Disasters

July 5, 2012 1:12 PM

1 dead, 1 injured in Wisconsin crane collapse

Officials say one worker is dead and another is seriously injured after a crane doing bridge work collapsed in Wisconsin.

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July 5, 2012 12:33 PM

Dead NY yacht victims all children

A spokesman for the children who were killed when a yacht full of fireworks watchers capsized on the Fourth of July off New York says it is a family tragedy.

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July 5, 2012 10:48 AM

Iowa gov. OK after choking on carrot

Gov. Terry Branstad of Iowa was briefly hospitalized Wednesday in Los Angeles after choking on food, his spokesman said.

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July 5, 2012 7:55 AM

Minn. drownings are up this summer

The number of summer drownings in Minnesota is one of the highest statewide in a decade.

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July 5, 2012 6:48 AM

3 children found dead in Iowa river

Marshalltown Police Chief Mike Tupper says the two girls, one 7 and the other 9, and one 7-year-old boy found Wednesday night in the Iowa River were family members.

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July 5, 2012 4:00 AM

This summer is 'what global warming looks like'

Is it just freakish weather or something more? Climate scientists suggest that if you want a glimpse of some of the worst of global warming, take a look at U.S. weather in recent weeks.

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July 4, 2012 1:51 PM

Report: Black box of Costa ship had malfunctioned

A newspaper reports the data recorder aboard the Costa Concordia, the ship that capsized Jan. 13 off Tuscany, had been malfunctioning in the days before the grounding that left 32 people dead.

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July 4, 2012 9:11 AM

Officials ID fisherman who died; northern Minn. cleans up after storms

Authorities in northern Minnesota recommended limited travel in residential areas Tuesday as they dealt with downed trees and power lines in the wake of severe storms that killed a fisherman.

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July 3, 2012 10:33 AM

Jay Cooke State Park closed indefinitely

Jay Cooke State Park in northeastern Minnesota will remain closed indefinitely because of damage to Highway 210 during recent severe flooding, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday.

by Dan Kraker