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Bill McAuliffe

Reporter | Weather

Phone: 612-673-7646

Bill McAuliffe covers weather, climate, the emerald ash borer and general news. He was part of a team that won an Emmy award for Red River flooding coverage in 2009. He has written books for young readers on numerous topics, including a six-book series on weather, and is a volunteer adult literacy tutor.
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Icy start messing up morning commute; buses replacing light rail

Ice on overhead wires is causing problems with the Hiawatha light rail line this morning. Buses are replacing trains on the entire route.

Updated: April 11, 2013, - 06:57 AM

Snow, rain, sleet - everything but spring - on way to Twin Cities

More than a week into the baseball season and nearly three weeks into official spring, a wintry storm crawling across the country could leave up to a foot of snow in parts of southern Minnesota.

Updated: April 10, 2013, - 07:01 AM

McKnight fights climate change with $25 million in grants

Grants totaling $25 million, focused on the Midwest, will put money behind efforts to expand clean energy policies and jobs

Updated: April 08, 2013, - 12:00 AM

Weather, disaster agencies turn to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube

Public agencies concerned with natural disasters are glomming onto social media like so many teenagers, attracted to its instant, two-way connectivity.

Updated: April 06, 2013, - 06:39 AM

Quick chill brings an April snow

Friday snow shows winter isn’t over yet

Updated: April 05, 2013, - 07:34 PM

From Mumbai to Minnesota, he's our Guess the Snowfall winner

Saunil Shah came to Minnesota from Mumbai, India, in 2010. But he’s proved to be a quick study on snow, winning this season’s Guess the Snowfall game.

Updated: April 01, 2013, - 09:55 PM

Forecast: No significant flood risk on Twin Cities rivers

The Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix rivers are not expected to disrupt travel, homes or businesses, updated forecast says.

Updated: March 29, 2013, - 09:43 PM

Latest earthworm dirt: Climate change villain

Researchers have pinned the rap for greenhouse gases – part of ’em, anyway – on the lowly earthworm.

Updated: March 24, 2013, - 09:11 PM

One dead after train hits vehicle on south Minneapolis tracks

A light-rail train full of passengers struck a vehicle and then pushed it down the tracks, killing the car’s driver. A 55-year-old man was driving west on E. 26th Street and had appeared to have driven under the crossing gates at the time of the collision.

Updated: March 23, 2013, - 11:57 AM

Chance of significant Red River flooding increases

Fargo is facing a 10 percent chance of a record flood along the Red River of the North in the coming weeks, according to the National Weather Service.

Updated: March 21, 2013, - 08:58 PM