Disasters

Construction worker in critical condition after distracted driving crash
A 33-year-old mother of six was struck Monday by a 19-year old driver who authorities say was checking her phone. Distracted driving is a factor in one of every four crashes in the state.
Mark Watne, president of the N.D. Farmers Union, discusses federal disaster payments to assist livestock and crop producers through one of the worst droughts in the state since the 1980s.
School blast investigators looking at gas meter work
Investigators will look into the movement of the gas meter, as well as whether the gas was turned off inside the building or at the street as the work was being done, NTSB board member Christopher Hart said.
Authorities say the 11-month boy was found dead in a residence in Tower, Minn., Wednesday after firefighters put out the blaze.
NTSB: Workers were moving gas meter before Minnehaha Academy blast
A contractor was in the process of moving a gas meter inside the Minneapolis school prior to Wednesday's explosion, a National Transportation Safety Board official said Thursday as the agency's inquiry began.
Photos: Minnehaha Academy joins in prayer after blast
Hours after a gas leak triggered an explosion that devastated its upper school campus, members of the Minnehaha Academy community joined together for a prayer service.
10 years after bridge collapse, America is still crumbling
There have been some improvements, but there are still tens of thousands of bridges nationwide that need to be fixed or replaced. Federal funding for such needs has remained flat.