Disasters

March 4, 2015 12:16 PM

Close call: Flying ice from semi smashes driver's windshield

The driver walked away with minor injuries, but the State Patrol is reminding others to stay back from large vehicles as temperatures start to warm and ice melts.

by MPR News Staff

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March 2, 2015 8:37 AM

Semi driver hit, injured in I-35W accident

The driver had gotten out of his cab following a fender bender Monday morning.

by Jon Collins

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March 2, 2015 6:38 AM

Construction worker killed at Rochester hotel site

Authorities say a construction worker died after a large metal attachment from a forklift fell on his head.

by The Associated Press

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February 26, 2015 11:06 AM

7 things you need to know about oil-by-rail safety

The Wall Street Journal's Russell Gold has been following the issue closely and spoke to MPR News to answer listener questions.

by Emily Kaiser

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February 26, 2015 6:19 AM

Man survives but dog can't be saved as truck sinks in Lake Minnetonka

Four deputies laid on the ice in a human chain to rescue a man after his truck went through the ice Wednesday night.

by Tim Nelson

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February 25, 2015 3:25 PM

St. Paul to reopen park areas near site of deadly landslide

The city says it will reopen a Lilydale Regional Park trail this summer and let school groups use one of four fossil sites in the fall. The landslide site remains closed.

by Curtis Gilbert

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February 25, 2015 9:36 AM

13 train cars derail in St. Louis Co.; no injuries

Three of nine cars carrying a hazardous compound derailed, but didn't spill any material. The remaining 10 cars that derailed were carrying plastic pellets or were empty.

by The Associated Press

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February 25, 2015 6:44 AM

Vehicle crashes into side of library in downtown Duluth

Two 20-year-old women inside the vehicle weren't injured in the crash, but police say they were taken to a hospital for treatment of apparent drug overdoses.

by The Associated Press

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February 23, 2015 5:56 AM

Rice Lake Township firefighter dies from unknown illness while on emergency call

According to the Minnesota State Fire Department Association, 57-year-old Randy Hiti was responding to a call Wednesday night when he suffered a medical episode at his home.

by The Associated Press