Disasters

October 4, 2020 7:10 PM

California wildfires have burned 4 million acres and the season isn't over yet

"The 4 million mark is unfathomable. It boggles the mind, and it takes your breath away," a spokesperson for Cal Fire said.

by Wynne Davis

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September 28, 2020 7:22 PM

Traffic fatalities are rising in Minnesota, 6 deaths over weekend

The Minnesota State Patrol reports six traffic fatalities around Minnesota over the weekend, keeping the state on track to surpass last year's total.

by Nina Moini and MPR News Staff

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September 20, 2020 5:28 PM

Tropical Storm Beta churns slowly toward Texas and Louisiana

Tropical Storm Beta trudged toward the coasts of Texas and Louisiana on Sunday, threatening to bring more rain, wind and stress to a part of the country that has already been drenched and battered during this year's unusually busy hurricane season.

by The Associated Press

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September 18, 2020 10:57 AM

Bodies of all 3 plane crash victims recovered from quarry

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says the bodies of all three victims on board a single-engine plane that crashed last weekend have been recovered from a water-filled quarry.

by The Associated Press

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September 17, 2020 7:08 AM

After Sally: Rescue, recovery and a wary eye on rivers

Rivers swollen by Hurricane Sally's rains threatened more misery for parts of the Florida Panhandle and south Alabama on Thursday, even as the storm's remnants were forecast to dump up to a foot of rain and spread the threat of flooding to Georgia and the Carolinas.

by The Associated Press

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September 16, 2020 9:41 AM

Bodies of 2 of 3 victims in Cessna crash recovered

A pilot and two passengers were onboard the Cessna plane when it went down Sunday in the quarry on Grey Cloud Island near the Mississippi River and Cottage Grove.

by The Associated Press

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September 16, 2020 6:28 AM

Congressional inquiry faults Boeing and FAA failures for deadly 737 Max plane crashes

An investigation into the troubled plane's development and certification finds a "disturbing pattern" of Boeing design flaws, management failures and "grossly insufficient oversight by the FAA."

by David Schaper