Disasters

Cold weather could cause a second rise on most rivers in the state, National Weather Service hydrologist Steve Buan said Friday.
Dangerous breach suspected at Japanese nuke plant
A suspected breach in the reactor core at one unit of a stricken Fukushima nuclear plant could mean more serious radioactive contamination,Japanese officials said Friday, revealing what may prove a major setback in the mission to bring the leaking plant under control.
Officials will close lanes on northbound Interstate 35-W in Burnsville at 8:30 p.m. Thursday while crews construct a temporary dike on the east side of the freeway.
Minn. opens inter-agency flood information center
State officials on Thursday opened the emergency operations center in St. Paul which will collect and dispense flood information for the entire state.
Here's some potentially good news in a sea of bad weather this week.
Gas leak in St. Paul contained; no injuries reported
The leak began at about 11 a.m. at the University and Snelling avenues intersection in St. Paul when construction crews ruptured a 12-inch gas main.
Body of missing backhoe operator found
Authorities have found the body of a missing Minnesota Department of Transportation worker whose backhoe was pulled into floodwaters in south-central Minnesota.
A 2,000-foot-tall television transmission tower toppled in western Wisconsin Tuesday night, knocking WEAU-TV off the air.
Heavy rain and snow falling across much of the region Wednesday is adding more water and snow on top of already saturated soil increasing concerns about spring flooding.