Disasters

Prince autopsy: What might not be released publicly?
An autopsy was performed soon after Prince's body was discovered. Since then, an investigation has been underway to determine the exact cause of death.
Erin Durham was hit by a car on Maryland Avenue in St. Paul after putting her son on a school bus in the city's Payne-Phalen neighborhood Monday morning.
Stuck Ship: 858-footer loaded with iron ore runs aground on Lake Superior
A giant freighter bound from Duluth for the lower Great Lakes with a shipload of iron ore ran aground Friday in far eastern Lake Superior. The Coast Guard is attempting to free it.
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.