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Disasters

When all hope in a disaster seems lost, take heart

When all hope in a disaster seems lost, take heart

Twelve years ago, it appeared that Gustavus Adolphus College had suffered a calamity from which it might never recover. Look at it now.
by Philip Bryant

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Obama signs bill to release money for Gulf cleanup

Obama signs bill to release money for Gulf cleanup

President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill that makes more money available to the Coast Guard to pay for its response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Body of missing Minn. man found

The body of a Pine River man who wandered away from a group home last month has been found.

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BP: Ship fire halts oil capture in Gulf

A bolt of lightning struck the ship capturing oil from a blown-out BP well in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, igniting a fire that halted containment efforts in another setback for the embattled company in its nearly two-month struggle to stop the spill, the company said.

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Head injury was cause of mechanic's death at MSP

Jesse Paul Stygar, of Rosemount, was injured in the gear doors of an aircraft parked at a gate.
by Martin Moylan

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White House: Obama ready to seize claims process

White House: Obama ready to seize claims process

President Barack Obama is reassuring people in Gulf Coast states that he's up to the enormous job of helping them recover from the disastrous oil spill, laying the groundwork for a prime-time speech Tuesday night. His chief spokesman said Obama is poised to seize the handling of damage claims from BP, if necessary.

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Gulf Coasters skeptical of Obama and BP's promises

Gulf Coasters skeptical of Obama and BP's promises

President Barack Obama promised that life would return to normal for people living on the stricken Gulf Coast, and BP said new efforts will more than triple the amount of oil it captures from a ruptured undersea well. But the pledges don't reassure some residents.

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Barge shipments to Minn., Wis. unaffected by oil spill

Maritime officials say barge shipments from Midwestern port cities, including Winona and La Crosse, Wis., have, so far, been unaffected by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Newsmaker: BP agrees to set up a fund to pay oil damages

Newsmaker: BP agrees to set up a fund to pay oil damages

President Obama is expected to tell the nation Tuesday what BP will do to compensate people who claim lost business as a result of the oil spill. BP's financial future is at stake as costs for the cleanup pile up.

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North Dakota Guard soldiers return from Haiti

Military police with the North Dakota National Guard returned over the weekend from the Caribbean nation of Haiti, which was devastated by a mid-January earthquake.

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