TheRepublic.com - Owatonna News http://www.therepublic.com/feed/place/98211aeafc014d179848932b6eaeb5c4 Owatonna News and Photos en-ca webstaff@therepublic.com Copyright 2013 Upper Midwest schoolchildren get rare May snow dayhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3de1597777e142a3bab1ffb98e0892a5/US--May-Snow-Dayhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3de1597777e142a3bab1ffb98e0892a5/US--May-Snow-Day

MINNEAPOLIS - Schoolchildren in Minnesota and Wisconsin got a rare May snow day Thursday as a storm dropped up to 16 inches of sticky snow across a beleaguered region that was just starting to enjoy spring.]]>Thu, 02 May 2013 19:31:28 -0400Over 40K customers lose power in MN, WI, IAhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/500b522d8c61463e9e9ca58973eb7765/MN--Spring-Snowstorm-Powerhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/500b522d8c61463e9e9ca58973eb7765/MN--Spring-Snowstorm-PowerMINNEAPOLIS - Crews are working to repair electrical lines brought down by the heavy, wet snow that fell across parts of northern Iowa, southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.]]>Thu, 02 May 2013 14:23:36 -0400FAA investigates crash landing at Owatonna airporthttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/0c6f20a964d2463d8d99871e89d7c854/MN--Owatonna-Airport-Crash-Landinghttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/0c6f20a964d2463d8d99871e89d7c854/MN--Owatonna-Airport-Crash-LandingOWATONNA, Minnesota - Federal investigators will try to determine what caused a small plane to make a crash landing at the Owatonna airport.]]>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:24:24 -0400