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6-year-old dies in fall from ATV

The girl had been riding an all-terrain vehicle driven by her mother in Beltrami County.
by The Associated Press

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Police investigate child's death in Brooklyn Park pool

After a 3-year-old girl went missing late Sunday, emergency personnel found the child's body in the deep end of an apartment pool.
by Brandt Williams

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For Minnesota rescue doctor, danger comes with the job

For Minnesota rescue doctor, danger comes with the job

Dr. John Hick is one of a handful of Minnesota doctors who enter dangerous rescue situations and must weigh risking their own lives to save others.
by Jon Collins

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4 dead, 4 hurt in carbon monoxide poisoning in rural ND home

Investigators believe a propane-fueled water heater being used with a swimming pool was improperly vented and caused carbon monoxide gas to build up inside the home.
by The Associated Press

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Woman killed in grain elevator fall identified

Woman killed in grain elevator fall identified

Emily Roland, 20, of Cottage Grove died from multiple blunt-force injuries. She was a sophomore at the University of Minnesota.
by Peter Cox

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10 years after Katrina: How New Orleans rebuilt

10 years after Katrina: How New Orleans rebuilt

As hurricane season begins, we talked to two authors about how the city has rebuilt, what's still to be done and what unexpected developments have emerged from the process.

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Dozens evacuated from Bloomington hotel

Dozens evacuated from Bloomington hotel

Police say a section of cement stucco fell from the exterior of the 14th floor at the La Quinta Inn & Suites about 2 a.m. Monday.
by The Associated Press

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Flour spills when semitrailer, train collide near St. Paul

Authorities say a crude oil train and a semitrailer carrying flour collided at a railroad crossing south of St. Paul that local officials are calling to be closed.
by The Associated Press

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Woman dies after fall in old Minneapolis grain elevator

The woman was exploring the Bunge Tower, a vacant grain elevator, when she fell off a ladder, crashed through a wooden floor and plummeted into a 30-foot steel bin.
by The Associated Press

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