Disasters

Fast-moving wildfire prompts evacuations of homes, cabins in northeast Minnesota
A fast-moving wildfire fueled by tinder-dry conditions and gusty winds prompted the evacuation of homes and cabins northeast of Duluth on Sunday. It was one of at least two large wildfires in Minnesota on Sunday.
Highway reopened after fatal multi-vehicle crash along I-35W
A 67-year-old Brooklyn Park man is dead and five others sustained what the State Patrol described as non-life-threatening injuries during a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 35W southbound between U.S. Highway 10 in Shoreview and Mounds View and County Road I in Arden Hills Tuesday morning.
11 killed as a vehicle plows into a Filipino street festival in Vancouver. Police rule out terrorism
Vancouver police have ruled out terrorism in a car ramming attack that killed 11 people at a Filipino heritage festival in the Canadian city. Police said Sunday that the suspect has a history of mental health issues.
A magnitude 6.2 quake shakes Istanbul and injures more than 230 people
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has shaken Istanbul and other areas in Turkey. The quake prompted widespread panic and scores of injuries in Istanbul, though there were no immediate reports of serious damage.
States say Trump’s continued freeze on much-needed FEMA aid violates a judge’s order
Twenty-two states say the Trump administration is illegally freezing money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The administration says the funding is just being “reviewed” and isn’t frozen.
Small plane crashes in Brooklyn Park, U.S. Bank exec believed to be killed
A small plane traveling from Iowa to Minnesota crashed Saturday in a residential area of a Minneapolis suburb, the Federal Aviation Administration said. U.S. Bank officials believe an executive, Terry Dolan, was aboard the aircraft when it crashed, but authorities have not yet named the person on board.