Disasters

Minnesotan in Chile:  'Quake shook us out of bed'
Chileans are cleaning up after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake over the weekend, killing hundreds of people and leaving thousands homeless, and a handful of Minnesotans are among those cleaning up.
Moorhead is calling for volunteers to help fill sandbags as the city prepares for possible spring flooding.
Minnesotans with ties to Chile are working to contact relatives after a major earthquake struck the South American nation overnight.
US offers help to Chile
The U.S. pledged to help Chile after a powerful earthquake struck Saturday and kept watch on a tsunami heading for Hawaii.
Tsunami sets off panic but does little damage
A tsunami raced across a quarter of the globe on Saturday, and set off fears of a repeat of the carnage that caught the world off guard in Asia in 2004. But the waves were smaller than expected in many places, and no significant damage was reported.
People in Hawaii were urgently told to protect lives and property from a tsunami crossing the Pacific as fast as a jetliner after a devastating earthquake in Chile.
Chile struck by one of strongest earthquakes ever
One of the largest earthquakes ever recorded tore apart houses, bridges and highways in central Chile on Saturday and sent a tsunami racing halfway around the world.
Residents near exploded house say they weren't evacuated
Edina residents who live near a house that exploded on Tuesday are demanding answers as to why they were not evacuated earlier.
Minnesota doctor continues aid effort in Haiti
It's been six weeks since the earthquake in Haiti, and many of the first-and second waves of humanitarian workers who went to Haiti immediately after the quake are coming home to regroup and revisit their day jobs.