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Officials are warning residents in low-lying areas to leave, as the Mississippi River approached a crest Monday.

Memphis area residents were warned on Saturday that they should not be fooled by sunny skies because the Mississippi River was gradually starting to "wrap its arms" around the city and rise to record levels.

An engorged Mississippi river spilled out onto huge swaths of farmland in the American South and Midwest on Wednesday, prompting massive flooding from Minnesota to Louisiana.

The Midwest got blasted by sub-zero temperatures Monday morning after its first big snowfall of the season, which was slowing grain and livestock movement to markets, a forecaster said.

A powerful storm dumps mounds of snow in Minneapolis, collapsing the roof of the Minnesota Vikings' stadium.

Much of the upper Midwest is battling blizzard conditions, with a combination of heavy snow, fierce winds and sub-zero temperatures.

Flooding caused by heavy rain that's lashed parts of the upper Midwest forced the evacuation Friday of dozens of homes in the small Minnesota ...

Housing construction fell in February as winter blizzards held down activity in the Northeast and Midwest. The decline highlighted the challenges facing builders as they struggle to emerge from the worst housing slump in decades.

Blowing snow and frigid temperatures have left the Midwest in a deep freeze for most of the new year, with the possibility of more wicked weather next week, a forecaster said Friday

Flooding is again causing trouble in northwest Ohio where heavy rains in the last 24 hours have forced people out of their homes ...