Across the Midwest, bodies were pried from stalled cars, and pulled from snowdrifts and isolated spots where they had sought ...

School was held that day in La Crosse, Wis., but only in the morning. No classes were taught. Instead, students attended a program highlighting the sacrifices veterans had made for their country. Then ...

Seventy five years ago Wednesday, Mankato residents were planning a giant parade on what started out as a balmy day. Then the temperature rapidly dropped and strong winds began to blow — a mix that ...

Later that morning, on a farm just outside of Lamoni in southern Iowa, Duane Sandage, a few days shy of turning 15, had returned home from school with his older brother Stan, who was a grade ahead of ...

LUDINGTON, MI - The Armistice Day Storm of 1940 was a freak weather event that killed more than 150 people, including 64 sailors on Lake Michigan. Hurricane-force winds were whipping up 40-foot waves ...

PENTWATER, Mich. (WZZM) – November 11, 1940. For those who were alive on that date, especially in the Midwest region of the United States, it was a day never to be forgotten. More than 150 people lost ...

The "Storm of the Century" seemed to appear from nowhere. The weekend had been mild; some described Sunday as "shirtsleeve weather." But by Monday morning, Nov. 11, 1940, the wind out of the northwest ...

LUDINGTON, MI - For Great Lakes mariners, sometimes the difference between having your own epic tale of survival to tell - or having someone else tell your story - really just comes down to being in ...