Disasters

July 13, 2010 7:22 AM

Second teen dies in northeast Minneapolis crash

Five teenagers who had apparently been at a sleepover were in a car when it crashed into a streetlight pole. One passenger died at the scene, and the driver died later at HCMC.

by Tim Nelson and Elizabeth Dunbar

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July 13, 2010 6:28 AM

BP prepares to test new cap installed on oil leak

After securing a new, tight-fitting cap on top of the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, BP prepared Tuesday to begin tests to see if it will hold and stop fresh oil from polluting the waters for the first time in nearly three months.

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July 12, 2010 7:27 PM

Video shows new cap put on leaking BP Gulf well

Undersea video showed BP robots landed a new, tighter-fitting cap on top of the gushing Gulf of Mexico oil leak Monday, raising hopes that the crude could be kept from polluting the water for the first time in nearly three months.

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July 12, 2010 5:00 PM

Woman dies in ATV crash in Beltrami County

A 31-year-old Turtle Lake Township woman has died in an apparent ATV crash in Beltrami County.

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July 12, 2010 4:59 PM

Minneapolis man missing on Bay Lake

A Minneapolis man, swimming from his pontoon boat on a lake in Crow Wing County, has been reported missing.

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July 12, 2010 1:41 PM

Officials: Gov't to issue new oil moratorium

The Obama administration will issue a new revised moratorium on offshore drilling Monday, two administration officials told The Associated Press.

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July 12, 2010 12:46 PM

Wife of scuba victim: 'They weren't going to leave their buddy'

While diving on a central Wisconsin lake over the weekend, Milton Floyd and diving partner James Jordan might have violated a key scuba rule: Never make a second victim.

by Tim Nelson and Elizabeth Dunbar

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July 12, 2010 7:08 AM

BP's new oil cap headed for well, then testing

BP expected to attach a tight, new cap Monday on its busted oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, putting the oil giant a few tantalizing steps closer to knowing whether the fix will be enough to finally stop crude from gushing into the Gulf.

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July 9, 2010 1:42 PM

$35.5M in public damage from Minn. June tornadoes

A partial estimate of damage from the tornadoes that thrashed much of Minnesota last month is about $35 million.

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July 9, 2010 12:02 PM

New cap, ships could contain Gulf leak by Monday

The federal official leading the Gulf oil spill cleanup says a new containment cap and an additional ship collecting oil could effectively contain the spill as early as Monday.

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