January 31, 2019 Chicago Good Samaritan picks up hotel tab for 70 homeless, as officials warn against propane tank donations As record-breaking bitter cold blanketed Chicago on Wednesday, a Good Samaritan offered to put a 70 homeless people into hotel rooms after their propane tanks were confiscated when one exploded.
January 31, 2019 Michigan pileup amid polar vortex caught on terrifying dashcam video Blinding snow from the polar vortex is being blamed for causing a massive pileup on an interstate in Michigan on Tuesday that was captured on dashcam video.
January 31, 2019 Al Roker slams 'nitwit' Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin over cold weather comments NBC weatherman and personality Al Roker slammed Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin after the politician said school districts are being too “soft” on kids when they cancel classes due to cold weather.
January 31, 2019 Strangers surprise Missouri family living without heat in polar vortex after hearing 'heartbreaking' story Millions of people across the Midwest were dreading the painful wind chills and blizzard-like conditions the polar vortex would inevitably bring this week — especially the Harvey family.
January 31, 2019 How does a person freeze to death? This week's polar vortex has brought bitter cold — even Arctic-like temperatures — to parts of the Upper Midwest and Eastern U.S., and this frigid air may have you feeling like you could "freeze to death."
January 31, 2019 The politics of the Polar Vortex – It's fossil fuels that are keeping Americans warm this week Winter Storm Jayden should wake us up to some cold truths. Today, fossil fuels stand between us and the icy chill of winter weather.
January 31, 2019 Sub-zero temperatures devastate northern plains, Midwest Ray Bogan reports from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
January 31, 2019 University of Iowa student dies during polar vortex; 7 other deaths linked to wintry blast A University of Iowa student has died after being found unresponsive on campus grounds early Wednesday as a polar vortex gripped the Midwest in arctic temperatures that have been linked to at least seven other deaths.