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Search crews recover body from Lake Minnetonka

Divers recovered a body from Lake Minnetonka on Sunday, in the area where a boater went missing Saturday night.
by MPR News Staff

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Photos: Rising rivers, evacuations in Carolinas in wake of Florence

Photos: Rising rivers, evacuations in Carolinas in wake of Florence

As the death toll from Florence grew and hundreds of people were pulled from flooded homes, North Carolina braced for catastrophic, widespread river flooding that could be the next stage of a mounting disaster.
by Associated Press

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Flooding fears surge in Carolinas as rivers rise; Wilmington cut off

Flooding fears surge in Carolinas as rivers rise; Wilmington cut off

Catastrophic flooding from Florence spread across the Carolinas on Sunday, with roads to Wilmington cut off by the epic deluge and muddy river water swamping entire neighborhoods miles inland.
by Associated Press

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Swollen N.C. rivers swamp dumps, raising water pollution fears

Swollen N.C. rivers swamp dumps, raising water pollution fears

As rain from Florence continued to lash the Carolinas, the region's swollen rivers were beginning to swamp coal ash dumps and low-lying hog farms Sunday, raising concerns about water pollution.
by Associated Press

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Typhoon pounds south China after killing dozens in Philippines

Typhoon pounds south China after killing dozens in Philippines

Typhoon Mangkhut barreled into southern China on Sunday, killing two people after lashing the Philippines with strong winds and heavy rain that left at least 64 dead and dozens more feared buried in a landslide.
by Associated Press

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Police: Man dies after shark attack off Cape Cod

Police: Man dies after shark attack off Cape Cod

A man boogie boarding off a Cape Cod beach was attacked by a shark on Saturday and died later at a hospital, becoming the state's first shark attack fatality in more than 80 years.
by Associated Press

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Photos: Flooding, damage left in wake of Hurricane Florence

Photos: Flooding, damage left in wake of Hurricane Florence

Emergency workers went door to door urging people to flee Florence's rising waters Saturday and rescuers used inflatable boats to pluck others from homes already submerged as the storm poured on the rain, setting the stage for what could be some of the most disastrous flooding in North Carolina history.
by Associated Press

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'Everyone wants answers': State, feds hunt for gas blast cause

'Everyone wants answers': State, feds hunt for gas blast cause

Investigators are working this weekend to pinpoint the cause of a series of fiery natural gas explosions in Massachusetts that killed one person, injured at least 25 others and left dozens of homes in smoldering ruins.
by Associated Press

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Why they chose to stay in the path of Hurricane Florence

Why they chose to stay in the path of Hurricane Florence

While thousands of people evacuated the North and South Carolina coasts in anticipation of Hurricane Florence, many did not — for a variety of reasons.
by Amanda Morris

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