Disasters

Seven people are injured after a three-vehicle crash in the northern Twin Cities.
FEMA: State would need new evidence to overturn aid denial
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says that Minnesota will have to present compelling new information if it's to be successful in appealing the decision to deny individual assistance to flood victims.
Roundtable: Aurora shooting, Penn State NCAA penalties
Our panelists discuss the Colorado movie theater shooting, the NCAA's penalties against Penn State, and Rep. Michele Bachmann's claims of U.S. government infiltration by the Muslim Brotherhood.
Gov. Scott Walker is seeking a federal disaster declaration for three northwest Wisconsin counties due to damage from flooding last month.
In it's announcement yesterday, FEMA said that "damage to dwellings was not of such severity and magnitude as to warrant the implementation of individual assistance." FEMA spokesperson Richard Gifford discussed the decision with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer.
The victim's name was not immediately released. The sheriff's office is investigating.
Flood victims cope without prospect of FEMA aid
Residents of flood-ravaged northeastern Minnesota are absorbing the news that the federal government likely won't be helping with the recovery.
One man is dead and two other people are injured after an extension cord fell into the water from a northern Minnesota boatlift.
Power has been restored in downtown Minneapolis after a cable failure led to a fire in an underground electric vault.
Gas line safety valves resisted
Nearly 90 percent of the nation's gas service lines aren't fitted with cut-off valves. Despite persistent government recommendations, the gas industry has argued that they are unreliable and cost too much to install -- $207 million over 50 years in one industry-commissioned study, more than $1 billion in another estimate.