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  • A man clears snow from his driveway after a snowfall left many schools and businesses closed for the day in Urbandale, Iowa, on Thursday. Forecasters warned of blizzard conditions for commuters from Kansas to Wisconsin. (Associated Press)

    Major snowstorm hits Midwest

    The first widespread snowstorm of the season plodded across the Midwest on Thursday, as whiteout conditions sent drivers sliding over slick roads and some travelers were forced to scramble for alternate ways to get to their holiday destinations.

  • A good Samaritan tries to help free a woman's car from the snow as a winter storm hits St. Paul, Minn., on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

    Minneapolis' Metrodome collapses in blizzard

    The inflatable roof of the Minnesota Vikings' stadium collapsed Sunday and roads were closed throughout the upper Midwest as a storm that dumped nearly 2 feet of snow in some areas continued to crawl across the region.

  • A large funnel cloud touches down west of Albert Lea, Minn., early evening Thursday, June 17, 2010. The tornado was traveling northeast. Several tornadoes were reported in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa Thursday evening, causing three deaths and major property damage. (AP Photo/The Globe-Gazette, Arian Schuessler)

    3 killed, dozens injured in Minn. tornadoes

    As tornadoes bore down on southern Minnesota, Angie Woodside called her in-laws and said they should rush to her house west of Albert Lea, where there was a basement to take cover. Her mother-in-law, Kathy Woodside, refused.

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