Windom man, former snowmobile racer, loses legs in farm accident September 25, 2023 3:56 PMBy Tim NelsonTravis Muller, 30, had both legs amputated after a grain bin accident in southwestern Minnesota. He is currently sedated in the hospital and a family-run GoFundMe has raised over $30,000 for his medical costs.
FDNY deaths from 9/11-related illnesses now equal the number killed on Sept. 11September 25, 2023 3:36 PMBy Becky Sullivan Two recent deaths brought the total to 343, matching the death toll from Sept. 11, the FDNY said. Some 11,000 former and current FDNY employees suffer from 9/11-related illnesses, 3,500 with cancer.
Play3min 32secThousands of federal firefighters face a looming pay cut. How much is up to CongressSeptember 25, 2023 8:50 AMBy Ximena Bustillo The bipartisan infrastructure law granted federal firefighters a big pay bump. Amid a looming government shutdown, that wage increase will expire, leaving first responders unsure about their income.
'Not sure where the airplane is,' pilot told 911 dispatcher after F-35 ejectionSeptember 22, 2023 5:00 AMBy The Associated Press 4-minute recording captures bizarre circumstances for the resident explaining that a pilot parachuted into his backyard, the pilot who doesn't know what became of his jet, and a puzzled dispatcher.
Play3min 55secIn Morocco's Atlas Mountains, survivors of the quake take stock of all they've lostSeptember 20, 2023 4:02 AMBy Lauren Frayer Survivors of the Sept. 8 earthquake return to devastated villages. "This was our paradise," says a 74-year-old woman. "Everyone in this village is like family to me, and our family is now shattered."
Two pilots were killed in a midair collision on the last day of Nevada air racesSeptember 18, 2023 1:44 PMBy Juliana Kim The fatal crash occurred on the final day of the National Championship Air Races in Reno — putting a tragic end to the decades-old racing tradition.
Survivors of Libya's deadly floods describe catastrophic scenes and tragic lossesSeptember 15, 2023 3:21 PMBy Fatima Al-Kassab "They have seen death, not just in their families but within themselves as well," a Libyan doctor tells NPR. "Their souls are crushed, their hope is lost. How can you come back from such a thing?"
Kilian the sniffer dog searches for survivors after the Morocco quakeSeptember 15, 2023 4:03 AMBy Lauren Frayer The golden retriever, part of a Swedish rescue team, helped find 18 people alive under the rubble in Turkey earlier this year. He searched this week for the last missing person in a Moroccan village.
Husband of U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola dies in an airplane crash in AlaskaSeptember 14, 2023 11:07 AMBy The Associated PressEugene Peltola Jr. was the pilot and plane’s sole occupant. The Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub appears to have crashed under unknown circumstances upon takeoff after he dropped off a hunter and equipment.
Crews battle large fire at former Hastings CreamerySeptember 14, 2023 6:49 AMBy MPR News StaffCrews from more than a half-dozen fire departments spent hours battling a large fire that started late Wednesday at the former Hastings Creamery in Hastings, Minn. — just weeks after the century-old business closed.