Disasters

May 12, 2010 5:00 AM

However bad the spill, oil's true cost to us is higher still

In an economy built on fossil fuels, it takes just one accident to ruin the environment for decades or longer.

by Justin Revenaugh

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May 11, 2010 2:25 PM

Open burning restrictions lifted in most Minn. counties

State officials will lift open burning restrictions for most of central and northwestern Minnesota on Wednesday, as recent wet and snowy weather has reduced the risk of wildfires.

by Madeleine Baran

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May 10, 2010 8:14 AM

Fire destroys 2 buildings in Wheaton

Fire departments from five communities are battling a blaze that's destroyed two buildings in the main business district of a west central Minnesota city.

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May 8, 2010 11:56 AM

Minn. man, 76, dead after ambulance accident near Duluth

A 76-year-old man is dead after the ambulance he was riding in lost control on an icy bridge, hit a vehicle and flipped in a ditch near Cloquet.

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May 7, 2010 3:30 PM

Oil blowout shows the risk of thinking the unlikely is impossible

A petroleum engineer ponders the challenge facing those who are trying to stop the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

by Edward Cazier

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May 6, 2010 9:47 AM

2 teens die after western Minn. crash

Another car crash has killed teenagers on Minnesota roads.

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May 4, 2010 3:48 PM

Cause of fatal Mpls. fire undetermined, but not suspicious

Minneapolis police and fire officials say an April fire that killed six people was not suspicious in nature, even though they haven't determined the exact cause.

by Madeleine Baran

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May 4, 2010 2:27 PM

Sources: Suspect trained at Pakistan terror camp

The suspect in the failed Times Square bombing told authorities he trained at a terrorism camp in Pakistan, officials said Tuesday as they worked to unravel the events leading up to the nearly catastrophic attack.