Disasters

Fire chief Tim Butler says a four-year-old boy and a man in his 20s escaped by jumping out second-story windows. They were taken to Regions Hospital with injuries from the jump and treated for smoke inhalation.
Floodwaters on the Mississippi River in St. Paul started to recede overnight. This morning, the water mark stands at 18.3 feet, down about two inches from the crest.
Stillwater mayor on bridge closure
Rising waters on the St. Croix River will force the Stillwater lift bridge to close today. For the more than 16,000 cars and trucks that cross the bridge each day, the Minnesota Department of Transportation recommends detouring south to the Interstate 94 bridge at Hudson or north to the Highway 243 bridge at Osceola.