Disasters

November 1, 2011 10:09 PM

New trouble reported at Japan nuclear plant

Officials at the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant detected a radioactive gas associated with fission that could indicate a new problem at one of its reactors.

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November 1, 2011 11:41 AM

Crews forced to use smaller equipment on NW MN fire

Crews are using non-traditional tactics to fight a fire burning in the Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Minnesota.

by Nancy Lebens

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October 31, 2011 8:27 PM

Minn. nuclear plant returns to full power

Xcel Energy's Monticello nuclear power plant is back at full power 10 days after shutting down.

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October 28, 2011 1:54 PM

Moorhead says flood protection project to be complete in 2 years

Mayor Mark Voxland said by the end of 2013 the city will have purchased and removed 280 flood-prone homes and will have 12 miles of new or improved levees.

by Dan Gunderson

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October 26, 2011 1:45 PM

Young Minn. Somali collects stories of famine victims

Abdi Phenomenal, a 24-year-old spoken word artist from Minnesota, recently paid a visit to the camp across the border in Kenya where about 400,000 Somali famine victims have sought refuge.

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October 26, 2011 5:00 AM

Proposed mining operations get their environmental advice from strange quarters

BP and the old I-35W bridge are not brands that say "safety."

by C.A. Arneson

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October 24, 2011 7:18 AM

At least 270 now reported dead in Turkey earthquake

Four people were pulled alive from the rubble Monday when one managed to call for help on his cell phone after a 7.2-magnitude quake leveled buildings and killed some 270 people in eastern Turkey.

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October 21, 2011 7:43 PM

Monticello nuclear plant automatically shuts down

Operators of the Monticello nuclear power plant are investigating what caused a transformer to lock out, prompting the plant to automatically shut down.