AC Technicians Working Overtime To Keep You Cool
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – With temps in the 100s, your air conditioning is probably getting a pretty good workout. The same goes for the air conditioning repair workers. They’ve been putting in long days...
View ArticleRecord Demand For Electricity In Heat Wave
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Xcel Energy has set a new record for demand in the current heat wave as some customers cope with outages. Xcel contends it has enough supply, but a heat wave like this puts a...
View ArticleGood Question: Is AC To Blame For Summer Colds?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Walk around Minnesota and you’ll hear that low, purring hum of the air conditioning. However, you may also hear the sound of sneezing and coughing — the sound of the summer cold....
View ArticleThieves Breaking Into Homes Through The A/C Unit
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It’s a safety threat that could be sitting in your windows. Air conditioning units in ground floor windows are being pushed out to gain access to your home. It’s happening in the...
View ArticleAs The Heat Rises, So Does The Number Of AC Unit Thefts
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The thermometer hit 90 degrees for the first time this spring, but there’s no relief from the heat for some Minneapolis residents. Thieves have again targeted air conditioning...
View ArticleAC Repair Costs Up Due To Dwindling Supply Of Freon
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It may be hard to keep your cool when you hear just how much it’ll cost you to repair your air conditioning if it breaks this summer. Just as the weather gets really warm, the...
View ArticleA/C Use Sparks House Fire, 4 Escape
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Four people escaped a house fire Wednesday after firefighters believe extensive use of air conditioning may have caused the electrical junction box issues, which kick-started the...
View ArticleWeather Blog: When Can I Turn Off The Air?
This is a question I field quite often at WCCO. It has been hot — the second warmest July on record — and humid this summer. On Wednesday, we warmed to 92 degrees in the Twin Cities. That marks the...
View ArticleCharges: WI Couple Visits Sex Shop, Leaves Baby In Sweltering Car
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin couple allegedly left their baby parked in a car while they shopped for sex toys, and are now charged with child-endangerment. The parents were shopping on...
View ArticleGood Question: What’s The Best Temperature For Your Thermostat?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – We are expected to see 90-plus degree weather over the next few days. That will have a lot of air conditioners working overtime. And it seems that everyone has a certain number in...
View ArticleMinneapolis Schools Prepare For Hot First Day Back
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — We’re still a week away from Labor Day, but many Minnesota students went back to school on Monday. Minneapolis Public Schools and some other districts received waivers from the...
View ArticleMpls. Schools Deal With A Scorching First Day
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The excitement of the first day of classes for Minneapolis Public Schools came with some apprehension due to Monday’s sweltering heat. The district got permission to begin the...
View ArticleCommunity Group Denounces Hot Conditions In Mpls. Schools
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minneapolis neighborhood group says it’s too hot for kids to be in class. They’re calling for their kids to be in schools, not “sweatshops.” A community group organized a news...
View ArticleHeat Wave Closes Dozens Of Mpls. Schools For Rest Of The Week
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Classes are canceled for the rest of the week at 27 schools in Minneapolis. High humidity and sweltering temps, combined with some buildings lacking air conditioning has canceled...
View ArticleHot Spell Pushes Xcel To Near Record Power Use
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Buzzing cicadas signal yet another hot August day. But it’s the scorched lawn and grinding of an air conditioner that are Brett Severson’s clue. “My A/C is running all the time —...
View ArticleGood Question: How Many Homes Have Air Conditioning?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — If you hadn’t turned on your air conditioner yet this summer, there’s a very good chance you did this past weekend. Over the past generation, air conditioning has become the...
View ArticleThieves Damage Air Conditioners At Robbinsdale Businesses
ROBBINSDALE, Minn. (WCCO) — Thieves struck a popular Robbinsdale restaurant, leaving the spot without air conditioning in the thick of summer. Someone cracked open Travail Kitchen and Amusements AC...
View ArticleHave You Considered An Energy Efficient Air Conditioner?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Last weekend brought a heat wave to the Twin Cities — that’s three days in excess of 90 degrees in a row. This weekend brings with it the possibility for another. If your air...
View ArticleAfter Storm Clean-Up, Twin Cities Residents Try To Beat The Heat
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — People across the Twin Cities weathered Thursday night’s storm. Now, they’ll try and beat the 90-degree heat that’s coming our way. Storms popped up at different times and...
View ArticleCosts Rising To Recharge Freon In Your A/C Unit
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Millions of Americans are using air conditioning to stay cool this summer, but you could be paying more for that relief if you need future repairs. Starting in January, the EPA is...
View ArticleEnergy Star Recommends Keeping Homes No Cooler Than 78 Degrees
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — How cool do you like your air conditioning when the temperatures rises? A recommendation by the Federal program Energy Star has gone viral and also subject to ridicule. Energy Star...
View ArticleGood Question: Can Air Conditioning Put Us At Risk For COVID-19?
Coronavirus: Latest News | Community Resources | COVID-19 Info | Download Our App | CBSN Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — As the weather heats up, homes and offices will start running air conditioners,...
View ArticleIs Air Conditioning Activating Our Allergies?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Our air conditioning units are working overtime this week as we try to stay cool amid a heat wave. For some, it’s led to sneezing fits and stuffy noses while inside. Now we’re...
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