Clouds and afternoon showers are headed for Minneapolis Thursday, followed by a wetter weekend and more rain chances early next week.

Austin faces a 99-degree Thursday and highs near 99 from Friday through Sunday. A 31% afternoon rain chance is in the forecast Tuesday, while a possible front could affect the area by midweek.

Chicago's clouds linger through a cool, mostly dry weekend, with partly to mostly cloudy skies Saturday. Rain chances increase later Tuesday into Wednesday.

New Orleans is forecast to see generally warm, dry conditions through the weekend. Isolated convection is possible Monday and Tuesday, while confidence in Wednesday’s forecast remains low.

A medical helicopter was turned away over weather as crews freed four people from a mangled vehicle in Mullica Township.

The project had a projected construction cost of $3.4 million and received a $500,000 state grant; it replaces an outdated Morton building with a facility designed to better preserve historic carriages.

A federal judge tossed Ronald Johnson Jr.'s lawsuit over his police firing, ruling his critic's blackmail claims were true.

Debra Jones-Christopher, 72, vanished after leaving the Detroit casino wearing a blue Lions hat. Tips can be shared anonymously.

Police recovered two shotguns and boxes of ammo after tracing a truck spotted shooting a camera on KY 33.

Dallas will see highs near 97 degrees Thursday and Friday, with heat continuing into the weekend as moisture returns and low convective chances develop Friday night and Saturday.

A report of a woman in the roadway on Bishop Road ended in gunfire as a Fairburn officer crossed into South Fulton. A resident says her husband and two dogs were shot.

San Antonio faces several more days of summerlike heat, with Friday's high near 95 and temperatures expected to stay stagnant through the weekend. Rain chances return Tuesday and Wednesday.

The MTA projects that flooding could put 80 percent of the Hudson Line at risk by the 2050s.