Disasters

May 28, 2015 12:45 PM

CN Railway working to rebuild northern Minnesota bridge

Officials started removing debris from the bridge and three train cars hours after the bridge caught fire and then collapsed Wednesday.

by The Associated Press

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May 28, 2015 11:49 AM

Nebraska man identified as rail worker killed in Minneapolis

According to the officials, Tyrell Anderson died of "multiple blunt force injuries" sustained while unloading track material Monday morning.

by The Associated Press

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May 28, 2015 11:00 AM

Grand Forks Walmart store reopens 2 days after shooting

A Walmart spokesperson said the store opened Thursday morning. Dozens of people turned out for a vigil outside the store Wednesday evening.

by The Associated Press

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May 27, 2015 3:29 PM

Rail bridge burns, collapses near International Falls

No one was hurt in the bridge collapse, which sent three rail cars into a northern Minnesota river.

by John Enger

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May 26, 2015 5:42 AM

2 boys rescued from abandoned pool; 1 in critical condition

St. Paul Fire Marshal Steve Zaccard says the older boy saw his brother struggling in the water Monday afternoon and got in to save him, but also got into trouble.

by Jon Collins

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May 25, 2015 2:25 PM

BNSF: Employee died in NE Mpls. accident near tracks

BNSF Railway officials say an employee died while working near train tracks in northeast Minneapolis Monday. The person's name has not been released.

by Riham Feshir

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May 25, 2015 11:21 AM

Twister kills 13 in Mexico border city

Three hundred people were being treated for injuries at local hospitals, and 400 houses were fully or partially destroyed. In Texas, 12 people were reported missing after flash flooding from a line of storms that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes.

by The Associated Press

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May 16, 2015 12:59 PM

California man drowns in northwestern Minnesota lake

Authorities say they've recovered the body of a California man who fell out of a boat and drowned on Jewett Lake near Fergus Falls in northwestern Minnesota.

by The Associated Press