A brutally cold winter has covered the Great Lakes with more ice than they have seen since 1979. Special correspondent Elizabeth Bracket of WTTW reports on the struggle to keep shipping lanes open to Chicago’s ice-clogged harbor to Lake Michigan.
PBS NewsHour for Monday, November 18, 2013…
Timing of widespread wave of strong storms in the Midwest is 'very unusual'…
Disasters declared in seven Illinois counties after rare, late-season storms…
In other news Thursday, firefighters in southern California are racing to save communities from a rapidly growing wildfire. More than 15 square miles burned out of control, causing at least 1,500 residents to leave their homes. Also, flash flooding in…
In other news Thursday, Mississippi resident Paul Kevin Curtis has been charged with sending letters tainted with ricin to President Barack Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker. Curtis claims to be innocent. Also, upper Midwest states were hit with intense flooding…
In other news Monday, Wall Street saw a late afternoon sell-off caused by worries over instability in Europe and reports that Italy may not be able to form a new government. Also, a civil trial began in New Orleans over…
In other news Tuesday, House Republicans readied to vote on a plan to raise the nation's debt ceiling through May 19th. Rep. Paul Ryan said they wanted to shift focus to making major spending cuts. Also, parts of the Midwest…
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