Stay Curious. Stay Connected.
MailNewsletters♡Donate Now

Disasters

Fargo woman rescued from Red River dies

Authorities say a 41-year-old Fargo woman rescued by firefighters from the Red River earlier this week has died.

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

Bomb talk halts Greyhound bus in Woodbury

Traffic is flowing normally along Interstate 94 eastbound in Woodbury after law enforcement cleared the scene of a Greyhound bus that pulled over because the driver overheard a passenger talking about a bomb.
by Rupa Shenoy

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Crews still at work on ice storm cleanup

Crews still at work on ice storm cleanup

Cleanup from April's ice storm is proceeding faster than expected in southwest Minnesota. Crews are still working to take down trees that were too severely damaged to survive.
by Mark Steil

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

4 killed in 2 separate Minnesota crashes

Four people have died in two separate crashes in Minnesota.

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Pa. building collapses, 1 trapped

Pa. building collapses, 1 trapped

A building collapsed Wednesday on the edge of downtown, and the fire commissioner said as many as eight to 10 people were believed trapped in the rubble.

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Okla. tornado widest on record, rare EF5

Okla. tornado widest on record, rare EF5

The deadly tornado that struck near Oklahoma City late last week had a record-breaking width of 2.6 miles and was the second top-of-the-scale EF5 twister to hit the area in less than two weeks, the National Weather Service reported Tuesday.

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

Why chase tornadoes? To save lives, not to 'die ourselves'

The deaths Friday of veteran storm chaser Tim Samaras, his son Paul and their friend Carl Young when a tornado near El Reno, Okla., pummeled their vehicle has raised some questions about storm chasers.

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

Deadly crashes take rural toll over weekend

Public safety officials say six people were killed in just over 24 hours in another rash of traffic fatalities across the state.
by Matt Sepic

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

Toddler hospitalized after 2nd story fall

Officers were called to a duplex about 6:30 p.m. Sunday. The 18-month-old child was taken to the Hennepin County Medical Center. The toddler's condition has not been released.

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

Firefighters rescue woman from Red River

Police and fire crews responded to a report at about 1:30 a.m. Monday at the Midtown Dam in Fargo's Dike East Park and began searching the shore when they found a cell phone.

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!