Disasters

The State Patrol says a Becker woman was struck and killed while walking along a highway in Sherburne County.
A permanent cement plug sealed BP's well nearly 2.5 miles below the sea floor in the Gulf of Mexico, five agonizing months after an explosion sank a drilling rig and led to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
A pilot was rescued after crashing his helicopter into a northeastern Minnesota lake early Friday.
A man who founded a non-profit agency aimed at keeping Minnesota roadways safe has died in a highway crash in Chisago County.
The U.S. government's point man on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill said Wednesday that BP's blown-out well is expected to be permanently sealed and declared dead by Sunday, nearly five months after a rig explosion set off the disaster.
Rep. Oberstar talks pipeline safety
A pair of serious accidents in recent months have raised new questions about the safety of a key part of our nation's infrastructure -- underground energy pipelines. A gas transmission line ruptured in California last week and killed seven. Oil pipelines have sprung leaks in Michigan and Illinois this year -- and both belong to a company with about 1,400 miles of pipeline in Minnesota. The U.S. House Transportation Committee will have a hearing on pipeline safety in Washington D.C. today.
The St. Cloud Regional Airport is losing its federal security equipment, despite attempts to attract another airline.