Disasters

February 4, 2010 6:35 PM

Report: Toyota to recall Prius hybrid in US, Japan

Toyota Motor Corp. will recall 270,000 Prius hybrid vehicles over brake problems in the United States and Japan, a leading newspaper said Friday.

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February 4, 2010 10:36 AM

Minnesota doctor recalls surgeries in Haiti

Dr. Ken Guidera is back from Haiti. His skills as an orthopedic and pediatric surgeon were especially needed in there, because many children were injured in last months earthquake.

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February 4, 2010 6:00 AM

Phone outage in NE Minn. reveals potential dangers

A burned-out cable severed communications at the U.S. Border Patrol office in Grand Marais and across north east Minnesota last week, and local officials are calling for an improved network--for safety and security's sake.

by Bob Kelleher

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February 3, 2010 5:47 PM

Wis. National Guard headed to Haiti

The Wisconsin National Guard has been tapped to help in earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

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February 3, 2010 8:32 AM

2 women escape before SUV bursts into flames

Two women escaped unharmed after a mattress, stuck under their SUV, ignited and caused the vehicle to burst into flames on an interstate in the Twin Cities area.

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February 3, 2010 8:21 AM

Funeral set for Saturday for Duluth pastors' son who died in Haiti quake

The funeral for a Lutheran seminarian from the Midwest killed in the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti will be on Saturday in Decorah in northeast Iowa.

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February 2, 2010 3:05 PM

Future unclear for workers of burned St. Charles plant

A few weeks ago, company officials with North Star Foods said they would not rebuild a poultry processing plant that burned down last April, and workers in the southeastern Minnesota town of St. Charles are unsure of their future.

by Elizabeth Baier

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February 2, 2010 10:28 AM

Haiti food convoy attacked; UN warns of volatility

Twenty armed men blocked a road and tried to hijack a convoy of food for earthquake victims, but were driven off by police gunfire, U.N. officials said Tuesday.