Disasters

Kandiyohi County sheriff's officials say the death of a man found unresponsive in a fish house is apparently the result of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Officials are urging homeowners living along the Red River not to wait too long to buy flood insurance this year because another major spring flood is looking more and more likely.
Moorhead council considers $500K for flood prep
Moorhead City Council members are considering spending up to $500,000 from the city's reserves to prepare for spring flooding in the Red River Valley.
A man has died after a head-on snowmobile crash near Taylors Falls. The driver of the other sled remains hospitalized in St. Paul.
Minnesota teenagers concerned about the dangers of distracted driving have the chance to share their thoughts and creativity with their peers - and maybe win a little cash.
Likelihood of significant Red River flooding rises
"It's not looking good," a meteorologist said, adding that the key factor will be how fast the spring melt happens and how much rain falls in early spring.
Authorities are investigating a multiple-vehicle accident on Interstate 494 in Maple Grove in which an Eagan woman was killed but her 2-year-old daughter survived.
Two construction workers were injured Friday in Rochester Township when the wind tower they were assembling collapsed, authorities said.
At Giffords' bedside, good news keeps coming
Even Gabrielle Giffords' doctors are starting to call her recovery a miracle. They say the critically injured congresswoman has been making steady progress each day since the assassination attempt on Saturday.