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While the humidity keeps rising, there are ways to crank the AC without paying through the roof

As temperatures continue to inch closer to the 90-degree mark, the sweltering heat has many people praying for an end to summer and the cool, crisp relief that autumn brings...

local Tue, Aug 10, 2010 - 12:00am

Lexi Chouinard of North Branch feels the vibe of the Christian rock band Hyland during the band's performance Saturday afternoon on the Sonshine Main Stage. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Sonshine finishes strong despite storm evacuation

WILLMAR -- The 29th annual Sonshine Festival finished as planned Saturday evening after a potential storm threatened to cancel the festival's closing performances. At around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, the Sheriff's...

news / local / music Mon, Jul 19, 2010 - 12:00am

A delivery truck sprays its way through an intersection Wednesday on Litchfield Avenue in Willmar following an afternoon downpour that was too much for citystorm drains to handle all at once. Tribune photoby Ron Adams

Splashing in the street

news / local Thu, Jul 15, 2010 - 12:00am

Josh Johnson, at center wearing white shirt, a youth director with the Calvary Community Church in St. Cloud, organizes a group of 60 students from the church Wednesday who were all camping in the same area at the Sonshine Festival in Willmar. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

Sonshiners beat weather, boredom of festival down time with fun ideas

WILLMAR -- Not even heavy bouts of pouring rain could dampen Sonshiners' spirits as they continued to arrive at the festival Wednesday. All morning and afternoon, groups of people showed...

news / local / music Thu, Jul 15, 2010 - 12:00am

Thunderstorm watch until 10 p.m. includes Meeker, Renville and Redwood counties

Update 4:45 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm watch for 25 counties in central and southern Minnesota. West central Minnesota counties included in the watch area are:...

news / region Wed, Jul 14, 2010 - 4:46pm

Update: Parts of west central Minn. in tornado watch until 4 p.m., thunderstorm and heat advisories out for parts of state

news / local Wed, Jul 14, 2010 - 9:36am

Danielle Aasen, a coach for the Pact 4 Guia Program, stays hydrated at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

In peak of summer, prevention is key to avoiding heat-related illness

Two-thirds of the way through the Spicer Fourth of July parade route last weekend, Bobbie Bauman and the rest of the dog handlers from the Hawk Creek Animal Shelter had...

news / local Sat, Jul 10, 2010 - 12:00am

Heat blankets U.S. as workers return after holiday

NEW YORK (AP) -- Temperatures soared toward 100 degrees or more today along much of the East Coast, sending utilities into peak operation as air conditioners strained to cool the...

news / nation Tue, Jul 06, 2010 - 10:57am

Cartoons by Ed Fischer

opinion / cartoons Tue, Jun 29, 2010 - 12:00am

Dark clouds were visible Friday above the water tower near the Ridgewater College campus in Willmar during an afternoon storm that threatened to be far worse than it was. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Severe weather warnings ultimately amount to little

WILLMAR -- Tornado warnings throughout west central Minnesota had law enforcement and emergency agencies scouring the sky for funnel clouds Friday afternoon. Walls clouds, some involving rotation, were reported in...

news / local / region Sat, Jun 26, 2010 - 12:00am

Thunderstorm warning issued for Redwood and southwestern Brown counties until 7:30 p.m.

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Redwood and southwestern Brown counties in south central Minnesota until 7:30 p.m. * AT 631...

news / region Fri, Jun 25, 2010 - 6:41pm

Send your storm photos to the West Central Tribune

With many thunderstorm and tornado warnings rolling across west central Minnesota today, the West Central Tribune is asking readers to submit photographs of the storm to the newsroom . Please...

news / local / region Fri, Jun 25, 2010 - 6:11pm

Tornado warning issued for parts of Renville and Redwood counties until 6:15 p.m., funnel cloud reported southwest of Fairfax

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a tornado warning for southeastern Renville, southwestern Sibley, east central Redwood, northeastern Brown and western Nicollet counties in west central...

news / region Fri, Jun 25, 2010 - 5:45pm

Tornado warning issued for southern Kandiyohi County and eastern Chippewa County until 5:30 p.m.

The National Weather Service has issue a tornado warning for southern Kandiyohi County and eastern Chippewa County in west central Minnesota until 5:30 p.m. * AT 431 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED...

news / local / region Fri, Jun 25, 2010 - 4:36pm

Thunderstorm warning issued for parts of Swift, Lac qui Parle and Chippewa counties until 4:45 p.m.

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Swift , north central Lac qui Parle, and northern Chippewa County in west central...

news / region Fri, Jun 25, 2010 - 4:10pm

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