Disasters

June 20, 2014 5:36 PM

Officials say U hospital by mudslide is safe, but more rain brings worry

Minneapolis building officials are keeping an eye on the University of Minnesota Medical Center complex after yesterday evening's West River Road mudslide. More rain could further erode the slide site, which sits just 10 feet from the hospital's steam plant

by Alex Friedrich

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June 20, 2014 4:16 PM

Blue Line train strikes, kills Minneapolis pedestrian

Authorities are on the scene of the accident near the intersection of E. 35th Street and Highway 55 in Minneapolis.

by MPR News Staff

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June 20, 2014 8:37 AM

Lessons learned from 2012 Duluth floods

Floodwater from recent rains continues to cause problems across the state this morning. Cathy Wurzer checked in with Mayor Don Ness in Duluth, where a major flood just two years ago drew national attention.

by Cathy Wurzer

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June 19, 2014 8:35 AM

Rainfall not solving low groundwater levels

All the rain in recent weeks has lakes and rivers and streams in our region rising to record levels in many places. Flooding is a big concern. As many people shovel mud and suck water out of soggy basements, and farmers fields are underwater, you have to wonder is there any good that could come out of all this rain? Does the heavy rain mean that the problem with declining groundwater levels that we've been reporting on has been solved? MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Jim Stark, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey in Minnesota.

by Cathy Wurzer

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June 19, 2014 7:04 AM

Unattended cooking is leading cause of fatal fires

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says kitchen fires killed more people in 2013 than the previous seven years combined.

by The Associated Press

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June 18, 2014 5:18 PM

U of Minn. rowing team rescues woman in Mississippi River

University of Minnesota women's rowing coach Wendy Davis and two team members were in a motorboat when they spotted the woman, waist-deep in the water and clutching a tree.

by Jon Collins

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June 17, 2014 9:01 AM

Canadian border communities sandbagging to hold back flooding

Residents in northern Minnesota along the Canadian border are scrambling to keep rising waters at bay. Rainy River is up nearly 10 feet since the beginning of the month, pushing this flood past a record set in 1950. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Adam Claybundy, who's the fire chief of Loman, a small community just west of International Falls.

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June 14, 2014 12:24 PM

Crews rescue capsized boaters on Lake Minnetonka

Sailboats capsized in Lake Minnetonka late Saturday morning, leaving sailors stranded on their boats and in the water. Everyone has been accounted for, but rescue workers will continue to scour the bays of the lake, to check in on area boaters.

by Meg Martin