Disasters

Officials say a brief evacuation of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport today was spurred by a bag containing materials supposedly used for water filtration.
A prayer service was planned Thursday evening for a high school senior killed while riding his bike in Minnetonka.
The spring green-up is allowing authorities to lift burning restrictions in 13 Twin Cities metro and central Minnesota counties.
Firefighters were called to the Knife River Corp. plant in Otsego early Monday and found part of the roof had already collapsed and flames were visible in the rest of the building.
In one of the neighborhoods hit hardest by flooding in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, developers have built a prototype house that's aimed at providing a quick housing solution for areas blown away by hurricanes and tornadoes or knocked down by earthquakes.
Check insurance coverage before tornadoes hit, officials urge
This year, severe weather started early and state and local officials are reminding Minnesotans how to react when violent weather strikes. They urge homeowners and renters to make sure they are up to date with their insurance policies.