snow storm

The snow that has buried parts of New England and left homeowners struggling with ice dams has created opportunities for Minnesota companies that melt ice off roofs but have found little work at home in their state's unusually mild winter.

Benton County Sheriff Brad Bennett is is advising you to stay home, if you don't have to be out on the roads this morning.

An early spring snow storm caused a semi to jackknife on Interstate 94 in St. Paul early Wednesday, temporarily closing the freeway and scrambling its load of eggs. Dozens of school districts around Minnesota canceled classes as the storm delivered as much as 10 inches of snow in Little Falls. Fergus Falls, Hutchison, St. Cloud and Monticello schools are among those closed.