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Stories from March 18, 2023

30s return Sunday, 40s on Tuesday. Closing in on 7th snowiest snow season

30s return Sunday, 40s on Tuesday. Closing in on 7th snowiest snow season

We’ll have very cold temperatures Sunday morning, then temps recover nicely in the afternoon. Even milder temps will arrive this coming week. We’re very close to becoming the seventh-snowiest snow season in Twin Cities weather records.
by Ron Trenda

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Minnesota hires West Virginia's Plitzuweit to replace Whalen

Minnesota hires West Virginia's Plitzuweit to replace Whalen

Minnesota has hired West Virginia coach Dawn Plitzuweit on a six-year contract as the replacement for Lindsay Whalen. The Gophers are turning to another leader with strong regional ties to try to lift up the lagging program.
by The Associated Press

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Chilly weekend, then milder temps this week; Freeze warnings Texas to the Carolinas

Chilly weekend, then milder temps this week; Freeze warnings Texas to the Carolinas

Saturday and Saturday night temperatures will make it feel more like January than March. We have details on when our temps will rebound, as we look at Sunday and the week ahead.

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Lance Reddick, 'The Wire' and 'John Wick' star, dies at 60

Lance Reddick, 'The Wire' and 'John Wick' star, dies at 60

Lance Reddick, a character actor who specialized in intense, icy and possibly sinister authority figures on TV and film, including "The Wire," "Fringe" and the "John Wick" franchise, has died. He was 60.
by The Associated Press

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Trump expects to be arrested Tuesday as DA eyes charges

Trump expects to be arrested Tuesday as DA eyes charges

Donald Trump says in a social media post that he expects to be arrested Tuesday. His early Saturday post comes as a New York prosecutor is eyeing charges in a case examining hush money paid to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former president. Trump is providing no evidence that suggests he's been directly informed of a pending arrest and he isn't saying how he knows of such plans.
by The Associated Press

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A cold Saturday with subzero wind chills

A cold Saturday with subzero wind chills

Our Saturday temps will be more typical of January than March.
by Ron Trenda

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You have the right to a lawyer, but public defenders note a lack of resources, respect

You have the right to a lawyer, but public defenders note a lack of resources, respect

Public defenders operate under heavy pressure and budget constraints 60 years after the Supreme Court ruled low-income criminal defendants should be provided lawyers even if they can't pay for them.
by Carrie Johnson

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