Disasters

The commander of the North Dakota National Guard says flood-related costs in the state are expected to top $1 billion.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway is working Monday to clear a main track near Brainerd where 18 cars in a coal train derailed.
As community remembers New Ulm fire victims, investigation continues
Residents of New Ulm paid their final respects Thursday night for some of the victims who died in a fire at the Bohemian Bed and Breakfast in over the weekend.
Authorities are searching for a man who jumped into a Pine County river to help his brother, but never surfaced.
Fargo police say fireworks appear to be the cause of a man's death Monday night.
Vehicle flips into Sauk River, killing man, 2 kids
A car with five occupants went off a Stearns County road and landed upside-down in the Sauk River, killing a man and two children and injuring two other men, police said Monday.
Fire inspector called back to help New Ulm investigation
An state fire inspector who was laid off during the government shutdown was called back to help investigate a fire Saturday in New Ulm that killed six people.
Hundreds of barrels of crude oil spilled into Montana's Yellowstone River after an ExxonMobil pipeline beneath the riverbed ruptured, sending a plume 25 miles downstream and forcing temporary evacuations, officials said.
American Crystal Sugar Co. is planning permanent flood protection for its headquarters on the banks of the Red River in Moorhead.