Disasters

December 17, 2018 4:03 PM

Fire at Superior grain elevator causes $10M in damages, battalion chief says

Firefighters responded to a large fire on Monday afternoon at a defunct grain elevator in Superior, Wis.

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December 16, 2018 5:40 PM

Two killed when truck hits horse-drawn buggy in Stearns County

Two people died Sunday when a pickup truck hit their horse-drawn buggy along a highway in central Minnesota.

by MPR News Staff

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December 12, 2018 7:06 PM

Superior residents ask feds to end use of toxic chemical at refinery

After an explosion and massive fire at the Husky Energy refinery in Superior, Wis., in April, residents of Superior and Duluth are calling for the end of the use of a hazardous chemical used at the plant called hydrogen fluoride.

by Dan Kraker

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December 11, 2018 4:00 AM

20 years ago: Gas explosion in St. Cloud killed four, led to safety changes

The Friday morning explosion in 1998 shook the busy downtown and left piles of debris, clouds of dust, and lives lost where buildings once stood.

by Kirsti Marohn

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December 10, 2018 5:51 AM

Weekend fire destroys church in Norwood Young America

The pastor says no one was in Maples United Methodist Church at the time of the Sunday night blaze. The church celebrated its 160th anniversary in September.

by The Associated Press

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December 8, 2018 4:45 PM

Dog that survived California wildfire guarded property for weeks

A dog that survived the catastrophic wildfire in Northern California apparently protected the ruins of his home for almost a month until his owner was able to return.

by Associated Press

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December 3, 2018 5:51 AM

Two people killed in crash on I-94 ramp in Minneapolis

The ramp into the downtown area was closed for an extended period of time until the scene was cleared.

by The Associated Press

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December 1, 2018 3:45 PM

Crews rescue 35 anglers from Duluth harbor ice floe

Emergency crews rescued nearly three dozen anglers from the Duluth harbor on Saturday morning after strong winds pushed an ice floe away from shore.

by Andrew Krueger

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December 1, 2018 1:00 PM

Hundreds of aftershocks shake Alaskans following big quake

Aftershocks on Saturday continued to fray nerves in Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Geophysicist Paul Caruso said there have been 545 aftershocks since the initial quake.

by Associated Press