Disasters

August 16, 2017 8:51 AM

Fighting fires for free, aging volunteers struggle to recruit the next generation

If you get in a car accident on a rural stretch of highway in Kansas, one volunteer firefighter says, you'd better hope it happens near a county with a well-equipped fire department.

by Frank Morris

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August 15, 2017 9:01 AM

At least 600 missing in deadly Sierra Leone mudslides

Authorities have said more than 300 people were killed in and around Freetown on Monday following heavy rains. Many were trapped under tons of mud as they slept.

by The Associated Press

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August 14, 2017 5:57 PM

Hundreds feared dead after mudslide in Sierra Leone

Hundreds remain unaccounted for after torrential rains near Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, caused a mountainside to collapse onto a residential community.

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August 13, 2017 11:47 AM

2 killed in Mississippi River boat crash

The accident happened Saturday afternoon, and left five others injured.

by Brian Bakst

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August 13, 2017 11:33 AM

Buhl man drowns while trying to rescue dog

Authorities in northeastern Minnesota say a man has drowned while trying to rescue his dog from a water-filled mining pit.

by MPR News Staff

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August 11, 2017 5:12 PM

Duluth drownings highlight dangers of rip currents

A man and his 10-year-old daughter drowned on a Duluth beach on Lake Superior Thursday after they were swept away by a powerful rip current, despite a decade-long effort in Duluth to warn swimmers of the dangers.

by Dan Kraker

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August 10, 2017 6:31 PM

Survivors of 2014 Mpls. explosion sue Centerpoint, landlord

The cause of the New Year's Day explosion in Cedar Riverside was not determined, but the lawsuit says residents smelled gas beforehand.

by MPR News Staff

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August 9, 2017 2:09 PM

Minnesota teen dies in Colorado hiking accident

The Boulder County coroner said 17-year-old Carter Christensen of Maple Grove, Minnesota, died in a fall on Sunday evening in Chautauqua Park near Boulder, which is just northwest of Denver.

by The Associated Press