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Disasters

2 NYC buildings collapse in explosion, 2 dead

2 NYC buildings collapse in explosion, 2 dead

An explosion on Wednesday leveled two New York City apartment buildings, killing two people, injuring 17 others and sending smoke billowing above the skyline.

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2 found dead after Minneapolis home fire

Firefighters were called to the fire at the single-family home just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Crews quickly put out the fire in the living room.
by The Associated Press

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Missing jet was way off course, Malaysian air force gen. says

Missing jet was way off course, Malaysian air force gen. says

There's no sign yet of the Boeing 777 with 239 people aboard that disappeared early Saturday while on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. But there's potentially significant news from the head of Malaysia's air force, who's being quoted as saying the jet was hundreds of miles off course when it was last seen on radar.
by Mark Memmott

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3 years on, effects of Japan meltdown persist

3 years on, effects of Japan meltdown persist

Thousands remain barred from their homes, with no end in sight.

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Photos of 2 Iranians on missing jet released

Photos of 2 Iranians on missing jet released

Interpol says the recent information about the men made terrorism a less likely cause of the plane's disappearance, but that did not allay concerns about the ease of travel involving stolen passports.
by The Associated Press

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After fire, Minneapolis landlord criticized for rundown properties

After fire, Minneapolis landlord criticized for rundown properties

When a fire killed five children in north Minneapolis last month, a lot of people began to wonder if the building managed by Paul Bertelson was safe. Troy Lewis, the father of the five children, said Bertelson failed to respond to his complaints that the heat didn't work in his apartment.
by Curtis Gilbert

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How can a jet disappear? In the ocean, it's not hard

How can a jet disappear? In the ocean, it's not hard

It took two years to find the main wreckage of an Air France jet that plunged into the Atlantic Ocean in 2009. Closer to the area between Malaysia and Vietnam where Saturday's flight vanished, it took a week for debris from an Indonesian jet to be spotted in 2007. Today, the mostly intact fuselage still sits on the bottom of the ocean.
by The Associated Press

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Sleepy Eye superintendent: Our community is grieving

Cselovszki said Sleepy Eye is having a hard time dealing with the tragedy. "I'll be honest with you -- it's very tragic and unique. We have students and the students' parents are our staff. So we have two staff members that are grieving -- as well as we've lost two former students."
by Tom Crann

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Minn. teen dies after running from busted party

Authorities in west central Minnesota have identified a high school student who died after apparently fleeing from police at a weekend party.
by Tim Nelson

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Fate of Missing Malaysian Airlines jet still a mystery

Fate of Missing Malaysian Airlines jet still a mystery

Nearly three days after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, there's still no definitive trace of the Boeing 777 or the 239 people who were on board.
by Mark Memmott

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