Disasters

An Amtrak spokesman says one person has been taken to a hospital after a train carrying about 175 passengers hit a vehicle and derailed in southwest Nebraska.
Irene bears down on the east coast
Midmorning gets the latest on the path and potential severity of Hurricane Irene.
Authorities are investigating two fatal accidents in the Twin Cities. The most recent was the result of a hit and run in Minneapolis at about 11 p.m. Tuesday.
There ended up being no known deaths or serious injuries, but cracks appeared in the Washington Monument and the National Cathedral, which had three capstones break off its tower.
Quake rocks Washington area, felt on East Coast
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island, New York City and Martha's Vineyard, Mass., where President Barack Obama is vacationing.
The exercise will take place Tuesday in and around the plant. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says residents should not be alarmed if they see emergency responders during the drill.
Authorities searched the water in the Iron Range pit over the weekend after Kyle Grave's fishing pole and equipment were found at the mine.
Storms knock out power to thousands in Bemidji
Thunderstorms swept across northern Minnesota this morning, leaving thousands of people without power and trees down across streets in Bemidji.
Twenty-two-year-old Danielle Bissel has been released from the hospital and moved to a long-term rehabilitation facility near family in Nebraska.
The body found over the weekend at the scene of a motor vehicle accident in Carlton County has been identified as that of a 22-year-old Cloquet man.