hurricane sandy

Crews from Central Minnesota continue to help restore power to the east coast. East Central Energy says they have four linemen and two trucks working in Long Island, New York, in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

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The folks behind the Occupy movement are actually doing some good and you can join in.

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You can now contribute locally to helping the nearly 8 million people who are struggling in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

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The St. Cloud State women's hockey team is finally returning home after getting stranded on the East Coast because of superstorm Sandy. The Huskies played a pair of games at Providence College in Rhode Island last weekend, and then got stuck there as they waited for the storm to pass.

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Xcel Energy Inc. is sending crews from Minnesota and other parts of its service area to the East Coast to help restore power in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Thirty Minnesota lineman and six managers, safety consultants and fleet mechanics volunteered to deploy with equipment and trucks from the Twin Cities early Wednesday.

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The Red Cross is asking you to help with their recovery effort from Superstorm Sandy. Spokeswoman Megan Mrozek says this is going to be one of their biggest recovery efforts they've had in several years.

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A Minnesota woman is breathing easier knowing her son survived the sinking of a tall ship off the coast of North Carolina. Jo Svendsen of Nisswa learned Monday that her son, John Svendsen, was among crew members rescued from the HMS Bounty.

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Melissa Hofflund Ullmann traveled to Washington, D.C. over the weekend for work. She says she was prepared to be stuck there for several days, as Hurricane Sandy moves in on the coast. However, she says she was lucky enough to get the last flight this morning out of Washington, D.C.

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The St. Cloud State University women's hockey team is stranded on the East Coast. Hurricane Sandy has prompted a number of closures including the region's airports. Head Coach Jeff Giesen says they are stranded at a hotel in Providence, Rhode Island:

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