crop insurance ...

A newly installed radar system is intended to cover a gap in weather radar coverage in western Minnesota. Radar gaps happen in areas far from National Weather Service radar sites.