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Disasters

1 person dead in St. Charles motel fire

Authorities say the man who died in a fire at a St. Charles motel was from South Dakota.

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Minnetonka man killed in police car crash

A police officer on an emergency call broadsided a vehicle at a Minnetonka intersection and killed one person.

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Plane crash kills Bemidji Aviation president

A longtime business partner says the pilot killed in an Illinois plane crash was the president of Bemidji Aviation Services in Minnesota.

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Bemidji pilot killed in plane crash

A pilot from Bemidji was killed when his plane crashed in northern Illinois Tuesday afternoon.
by Matt Sepic

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Magnitude 5.8 quake shakes Anchorage, Alaska

A strong earthquake Monday was felt over a 175-mile swath of Alaska, including the state's largest city, but there were no immediate reports of damage beyond items knocked off shelves.

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Gaps in Duluth flood recovery, Mayor Ness says

Gaps in Duluth flood recovery, Mayor Ness says

Duluth and its surrounding areas are continuing to recover from the record June flooding that washed out roads and destroyed hundreds of homes.
by Dan Kraker

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No estimate on reopening Liberty Island; statue OK

No estimate on reopening Liberty Island; statue OK

The Statue of Liberty survived Superstorm Sandy with every crown spike in place, but its surrounding island was so badly damaged that the National Park Service doesn't know when the beloved tourist attraction will reopen or how much repairs will cost.

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Man killed in St. Cloud fire identified

A man found dead after a St. Cloud house fire has been identified as a 23-year-old St. Cloud Technical College student.

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Will NYC act to block future surges?

Will NYC act to block future surges?

Think Sandy was just a 100-year storm that devastated New York City? Imagine one just as bad, or worse, every three years. Prominent planners and builders say now is the time to think big to shield the city's core: a 5-mile barrier blocking the entryway to New York Harbor or an archipelago of man-made islets guarding the tip of Manhattan.

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Troopers ID victim after car goes underwater

Minnesota troopers have identified the woman who died after the vehicle in which she was riding left the road and plunged into frigid water.

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