Disasters

Authorities say all 19 people who were trapped in a Kentucky cave have waded through neck-deep water to get out.
Three other people died in car crashes in the metro area Tuesday, including one death on the Mendota Bridge in Dakota County and two deaths in a crash on Snelling Avenue in St. Paul.
St. Paul police are investigating a two-vehicle crash on Snelling Avenue just north of Midway Parkway near the fairgrounds.
3 days on Everest end with at least 3 climbers dead, more missing
Good weather has helped hundreds of people summit Mount Everest since May 11. But since Friday, at least three people died in three days, dashing hopes for a safe season after two years of tragedy.
Fire deaths on the rise in Minnesota
A total of 57 people died in fires last year, state public safety officials said Monday. That's the highest number of fatalities in 13 years.
Madelia finds a path out of the fire
A February explosion and fire tore through downtown Madelia, searing the lives of many families. This spring, though, there is new construction, and hope.
Egyptian military says EgyptAir flight 804 debris found off coast
Authorities had reported that they found wreckage from the plane Thursday, but later retracted those claims. The debris found Friday includes passenger belongings, but not black box recorders.
Official: Radio transmissions distracted Amtrak engineer
The Amtrak engineer whose speeding train jumped the tracks along a curve in Philadelphia last year, killing eight people, was distracted by radio transmissions, a U.S. official briefed on the investigation said Monday.