Disasters

Most boating deaths in a decade last year in Minnesota
A longer-than-usual boating season might be partly to blame. The majority of victims were adult men who were not wearing life jackets, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
No one was injured during the incident. However, authorities are again warning about the dangers of thin ice.
Investigators said man was not alone, but details of accident are not yet clear.
Police say the man suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
Roadways begin to reopen in flood-ravaged St. Louis area
Water from a rare, record-setting winter flood was receding, offering hope for flood-weary residents that the worst of this sudden catastrophe was behind them.
Fire erupts at 63-story building in Dubai
A hotel in downtown Dubai erupted in flames on Thursday evening, just a couple of hours before the city was due to celebrate New Year's Eve with a massive firework's display.
Authorities have identified four people who were killed in an icy highway crash in northeastern Minnesota this weekend as a family of four.
The State Patrol says the crash happened on Highway 65 south of Highway 18 around 3 p.m. Saturday.