Disasters

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to add six counties to the major disaster declaration that resulted from June's severe storms and tornadoes, state officials announced Monday.
Portable baby recliners that are supposed to help fussy babies sleep better are being recalled after the death of an infant.
Two people on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle were killed when their bike was rear ended by a minivan in Eden Valley.
Donations are being accepted for a Burnsville family involved in a crash that claimed the life of their 11-year-old son.
Authorities say a 32-year-old St. Paul man has apparently drowned in Mankato. The Blue Earth County Sheriff's Department said Teng Vue's body was pulled from eight feet of water in an area between the Blue Earth River and the Minnesota River.
Authorities abandoned hope Saturday of finding alive four people missing since a small plane plunged into Lake Michigan while flying a cancer patient to the Mayo Clinic.
An Olmsted County deputy says a pilot has died after his helicopter crashed in a field near Rochester.
Rochester neighborhood slow to rebound from June tornado
The tornado that hit Rochester last month was not as devastating as others, but some residents are still struggling with the tedious rebuilding process.
Five St. Paul firefighters were being treated for heat exhaustion while fighting a fire at a vacant commercial building, authorities said.
Across Minn., a patchwork system of weather sirens
Some sirens did not sound off to warn residents of last month's tornadoes, and as it turns out, no state agency or law governs the patchwork system that is both publicly and privately owned.