Disasters

Officials say a sixth victim from a fiery crash in western Nebraska that killed a Minnesota family is on life support for donation of his organs.
Trucker faces 5 homicide counts in death of Minnesota family
Tony Weekly, a 53-year-old long-haul trucker from Florida, was charged with one count of motor vehicle homicide for each member of the family that died in the fiery crash. He's also charged with a misdemeanor for reckless driving.
The Minnesota State Patrol says a 19-year-old pedestrian was killed on the interstate in South St. Paul.
The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in Texas, killing 16 people, was able to keep flying despite having at least four convictions for drunken driving in Missouri and twice spending time in prison.
A 7-year-old girl and 35-year-old woman were pulled from waters Sunday in Bloomington and Lake Minnetonka. Another woman died after she was found unresponsive Saturday at Long Lake in Orono.
Tortoise wins again: Slow and steady pace outruns L.A. fire
An animal control agency got a call from the sheriff's department about "a tortoise that was running down the street, and away from the fire zone."
Water managers take public comment after seven floods at Minnesota-Canada border
For 15 years water levels on Minnesota's border lakes have been governed the same way, and the area has flooded seven times. This week the public will help decide if water level management should change.