Disasters

May 20, 2011 12:29 PM

Former Wild player Boogaard died of alcohol, oxycodone mix

A medical examiner in Minnesota has ruled the death of Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard was an accident, due to mixing alcohol and oxycodone.

by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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May 20, 2011 6:01 AM

Gas leak that forced evacuations in Fridley fixed

Residents are returning to their homes after a gas leak forced the evacuation of about two dozen homes in the northern Twin Cities suburb of Fridley.

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May 19, 2011 5:07 PM

Kline among lawmakers disturbed by Massey mine disaster report

Massey Energy Co. is to blame for the fatal explosion at its Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia last year, the deadliest U.S. mining disaster in 40 years, an investigator for the state said.

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May 19, 2011 8:33 AM

Long-feared flood rolls toward La. bayou country

The oil-and-seafood hub of Morgan City has been hit by one disaster after another, from hurricanes to the BP oil spill. The latest trouble involves a deluge of water that was diverted from the Mississippi River and is headed toward the town of about 12,000 people.

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May 17, 2011 2:33 PM

Residents demand relief against rising waters of Devils Lake in N.D.

Devils Lake in North Dakota is forcing hundreds of farmers off the land. About 1,000 residents who live around the lake rallied this week to demand relief from the flooding lake.

by Dan Gunderson

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May 17, 2011 2:16 PM

Car runs over dog, plows into Duluth home

A speeding car ran over a tree with two dogs tied to it - killing one of them - before smashing into the front of a Duluth home.

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May 17, 2011 8:54 AM

Marathoner who collapsed and died identified

The man who collapsed and died following the Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon last weekend has been identified.

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May 16, 2011 12:25 PM

5 released from hospital after St. Cloud crash

Four children and the school bus driver who were hospitalized following a collision with a taxi Monday morning have been released from St. Cloud Hospital.