Disasters

April 20, 2012 10:05 AM

Pakistani passenger jet crashes

The aircraft was traveling from Karachi to Islamabad when it burst into flames.

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April 19, 2012 6:28 PM

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.

by Brandt Williams

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April 17, 2012 7:39 AM

Minnesota couple among 5 identified from cruise ship disaster

Italian officials say they have identified the bodies of an American couple and two German nationals who perished when the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized.

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April 16, 2012 6:44 PM

Senser pleads not guilty to third felony charge

Amy Senser pleaded not guilty to a third felony charge for criminal vehicular homicide in the death of Anousone Phanthavong last summer.

by Brandt Williams

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April 16, 2012 2:46 PM

Man caught before jumping onto I-94

Police and firefighters called upon a half-dozen semi drivers Monday morning to help save a man from jumping off a bridge onto Interstate 94 near downtown Minneapolis.

by Alex Friedrich

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April 16, 2012 8:28 AM

BBC's Titanic 100: We survived

Just over 700 people escaped from the Titanic after it struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic on the night of 14 April 1912. More than 1,500 others were not so fortunate.

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April 16, 2012 7:26 AM

8-year-old improves after sailboat accident

Isaiah Risland remained Sunday at Children's Hospital in Minneapolis.

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April 16, 2012 7:23 AM

Rochester driver pulls over before death

Rochester police say a driver pulled over to the shoulder of a highway just before he died.

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April 14, 2012 1:00 PM

Task force addresses MN drownings

The newly formed Twin Cities Metro Water Safety Task Force held the first of three events this weekend aimed at addressing an increase in pool and hot tub drownings.

by Rupa Shenoy