Disasters

Weekend fatalities pushed Minnesota 2015 road deaths above 200, 21 percent higher than the same time last year. On Monday, officials pleaded with drivers to curb the deadly trend.
16 injured in crash involving car, school bus
The State Patrol says that a small car was westbound on Highway 212 near Granite Falls when it crossed the center line and hit an oncoming school bus.
Andrew Beisner, 71, died at the scene Wednesday after being struck while walking at the intersection of 2nd Street South and 3rd Avenue South in downtown Minneapolis. Officials are investigating.
As part of our ongoing series of conversations on rail safety in Minnesota and across the country, we brought in two people who know trains from the inside out.