We are tracking the return of the polar vortex next week as a wavy jet stream brings a blast of Arctic air to the Great Lakes.

The first storm dumped over a foot of snow in parts of the Appalachians and mid-Atlantic, including Washington, D.C., which was blanketed by over 6 inches of snowfall on Tuesday. The White House, National Mall and U.S. Capitol were covered in white.

A Weather Alert remained in effect Wednesday night due to accumulating snow through the evening hours creating slick and dangerous driving conditions.Winds along with the snow ramped up late Wednesday,

A powerful and deadly winter storm that has been slamming the Plains and Midwest Wednesday morning moved into Chicago, Detroit and the Great Lakes during the afternoon.

A powerful winter storm that has been slamming the Plains and Midwest turned deadly after officials in Missouri say they’re investigating a fatal crash that occurred on a snowy highway early Wednesday morning.

Repeatedly in Lake Forest Wednesday, very light waves of snow would pick up significantly throughout day. Thus, as fast as crews went in to plow, the roads got blanketed again in a matter of minutes.

Two major winter storms are expected to hit the Midwest this week, with moderate to heavy snowfall in the Chicago area. Between the two storms, residents could see a total of a foot of snow from

Wisconsin angler Hayley Herzig speared her first sturgeon through the ice in February. Officials say it's a near-record and the fourth-biggest sturgeon ever speared on Lake Winnebago. The Super Bowl, once again, highlighted the misogyny that’s been a hallmark of the America we live in now.