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Disasters

Body found along railroad tracks near Moorhead

The Clay County sheriff's office is investigating the death of a person whose body was found along railroad tracks in western Minnesota.

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Victims of fiery crash identified in Eagan

Investigators say the drivers of two vehicles were killed Saturday about 6 p.m. when one of the motorists crossed the center line.

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Wisconsin man drowns trying to rescue dog

The man jumped into the river off St. Feriole Island Sunday afternoon to save his dog. Witnesses told police he began struggling, then disappeared under water.

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No injuries as train derails in Moorhead

The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway train derailed shortly after 7 p.m. Saturday along 1st Avenue North. The train was heading into Fargo, N.D.

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Clinton visits Grand Forks to commemorate 1997 flood

Clinton visits Grand Forks to commemorate 1997 flood

Former President Bill Clinton says he learned important lessons about responding to disasters 15 years ago when a flood devastated the cities of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks.
by Dan Gunderson

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Bittersweet homecoming for N. Mpls resident displaced by tornado

Bittersweet homecoming for N. Mpls resident displaced by tornado

After nearly 10 months, Brett Buckner is finally moving back into his recently repaired house -- but without his elderly mother who recently passed away.
by Brandt Williams

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Sneeze causes Minn. accident that knocks out power

Police say Travers DeWitte inadvertently stepped on the gas when a sneeze erupted, sending his vehicle across an intersection, up a curb and into a guy wire attached to a power pole.

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Fire destroys Moorhead egg carton plant

Authorities fear fire has destroyed an egg carton production plant in Moorhead.

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Fargo-Moorhead residents welcome no-flood spring

Fargo-Moorhead residents welcome no-flood spring

Several months of unusually dry conditions mean that for the first time in three years, thousands of residents of the Red River Valley aren't scrambling to prepare for major flooding.
by Dan Gunderson

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2 people die in St. Paul house fire

St. Paul Fire Marshal Steve Zaccard tells the St. Paul Pioneer Press a motorist called 911 around 4:15 a.m. Tuesday after seeing flames.

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