Ian Leonard takes the Polar Plunge with Special Olympics Minnesota

Saturday marked the first Special Olympics Minnesota Polar Plunge of the season into White Bear Lake. Baxter the polar bear pup and FOX 9's Chief Meteorologist Ian Leonard as the can of Coca Cola. Ian plunged six times as Baxter watched/barked! Ian has six more plunge weekends into mid-March, freezing for his friends who make up the 8,000 athletes of Special Olympics Minnesota.

A weekend of winter weather

After Friday's flurries, we head into a weekend with several other chances of snow possible through Monday.

A weekend of winter weather

After Friday's flurries, we head into a weekend with several other chances of snow possible through Monday.

Pacific tsunami warning recedes; Tonga covered by ash cloud

The tsunami threat throughout the Pacific from a huge underwater volcanic eruption has begun to recede, though the massive ash cloud covering Tonga is preventing surveillance flights from New Zealand to assess the extent of damage.

What is a tsunami and what causes them?

All coastlines around the world are vulnerable to tsunamis, so it's important to know your community's hazard and evacuation plans in case they're needed.