Good afternoon! More from Election 2016. Former Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak says the sooner the Democratic Party can break with national chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the better. As the party convention opens Monday in Philadelphia, the Democratic National Committee is dealing with an embarrassing release of internal emails showing that many party insiders were working behind the scenes to help Hillary Clinton and hurt Bernie Sanders during their primary battle. | Full coverage of Election 2016 | Forecast
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Good morning! Another nice day -- sunny with highs in the upper 70s to upper 80s. Here's a tear-jerker to start your week: Jerika Bolen, 14, of Appleton, Wis., has spinal muscular atrophy, which destroys nerve cells in her brain and spinal cord. She's in constant pain and it's only going to get worse. So this month she decided she'll move in to hospice while she can still make her own decisions, unhook her ventilator and die. But first she wanted to have a big party -- a prom, she called it. Friends and strangers from around the country showed up on Friday night to throw it for her, USA Today reports. | Forecast
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Good afternoon! Dennis Green, a trailblazing coach who led a Minnesota Vikings renaissance in the 1990s has died. He was 67. Green spent 10 seasons in Minnesota, leading the Vikings to eight playoff appearances and two NFC championship games. The Vikings on Friday held a moment of silence for Green during the grand opening ceremonies at the team's new home, U.S. Bank Stadium. | Forecast
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Good afternoon! Two Boundary Waters campers were killed and at least three injured during storms that ripped across northern Minnesota overnight. The storm, which packed destructive winds, knocked down trees and power lines elsewhere in Minnesota, leaving tens of thousands of people without service from Duluth to the Twin Cities on what could be the hottest day of the year. | What to do if you're caught in the wilderness during a storm | Forecast
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Good morning! Sunny and hot today, with highs in the 90s. That's bad news for many people in northern and central Minnesota -- severe storms raced through the region overnight, causing widespread damage and knocking out power. The Duluth Fire Department is advising no travel this morning because of downed power lines and blocked streets. | Forecast
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Good afternoon! Hopefully you've managed to beat the heat so far today as an oppressive and dangerous heat wave settles into Minnesota. If you need some more ideas for staying cool don't fret, several organizations have set up cooling centers around the region. | Forecast
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Good afternoon! This season is turning out to be the "Severe Summer of 2016" across Minnesota. Excessive heat and moisture surge north across Minnesota the next 72 hours. The inbound air mass is loaded with tropical energy capable of producing flash flood-triggering heavy downpours as the warm front oozes north tonight. So we have excessive heat and flash flooding. What next? Locusts? | Forecast
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Good morning! Mostly sunny this morning and then partly cloudy this afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. A flash flood watch is in effect for parts of the state from tonight through Wednesday morning. An excessive heat warning is also in effect from Wednesday afternoon to Friday night. This 29-cent stamp probably has a more interesting life than most of us -- it has boldly reached Pluto and then some, making it the farthest-traveling postage stamp, according to the Guinness World Records organization. | Forecast
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Good afternoon! Big news, sports fans. In a stunning turn, the Minnesota Twins on Monday said the team has parted ways with General Manager Terry Ryan, ending a relationship that's lasted more than 40 years. The Twins entered the day 33-58, 21 games out of first place in the AL Central. Only Atlanta had a worse record in the majors. NewsCut: Good news, Twins fans. It can't get any worse | Forecast
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Good morning! Decreasing clouds with highs in the mid- to upper 70s. Get ready, though -- next week could bring the hottest temperatures of the summer to Minnesota. But here's a thought: Can you design a neighborhood to fend off heat waves? A group of researchers and urban planners from across the country met this week to discuss how to design a neighborhood in Minneapolis to make it more resilient to heat waves. | Forecast
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