Disasters

April 13, 2012 11:50 AM

Students keep drunks from drowning in Mississippi River near La Crosse

On a recent weekend night, four young men stand guard along the Mississippi River bank for a night of keeping drunks on dry land. They are part of another attempt to save lives in La Crosse, which has struggled for years to break a string of alcohol-related drownings.

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April 13, 2012 7:00 AM

Study: Women behind most gas pedal accidents

Accidents in which drivers mistakenly hit the gas instead of the brake tend to involve older female drivers in parking lots, a new government study has found.

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April 13, 2012 6:58 AM

Teen killed after car tire goes flat

The Minnesota State Patrol says the 19-year-old man was in the eastbound lanes of Highway 55 on the Mendota Bridge around 5:30 p.m. Thursday when a tire blew on his 1998 Nissan Maxima.

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April 11, 2012 3:41 PM

Son is 'hero,' says mother of driver in crash

Kansas Highway Patrol investigators are still trying to determine what caused a motor home crash on April 1 that killed five members of a Minnesota family and injured 13 others.

by Madeleine Baran and Jon Collins

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April 11, 2012 8:58 AM

Pilot OK after Fargo plane belly landing

The pilot was flying a Beechcraft Bonanza. He wasn't identified. The plane wasn't carrying any passengers.

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April 11, 2012 8:23 AM

Powerful Indonesia quakes trigger tsunami warnings

Two massive earthquakes triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings for Indonesia on Wednesday, sending panicked residents fleeing to high ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles. There were no signs of deadly waves, however, or serious damage, and a watch for much of the Indian Ocean was lifted after a few hours.

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April 10, 2012 7:01 PM

Man found in quarry died of hypothermia

An autopsy has determined that a 52-year-old Rochester man whose body was found in a quarry last month died of hypothermia.

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April 10, 2012 10:47 AM

CT boy, 6, killed in wood chipper accident

Connecticut state police say a 6-year-old boy has died in a wood chipper accident while helping his father on a landscaping job during school vacation week.

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April 10, 2012 8:24 AM

Boy, 8, still critical after boat capsizes

An 8-year-old boy who fell into a frigid lake in northern Minnesota remains in critical condition, following an accident that left his two younger brothers dead.