Disasters

Officials in northeast Minnesota have launched a new campaign to help homeowners who suffered damage in this summer's record flooding find the resources they need to rebuild their homes.
The State Patrol said Monday that a 13-year-old boy from Winthrop is in critical condition at the Hennepin County Medical Center after being struck by a truck.
One person died in a traffic accident over the weekend in Minnesota.
Minnesota fire officials say the red flag warning has been dropped for southwestern Minnesota because of moisture brought by a passing storm system.
A mother and three children were injured when their house exploded over the weekend in southwestern Minnesota.
A red flag warning is in effect for southwestern Minnesota, from Blue Earth to Arlington and north to Ortonville.
Firefighters continue to battle several small wildfires burning in and around the parched Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
The sheriff's office says rescuers cut holes in the side of the bin to get the corn out quickly, but the man had died by the time his body was found.
Four people killed and a fifth was injured in a collision between a pickup truck and semi in eastern Minnesota, sheriff's officials say.