Disasters

March 26, 2014 3:18 AM

NTSB unable to determine why helicopter crashed in Maplewood

Michael Kramer of St. Charles, Minn., was killed while spraying for mosquitoes in the area when his helicopter crashed into a garage. The NTSB has concluded its investigation without determining why.

by Bob Collins

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March 24, 2014 3:08 PM

Dr. Deane Marchbein of Doctors Without Borders, at Nobel Peace Prize Forum

Dr. Deane Marchbein gives a keynote address at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum on March 8, 2014 in Minneapolis.

by Gary Eichten

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March 24, 2014 2:56 PM

Highway 55 at Mendota Bridge reopens after crash

The crash started just before 1 p.m., the Minnesota Department of Transportation said.

by Matt Sepic

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March 24, 2014 11:40 AM

Spike in flood insurance premiums hits Roseau hard

In Roseau, some 241 owners of businesses and second homes are still facing premium increases of 25 percent a year until they give up their subsidies and start paying rates based on actual flood risks.

by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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March 24, 2014 11:35 AM

Semi driver survives train crash in Minn.

A 43-year-old truck driver suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to Sanford Health in Bemidji late Sunday afternoon.

by The Associated Press

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March 24, 2014 10:04 AM

Flight 370 'ended' in Indian Ocean, Malaysia says

The prime minister said that investigators had relied on a type of analysis never before used to learn that the flight took the southern corridor of two possible paths.

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March 24, 2014 6:53 AM

8 confirmed dead in Washington mudslide

Searchers pulled more bodies from a soupy mixture of muck and debris after a massive mudslide over the weekend smashed through a community in rural Washington state.

by Mark Memmott

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March 24, 2014 4:00 AM

1 dead after Roseville apartment fire

Crews arrived to find the caretaker with minor burns and suffering from smoke inhalation after trying to rescue the man, who was trapped on the third floor.

by The Associated Press

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March 23, 2014 2:58 PM

Pilots' mental health a concern amid jet mystery

Whatever the outcome in the case of the missing Malaysian jet, the mystery has raised concerns about whether airlines and governments do enough to make sure that pilots are mentally fit to fly.

by The Associated Press