Disasters

January 19, 2010 6:57 PM

Dealing with adoptions in Haiti

All Things Considered talked with Barb McGuire, senior director of Adoption at Children's Home Society and Family Services in St. Paul about the adoption situation in Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating earhquake that hit the region last week.

by Tom Crann

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January 19, 2010 5:56 PM

Tools containing radioactive material missing at Prairie Island

Staff at the Prairie Island nuclear power plant are looking for six tools containing radioactive material that have been reported missing.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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January 19, 2010 12:12 PM

Parkers Prairie man missing after fire destroys home

Otter Tail County sheriff's officials say a rural Parkers Prairie man is missing after a fire destroyed his home early Tuesday.

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January 19, 2010 9:07 AM

US troops land at Haiti presidential palace

Six U.S. Navy helicopters touched down on the grounds of Haiti's damaged presidential palace on Tuesday bringing reinforcements in the struggle for security and earthquake disaster relief - more than 100 U.S. troops.

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January 19, 2010 6:38 AM

Two teen drivers killed in head-on crash

Two teen drivers are killed in a head-on collision in southern Minnesota.

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January 19, 2010 5:00 AM

This winter was hard on the spirit, even before Haiti

It's been cold, the news has been bad, and the change he was looking for hasn't arrived.

by Gordon C. Stewart

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January 18, 2010 5:00 AM

Economic and political aftershocks may be yet to come

Haiti's disaster could lead to an even bigger collapse.

by U.S. Rep. James Oberstar

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January 16, 2010 1:04 PM

US death toll in Haiti quake rises to 15

The State Department says the U.S. death toll in the Haiti earthquake has risen to 15.

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January 16, 2010 10:56 AM

Obama taps former presidents to help with Haiti

President Barack Obama said Saturday that America "stands united" with the Haitian people as he thanked two former presidents for agreeing to help raise billions to rebuild the Caribbean nation struck by a devastating earthquake.