Disasters

March 22, 2011 4:44 AM

Bad to worse: Heavy rain triggers rapid river rises

Here we go again, and the timing couldn't have been worse.

by Paul Huttner

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March 21, 2011 11:18 PM

Little evidence of damage from fire in Soudan mine

The state Department of Natural Resources has not determined a cause for a blaze in the main shaft of the Soudan Underground Mine State Park in northeastern Minnesota.

by Bob Kelleher

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March 21, 2011 11:47 AM

Flooding closes roads in Minnesota River valley

The state Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol have closed Highway 19 from Highway 169 to Henderson. Highway 93 is suggested as an alternate route.

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March 21, 2011 7:56 AM

2 people dead in southcentral Wis. plane crash

The Federal Aviation Administration says two people have died in the crash of a single-engine plane in south central Wisconsin.

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March 21, 2011 7:25 AM

DNR: Soudan mine fire 99 percent out

A three-man crew that made it to the bottom of the Soudan Mine in northern Minnesota Sunday afternoon didn't find an active fire.

by Rupa Shenoy

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March 21, 2011 7:09 AM

Missing high school student found in Wis. forest

A 15-year-old Minnesota girl who went missing in the Ottawa National Forest has been found safe after an extensive search by more than 20 agencies from Wisconsin and Minnesota.

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March 21, 2011 6:45 AM

No quick fix at Japan's nuclear plant

Operators evacuated workers from Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear plant Monday after gray smoke rose from one of its reactor units, the latest of persistent troubles in stabilizing the radiation-leaking complex.

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March 20, 2011 9:10 PM

Missing student, 15, found in northern Wis.

Authorities say a 15-year-old Minnesota girl who went missing after a hike in northern Wisconsin has been found. She does not appear to be seriously injured, but she was cold.

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March 20, 2011 6:31 PM

Student, 15, missing in northern Wis. after hike

Authorities launched a search and rescue effort Sunday for a 15-year-old Minneapolis girl who went on a nature hike after dinner but never returned to the dorm room at her school in far northern Wisconsin.