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St. Paul says all clear after gas line rupture

St. Paul officials gave the all-clear for people to return to their homes after a contractor hit a 2 inch gas line at Warwick and Randolph streets.
by Peter Cox

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Firefighters push ban on flame-retardant chemicals

Some say those chemicals contribute to high cancer rates among firefighters. But efforts to pass a ban have stalled in the Minnesota House.

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BNSF to reopen track at site of ND oil train derailment, fire

North Dakota officials say the railroad is making progress on cleaning up the oil that didn't burn in the Wednesday wreck but instead leaked into the ground and into a nearby slough.
by The Associated Press

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Worrisome trend: Four Minnesota motorcyclists dead in four days

Eleven motorcycle riders have died in Minnesota so far in 2015. That's the highest number at this point in the riding season since 1994, officials said Thursday.
by MPR News Staff

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U.S., Canada unveil rules to boost oil train safety

U.S., Canada unveil rules to boost oil train safety

The regulations, which go into effect Oct. 1, are in response to a series of fiery train crashes in the U.S. and Canada, including four so far this year.
by The Associated Press

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Teen's rescue brings some good news to Nepal's capital after quake

Teen's rescue brings some good news to Nepal's capital after quake

A teenager in Kathmandu had been trapped under the rubble of a seven-story building destroyed by Saturday's earthquake. On Thursday, rescue crews pulled him to safety.

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In Nepal, a flood of people leave capital to return home

In Nepal, a flood of people leave capital to return home

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports people think it's too dangerous in Kathmandu. "It suffered a lot of aftershocks, there are now shortages growing in the capital," she said.

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