The Weather Channel named the big snowstorm yesterday Bruce. Winds have also been a problem. An Illinois location got 2 inches of snow in 40 minutes.

The Minneapolis Star Tribune is giving attention to farm bankruptcy filings.

A Michigan man was killed over the weekend in an ATV accident when his new Polaris struck a deer.

Blizzard Bruce will increase ER visits, as the snow is wet and heavy and can take a toll on people shoveling, and people reach into snowblowers to unclog them.

An Appleton, Wis., firefighter proposed to his girlfriend during a Christmas parade in town.