Disasters

Engineers on the Gulf of Mexico hoped to begin work Monday on a plan to to shove mud and perhaps cement into the blown-out oil well at the seafloor, making it easier to end the gusher for good.
The body of a doctor killed when a medical flight crashed into Lake Michigan last month has been found, but the search continues for the plane's co-pilot, authorities said Sunday.
Jordyn Patrick, 8, had swim lessons that recently paid off when she helped save her uncle from drowning in Lake Moses near Millerville.
A 16-year-old boy burned by a lightning strike during this week's storm in Duluth is recovering from the frightening ordeal and even keeping his sense of humor about his close call.