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Disasters

FBI releases images of 2 men at Boston Marathon

FBI releases images of 2 men at Boston Marathon

The FBI has released photos of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings and is asking for the public's help in identifying them.

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Family: 24-hour delay to report Minn. pilot missing near Africa

Family: 24-hour delay to report Minn. pilot missing near Africa

Aviation officials on Sao Tome island waited 24 hours before reporting the disappearance of an American pilot and his small aircraft off the coast of West Africa, the missing man's family said on Wednesday.

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Moorhead says it's ready for flooding

Moorhead says it's ready for flooding

The city of Moorhead has learned some lessons about flood preparation after three consecutive years of major flooding.

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Image leads to hunt for Boston bombing suspect

Image leads to hunt for Boston bombing suspect

In what could be major break in the Boston Marathon case, investigators are on the hunt for a man seen in a department store surveillance video dropping off a bag at the site of the bombings, a local politician said Wednesday.

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Police: Texas fertilizer plant blast kills as many as 15 people

Police: Texas fertilizer plant blast kills as many as 15 people

Rescue workers searched rubble that witnesses compared to a war zone early Thursday for survivors of a fertilizer plant explosion in a small Texas town that killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160 others. The blast left the factory a smoldering ruin.

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Several injured in Texas plant explosion

Authorities say an explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas, has injured several people.

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FEMA to assess ice storm damage

FEMA to assess ice storm damage

State officials have asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assess ice storm damage in southwest Minnesota, the first step towards a possible presidential disaster declaration for the region.
by Mark Steil

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Waseca family waits word on missing pilot

The family of a pilot who disappeared after a refueling stop at a West African island believes he's still alive and could have landed in hostile territory. Those family members include relatives in Waseca.

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In NYC, strains of solidarity with rival Boston

In NYC, strains of solidarity with rival Boston

Look around New York this week, and you'll see nothing but love for Boston.

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Tornado warnings coming to Twin Cities billboards

Tornado warnings coming to Twin Cities billboards

Authorities in Hennepin and Ramsey counties say they'll have a new tool this summer to alert the public to severe weather.
by Tim Nelson

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