Snow sculptors make most of slushy conditions at Stillwater's international event
Setup is underway for the five-day World Snow Sculpting Championship event in Stillwater, which is in its second year.
Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield loves sharing the good news. She hosts a show on Sunday mornings based on local "positivity and empowerment," leading right into CBS Sunday Morning.
Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield never imagined she'd be in the Twin Cities, but this is exactly where she says she wants to be. She says in her travels as a journalist, one common denominator was that she always really liked the people she met from Minnesota. And years ago, when she came to visit her longtime friend and WCCO reporter, Heather Brown, she realized the cities are as great as the people.
Susan-Elizabeth decided she wanted to be a journalist in the fourth grade. She put the plan into action at the University of Georgia's school of journalism. While at UGA, she helped produce the Peabody Awards in New York City and studied in Rome, Italy.
Her first crack at news was at KRON in San Francisco as an intern. After that, she joined Teach for America and taught first grade in under-served schools in Houston and Texas. After TFA, she got back into journalism. She's worked as a reporter and weather forecaster in Columbus, Ga. Most recently, she worked as an evening anchor and reporter at WIS-TV in Columbia, S.C. She says she loves the way WCCO honors the lives of Minnesotans. That's what drew her here.
The answer: nine. The question: how many syllables are in her name? Susan-Elizabeth's mother says she named her daughter after her own two favorite childhood baby dolls. "Susan" was her favorite; "Elizabeth" was next in line.
You may have guessed by that double name, she's from the South. Home for Susan-Elizabeth is Tyrone, Ga., where her family still lives. She loves hanging out with them and eating fried okra. (Ever tried it?) Speaking of food, she loves taste explorations and diving in to the Twin Cities restaurant scene. Got a suggestion? Shoot her a note. She also likes to run, play fantasy football and hop a plane to someplace she's never been.
Susan-Elizabeth says her new favorite phrases are "uff da" and "you betcha." She can't wait to meet y'all.
Setup is underway for the five-day World Snow Sculpting Championship event in Stillwater, which is in its second year.
On this Martin Luther King Day, it's worth remembering that he was, at 15, already a college student, a sociology major at Morehouse University in Atlanta, which is an HBCU.
According to the Academy of Sleep Medicine, almost half of Americans sleep with their pets.
With plenty of snow on the ground and mild temps, it's ideal weather for sledding. But most of us are doing it the wrong way – and it could cost us and our kids big time.
It's the kind of update we love to share. A dream -- a really expensive dream -- is coming true.
"You are walking up to your waist in snow and it's tiring. It's a long day. It is what it is, but we try to get our members on as fast as we can," said lineworker Eric Gehrke.
"When you get that much snow on top, it's really hard to make ice underneath it," said Jeff Heinrichs with Ice Fishing Warriors.
As we jump start the new year with new goals in mind, a west metro duo is just finishing a huge goal.
The Twin Cities' latest winter storm continues to take a toll on those attempting to fly in and out of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield shows us how a huge surprise gift will make a Minnesota mom's rough road in life smoother.
The boys of Frogtown are now the boys of Fort Lauderdale.
"It's worth it," said student Wyatt Feucht. "You give the other people the opportunity to also have fun, which feels really good."
"We've had people from New York to California putting out sticks for Charlie, which, you know, is greatly appreciated," said brother Drew Boike. "I don't know why it had to be him."
This year marks the biggest demand they've had for people who need these presents, according the the president of Granny's Closet, which runs a year-round program for seniors in need.
From the time he was young, Hugh Burke, an Eden Prairie native, knew what he wanted to do with his life.