Disasters

July 24, 2013 1:11 PM

Minn. baby treated for skunk bites

A 5-month-old baby is being treated for potential exposure to rabies after the child was bitten several times in the face by a skunk in Morrison County.

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July 23, 2013 3:00 PM

Two months after fatal landslide, a look back

What are the factors that cause a loss of stability in the earth under our feet?

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July 23, 2013 1:18 PM

Minneapolis boy's fall from window stokes parents' fears, neighbors' tensions

Minneapolis police are investigating an incident that left a 5-year-old boy in critical condition after he fell out of a fourth-floor window of an apartment complex Tuesday morning on the city's north side.

by Laura Yuen

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July 23, 2013 12:31 PM

Wis. toddler likely died shortly after he was reported missing

The Wisconsin toddler who died of hyperthermia in a car trunk last week may have died shortly after he was reported missing, authorities said.

by Tim Nelson

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July 23, 2013 10:20 AM

NYC's LaGuardia airport reopens after Southwest jet 'nosedived'

The nose gear of Southwest Airlines flight 345 arriving from Nashville, Tenn., collapsed Monday right after the plane touched down on the runway, officials said.

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July 23, 2013 7:17 AM

FEMA-led disaster drill today at nuclear plant

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will assess how the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Xcel Energy, and local officials respond to a simulated emergency at the central Minnesota nuclear plant.

by Conrad Wilson

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July 23, 2013 7:04 AM

Video: Parents of children killed and injured in Lilydale Park landslide speak out

10-year-old Devin Meldahl was buried alive. That statement is enough to make anyone shudder. But that’s exactly what happened – and Devin lived to tell the story. It happened May 22, while Devin was on a fossil hunting field trip to Lilydale Regional Park. He was one of about 50 fourth-grade students from Peter Hobart…

by Trisha Volpe

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July 19, 2013 9:00 PM

Woman dies while riding Six Flags roller coaster

A woman has died while riding an amusement park roller coaster in North Texas.

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July 19, 2013 1:46 PM

Sheriff: Wis. toddler likely died from hyperthermia

A toddler found dead in the trunk of a car near his Wisconsin home probably died of hyperthermia -- high body temperature -- during one of the hottest days of the summer, authorities said today.

by Tim Nelson