Disasters

July 21, 2014 6:34 PM

Obama declares emergency in 8 counties

President Obama issued a disaster declaration Monday for parts of Minnesota damaged by flooding, but only eight of 51 counties were on the list.

by Tim Pugmire

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July 21, 2014 7:25 AM

Minnesota man lost brother in Flight 17 disaster over Ukraine

Drew Ryder said his brother Arjen, and sister-in-law Yvonne, were returning from a vacation in the Netherlands to the family's home in western Australia when the jet went down.

by Tim Nelson

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July 21, 2014 6:36 AM

Wis. Official: 2 injured, diesel spilled in derailment

Slinger Fire Department Chief Rick Hanke says three engines and 10 railcars derailed Sunday, forcing the evacuation of more than 100 nearby homes.

by The Associated Press

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July 21, 2014 6:33 AM

St. Paul police: Woman found in vehicle dies

An officer saw the vehicle late Saturday night on a sidewalk near an intersection and found the woman in the front seat. Paramedics treated her at the scene before she was transported to Regions Hospital, where she died Sunday afternoon.

by The Associated Press

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July 20, 2014 10:08 AM

Kerry: Evidence points to rebels shooting down MH17

n the most emphatic U.S. statement to date on culpability for the downing of a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine that killed 298 people, Secretary of State John Kerry says evidence overwhelmingly points to Russian-backed separatists.

by L. Carol Ritchie

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July 19, 2014 4:03 PM

Minn. man jumps in water after grandkids, dies

Douglas Yentsch jumped in Nichols Lake after his two young grandchildren fell off the inner tube he was pulling behind a paddle boat. The children were wearing lifejackets, but panicked.

by Dan Gunderson

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July 19, 2014 11:22 AM

Ukraine accuses rebels of destroying evidence at MH17 crash site

International investigators say armed rebels have limited their inspection of the eastern Ukraine site of the downed Malaysian Airlines flight that killed 298 passengers and crew, as Kiev accused the separatists, with Russian help, of deliberately destroying evidence at the scene.

by L. Carol Ritchie

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July 18, 2014 7:19 PM

Why investigating Malaysia Airlines crash will be so difficult

The crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight in eastern Ukraine holds many important clues about what happened to the plane. But that site is under the control of pro-Russian separatists who are suspected of involvement in shooting the plane down.

by Corey Flintoff

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July 18, 2014 9:32 AM

St. Louis Park hikers' bodies ID'd in Colorado

The identification is based on personal effects found nearby, but a fuller investigation is ongoing, Snelling said. It appears that the two succumbed to bad weather, and foul play is not suspected.

by Tim Nelson